photo shoot with aspiring actress

this must have been my first photo shoot with an aspiring actress in dc. the lady contacted me and expressed her desire to have a makeup artist. I kinda thought that makeup was not necessary for actors headshots but women just want to look gorgeous. the makeup artist showed up early as usual. this was gonna be the third time we worked together. when the lady arrived I saw that she had a few blemishes on the face that she might have wanted to conceal with the makeup. 
she was very concerned about how she would look on the pictures and I was doing my utmost best to give her assurances. everybody knows that makeup can only go that far and for skin badly flawed the help of photoshop is a must. I have quite an extensive background in photoshop from my experience as a graphic designer and am used to retouching pictures myself. I promised the lady that photoshopping would take care of the blemishes makeup wouldn't cover and showed her some sample of glamour retouching from some fashion magazines. 
the shoot went quite well. after she made her selection, I did some basic retouching on all of the pictures except one that I found the best and did some beauty retouching on it. beauty retouching is just using photoshop airbrushing to give extra gloss to the pictures just like those you see in fashion magazines. when I sent the pictures expecting a thank you, I got a response that I was supposed to glamorize all of the 12 pictures that she selected. 
I said that it would take me about 25 min to glamorize pictures and to apply that treatment to 12 pictures would be too much for the $99 she paid me. she wouldn't have it. she wanted her money back, which I refused. I made a mistake. she would harass me over a period of nearly a year. to this day, I regret not refunding her money. it would've cost me less in headaches.

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examples of actor headshots in dc

examples of actor headshots in dc

here are samples of some of the best actors headshots that I've taken of young men and women in and around washington dc for sharpfocus photography. some are veteran actors but most of them are aspiring to make it in film, television or theater by tapping into their acting skills and trying to get an audition.  sharpfocus focuses on revealing your character so your pictures get noticed.

actors headshots in dc - sharpfocus on behance

this is sharpfocus photography dc portfolio on behance. these are examples of headshots of actors and actresses in washington dc by from souleye, photographer, sharpfocus photography . sharpfocus specializes in actors headshots that focus on revealing your character in order to increase your chances of getting noticed by casting directors so that you can get an audition.

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shooting actor’s headshots with charles

these are picture samples of a man who booked a photo shoot for actor's headshots. he wanted to submit pictures to castings but was kinda worried that the scars on his face would ruin his chances of getting an audition. I would've preferred that he looks the way he is but prefer to look different. I tried to reassure him that having imperfections was fine since they were showing him the way he looked like. I told him also, if he wanted, I could edit all the skin blemishes in photoshop and he was happy to hear it. we did a full hour shoot and he had a few changes of clothes. different moods. little change in lighting. I think he came out with great headshots. he made his selection after a while and I did more than the traditional  touchup in photoshop. since he wanted the scars and skin blemishes removed, I did a more advanced retouching, without extra change and looking at his smile, he seemed very happy.

shooting actor’s headshots with charles

headshots of a young handsome man in dc

headshots of a young handsome man in dc
I had the pleasure to do a shoot with this good looking young man who relocated to washington dc from california who was looking for a dc photographer to take some actors headshots so he could submit some pictures for casting. he's tall and good looking and had a pretty good idea of what he wanted. he brought in a couple of changes of clothes, mainly shirts because all we were gonna take was head and shoulder pictures. either he had acted before or else, he felt very comfortable in front of the camera. I set my lighting so I could get some good contrast. we got some music going and pretty soon, it was camera, action. we took about 100 pictures out of which he selected 12 and was very happy - see more samples of actors headshots

headshots of a teen actress in dc

headshots of a teen actress in dc

photo shoot with an aspiring dc teen actress with a beautiful smile. all american girl with dreams to make it big someday in the movies or a tv sitcom. she wasn't really sure whether she would go for modeling or acting. since the shoot is booked for an hour, she could do both at no extra charge. she had brought a whole wardrobe for a few changes of clothes, so we decided to do some acting headshots with different looks. in between, we would take a few modeling shots with half body and full body shots with different lighting setups and poses so she could have a wide selection to choose from. sshe needed to have some headshots printed and a comp card that she could also send to some modeling agencies as well. she got great pictures and I helped her find a printer for comp cards and resume. she needed the pictures before the weekend and we were lucky to get the prints back in time for her trip to new york. she was very happy.  see more sample actor heashots on sharpfocus photography website