BEFORE THE BIG DAY

I can’t tell you how often I hear “I hate having my picture taken!” Please don’t worry! We’ll talk, listen to music, and I’ll give you directions to get you everything you want from our time together (and have fun doing it!).

We’ll start with a phone, in-person, or zoom conversation. We’ll discuss your goals, and decide what ‘looks’ you want to cover.

I work with a talented makeup artist (at the Weehawken location) and will set that up if you choose (for a separate fee paid to the artist), or you can supply your own. Though not always necessary, we will discuss your individual needs and decide what would be best for your session.

When it comes to clothing choices - I don’t believe in any hard rules about clothing. We’ll talk about what colors and styles work best for you. Bring clothes you love and I’ll help you decide.

We’ll focus on shirts and tops, unless you have a specific look that needs more ‘full body’. Since actor submissions are done almost entirely online using thumbnail-sized photos, you don’t want your face to be too small when a casting agent is looking through a page of thumbnails!

And, of course, feel free to invite a friend to the session.

ACHIEVING DIFFERENT ‘LOOKS’

You will definitely need an all-purpose theatrical and/or commercial shot.

However, you and your representation will also need photos that reflect your range - upscale, downscale, scruffy, clean, street, formal, any type of character in your ‘wheelhouse’. That doesn’t mean putting on costumes - but suggesting the ‘type’ of character for which you or your representation will be submitting you. Most often I find that the easiest way to think about this is to consider moving from blue-collar, relaxed looks - to white-collar, upscale looks.

With each look, I will most likely change the lighting and backgrounds, moving indoors and outdoors, changing the feel of each individual headshot.