FWIW: On Photos, Changing Agents - More Advise to Young Actors

POSTED BY txactor on Sep 22 under Actors, Actors over 30, Agent, Auditions, Austin Actors, Casting Notices, Creating characters, Headshots, SAG, SAG Eligible, SAG Membership, Self Promotion, Texas Actors, Texas Film Production Fund, Tommy G. Kendrick

Some months back I was asked to give my opinion about a young actor’s headshot. Over the weekend I received a followup email from the actor who wanted some additional advice about the headshot photo and about the process of changing agents. After I had finished responding to his questions it occurred to […]

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Actor Headshots: The Final Chapter…at last

POSTED BY txactor on Mar 13 under Actors, Headshots, Online Printing, Photography

I’ll try to wrap up my little treatise on headshots.
Here are some questions you may want to ask when you make your photographer calls:

Can I meet with you before the shoot?
How much do you charge?
Is a deposit required and is it refundable?
Do you shoot digital or film?
How many Rolls (film) or Exposures (digital) are included?
Do […]

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An Actor Promotes: Part IIa - Doing the Headshot Dance

POSTED BY txactor on Mar 10 under Actor, Headshots, Tommy G. Kendrick

HEADSHOTS. The quest for the perfect headshot is never ending. One or more good headshots are probably the single most important marketing tools an actor, particularly a beginning actor, will have at his/her disposal. The importance of having a good headshot is hard to over emphasize. Even when you […]

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An Actor Promotes: Part I

POSTED BY txactor on Mar 4 under Headshots, Online Printing, Self Promotion, Tommy G. Kendrick

Most actors and other performing artists have a limited budget for promotional materials: headshots, demos, postcards, etc. If you’re like me you’ve tried various sources for these materials with varying levels of results. In the self promotion game, at least one thing is certain: If the promotional materials aren’t professional quality they’re likely […]

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