r/headshots

Vocalist here…
Found a position I was interested in and wanted to give it a fair shot.
Yall know how working with your mom can be lol.

Give it to me straight, will this be considered in the slightest?

Hello people of the world. I am an norwegian actor looking for some feedback on my headshots, got a couple I have experimented a little with and want to know what you guys think.

Two of them are normal headshots (with and without smile) and two more experimental.

Im still learning and I would love too hear your thoughts on them and what I should do different

Heyo everyone - I posted another headshot earlier in the sub wanting some feedback. I got some really good critiques and wanted to get some feedback on another shot. Wanting to put this on my AA profile as my main photo for now. Want to know if this is acceptable and if anything can be improved upon!

Asked a couple days ago and took everyone’s advice. Now I wanna know if this is a good final group. Any advice is welcome!

Recently had some headshots done. Tried a different place as I moved and wanted to explore some options. Can I get some feedback on this shot? Still relatively new to professional shots so I wanted to see what some opinions are from people that have experience with good photography and acting specific headshots.

Thank you!

These are the full, unedited versions. Any feedback in terms of casting types, where to crop, etc, would be helpful.

I even had to ask for raw images so that I could edit them myself, because the editing he did was way overdone. It looked so fake. Idk I feel like I should get better headshots done elsewhere.

I was recently signed to Moda management in Spain, these are my first digitals. Where can I improve? Where and what markets could I find success in? I’m very new to the industry so any tips, feedback or opinions are welcomed :) my measurements are:
Height : 5ft 9 inches, 176cm
Waist : 32.3 inches
Hips: 35.4 inches
Chest: 35.8 inches

I have been having some fun with my wife working on my acting headshots, me with pose and character, and cleanup edits. Her with the photography and framing.

I’d love some feedback on those aspects. For me, as the subject and editor, for her on the technical photography, and any general feedback you may have to share!

Thanks all!

I shoot a lot of actors and portraits, and I’m always curious where people draw the line between a useful headshot and an editorial portrait with personality.

I understand the standard logic: clean light, clear eyes, simple styling, not too much pose, not too much mood. But I also wonder if sticking too closely to those rules makes everyone’s images start to feel interchangeable.

Can a headshot have color, attitude, stronger posing, or a more cinematic feel and still do its job? Or once you push it this far, is it no longer really a headshot?

Curious which of these you think still work as headshots and which ones cross the line.

I did a photoshoot yesterday for new acting headshots, and my agent is not pleased with the results. The photographer did more portraits (hands by face, full torso, and props), even though I specified more close ups. The attached pictures are what my agent sent to me for reference, and I sent them to the photographer before I booked the session, and he said he could do a similar style.

My agent suggested that I get a re-shoot with a lighter background (the one I had was black), and the photographer replied asking for specific reference photos and "not a bunch of random portraits". So my question is, are these proper headshots or portraits?

Thank you!