Black Women Hairstyles for Headshots???
When I first started acting about 10 years ago now, I only wore one hairstyle. Long black weave. I also played teenager roles and have a middle eastern last name that I believe made me come off as something more than just black (but I’m southern black as hell…just got married and used it as my stage name)
Overall, I just never thought of my hair during headshots but i do remember an agent saying it looks like I’m wearing a wig lol which kinda threw me off. Since then I’ve paid slight attention and realized I’ve had mixed perceptions but again i really never let it sit at the surface of my thoughts (or insecurities). Anyway fast forward many years later and I like to change my hair up more. Colors and all…Sometimes I pick one style and tell myself I’ll put this wig on for auditions for my yearly headshots…. But they don’t seem to be working like they did when I stuck with one style for many years plus now I’m wearing braids sometimes, etc.
I have even took some with my natural hair but honestly I saw less auditions too. Realistically there are many reasons I’m getting less auditions but I am curious about what other black woman are doing/thinking about when getting new headshots. Are there standards or rules I’ve never heard of? What are you seeing booking besides typical colorist stereotypes? I’m I tripping and should do what I want/have been doing because it’s not a big deal?