Help me pick my headshot
Help me pick my headshot
theatreboi11
Broadway Star Joined: 5/9/05
#1re: Help me pick my headshot
Posted: 11/17/05 at 12:19amC and F
(Martha Graham from a letter to Agnes de Mille) "There is a vitality, a life force, a quickening That is translated through you into action, And because there is only one of you in all time, This expression is unique. If you block it, It will never exist through any other medium And be lost. The world will never have it. It is not your business to determine how good it is, Nor how valuable it is, Nor how it compares with other expressions. It is your business to keep it yours, clearly and directly, To keep the channel open. You do not even have to believe in yourself or your work. You have to keep open and aware Directly to the urges that motivate you. Keep the channel open. No artist is pleased. There is no satisfaction whatever at any time. There is only a queer, divine dissatisfaction, A blessed unrest that keeps us marching And makes us more alive than others."
#2re: Help me pick my headshot
Posted: 11/17/05 at 12:21amb and c
Be the change you want in the world....
#4re: Help me pick my headshot
Posted: 11/17/05 at 12:24amOnly C
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
--Aristotle
#5re: Help me pick my headshot
Posted: 11/17/05 at 12:25amC or F
"Electricity sparks inside of me... and I'm free, I'm free."
Allie
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/2/04
#7re: Help me pick my headshot
Posted: 11/17/05 at 12:33amc and e
<--- the set of A Midsummer Night's Dream that I was assistant stage manager for during the 2007 season at the STNJ outdoor stage.
-Dre- You must remember all the same that at the crux of every game is knowing when it's time to leave the table... And it's important to be artful in your exit. No turning back, you must accept the con is done... It was a ball, it was a blast. And it's a shame it couldn't last. But every chapter has to end, you must agree.
~Dirty Rotten Scoundrels~
There's a special kind of people known as show people. We live in a world full of dreams. Sometimes we're not too certain what's false and what's real. But we're seldom in doubt about what we feel.
~Curtains~
It is a far, far better thing I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest I go to, than I have ever known.
~A Tale of Two Cities ~
~Dirty Rotten Scoundrels~
~Curtains~
~A Tale of Two Cities ~
#8re: Help me pick my headshot
Posted: 11/17/05 at 12:37amF
"That Sondheim kid has a big future."-Nathan Lane
StageWhore
Broadway Star Joined: 11/11/05
#9re: Help me pick my headshot
Posted: 11/17/05 at 12:39amI'd also say c and f.
"`I grow old... I grow old... I shall wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled.` What does that mean, Mr. Marlowe?"
"Not a bloody thing. It just sounds good."
He smiled. "That is from the `Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock.` Here's another one. `In the room women come and go/Talking of Michael Angelo.' Does that suggest anything to you, sir?"
"Yeah -- it suggests to me that the guy didn't know very much about women."
"My sentiments exactly, sir. Nonetheless I admire T. S. Eliot very much."
"Did you say, 'nonetheless'?"
- The Long Goodbye by Raymond Chandler
#12re: Help me pick my headshot
Posted: 11/17/05 at 12:46amC...and if you need two, F.
--Like an odd exotic creature on display inside a zoo, hearing children asking questions makes me ask some questions too...--
#13re: Help me pick my headshot
Posted: 11/17/05 at 12:49amAnother vote for only C
<-----I'M TOTES ROLLING MY EYES
#14re: Help me pick my headshot
Posted: 11/17/05 at 12:52amI think you should go with whatever shot a professional that you trust tells you to go with. Mind you, I feel that you have gotten some good suggestions here, but we are all nameless, faceless, ageless people here on this board with different educational levels and knowledge about these things. I think it's important to also state what roles you are looking for. Are these for theatre, commercials, film, TV? That makes a difference... though the pics you posted aren't really varied enough to emphasize that point. Good luck to you! :)
#16re: Help me pick my headshot
Posted: 11/17/05 at 1:28am
Frankly, none of them are very good. You look disengaged in these pictures--your eyes are not "alive," and I don't feel any connection to you looking at your photos. Also, you should have combed your hair better.
Next time you get your headshots done, make sure it's by a true professional who will not only take good pictures but will help you pose better. That said, if I had to choose one, I'd go with C (and if a second, F).
(Note: I apologize for being harsh, but you headshot is EXTREMELY important, and you must have one that makes you look your best. I'm just trying to help!).
#17re: Help me pick my headshot
Posted: 11/17/05 at 1:35am
By the way:
You don't have to spend a ton of money to get quality headshots. You can get your photo taken for a base sum of anywhere between $100 and $200; have the photographer give you only a couple of copies, and send one to ABC Pictures from which you can get copies made at relatively little cost. www.abcpictures.com
Type_A_Tiff
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/25/04
#18re: Help me pick my headshot
Posted: 11/17/05 at 1:36amDefinitely not 'a' or 'd'.
"It's not always about you!!!" (But if you think I'm referring to you anyway, then I probably am.)
"Good luck returning my ass!" - Wilhemina Slater
"This is my breakfast, lunch and f***ing dinner right here. I'm not even f***in' joking." - Colin Farrell
"Good luck returning my ass!" - Wilhemina Slater
"This is my breakfast, lunch and f***ing dinner right here. I'm not even f***in' joking." - Colin Farrell
#19re: Help me pick my headshot
Posted: 11/17/05 at 1:52ami agree with TDB. these simply scream school portrait to me. your headshot should show off your personality...it's your calling card. i'd like to see more pictures like A...i think it's a not good picture, but i think out of the choices it has the most personality, the most life. but out of these choices, i'd go with C as well. if you google headshots, you can usually find a few photographers' sites...and you can peruse thier portfolio and get an idea of what professional headshots should be like...note thier poses, thier clothing choices, etc.
www.kickfornick.com
#20re: Help me pick my headshot
Posted: 11/17/05 at 2:25amC & E
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
I remember days
Or at least I try
But as years go by
They're sort of haze
And the bluest ink
Isn't really sky
And at times I think
I would gladly die
For a day of sky
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And Starbucks will use the words 'large' and 'small', not pretentious crap like grande and tall.
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"You could get away with anything if you call it art and tell people who don't like it that it's cutting edge culture." --vmlinnie
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
I remember days
Or at least I try
But as years go by
They're sort of haze
And the bluest ink
Isn't really sky
And at times I think
I would gladly die
For a day of sky
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
And Starbucks will use the words 'large' and 'small', not pretentious crap like grande and tall.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"You could get away with anything if you call it art and tell people who don't like it that it's cutting edge culture." --vmlinnie
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
#21re: Help me pick my headshot
Posted: 11/17/05 at 2:32am
Here are my choices:
B (love)
C (love a lot)
D (like)
...now I will place them in order of loved a lot, loved, and like.
alterego
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/5/03
bdwybelle
Broadway Star Joined: 11/2/04
#25re: Help me pick my headshot
Posted: 11/17/05 at 7:33amC, very handsome indeed.
"It is bad enough that people are dying of AIDS, but no one should die of ignorance." -
Elizabeth Taylor
Thesbijean
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/9/04
#26re: Help me pick my headshot
Posted: 11/17/05 at 9:37amNone, your hair is in your face. These are good photos for a yearbook, not for a headshot...sorry
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