What are some tips to taking my own headshot?

where cna i take it where i won%26#039;t have a background with the couch and how should i pose or angle my face?? tips plz
What are some tips to taking my own headshot?
Well you could hang up a sheet or something on a wall and just pose pretty. And make sure you look how you always look. Agents don%26#039;t like it when they have a nice headshot and the person comes in looking totally different!
What are some tips to taking my own headshot?
You are most likely to get professional results by going to a professional headshot photographer. Be aware, many photogs advertise they do headshots. Stick with someone who does them exclusively or mainly. You can go to any photo lab that does headshot reproductions and look at their work. If you do your headshots yourself, more than likely it will look like you did them yourself and you%26#039;d have wasted your time. If you want anything in life you have to do what it takes and pay what it costs to get it.
Reply:Don%26#039;t take your own headshot. Hire a professional. I%26#039;ll be blunt. I have been in many, many casting sessions. This is a very competitive business. You must present the best possible head shot you can.





Here are some guidelines:





Wear a shirt. Appearing shirtless or seemingly naked even if you are wearing a strapless top sends the wrong message.





Have natural makeup.





If you change your hairstyle, or gain or lose weight; get a new headshot.





Never, ever pay the photographer for the final shots up front. They may request a sitting fee. Ask a few (at least 3) professional photographers to show you samples of their work in your sex, age group, and race. As with hairstylists, finding someone who%26#039;s experienced in your demographic group. There is a big difference in the way you light different skin tones.





The head shot size is 81/2 inches by 10 inches. You never alter this.





I personally, do not like composites (Two or 4 different poses on one sheet). Other people do, it%26#039;s subjective.





Be yourself. The photographer you select should make you feel at ease and take a lot of photographs.





You will get a proof sheet. Ask for help from friends and family in selecting the shot that best captures you.





The only time a do-it-yourself head shot is appropriate is for entry-level entertainment jobs. Most of these casting sessions take polaroids on the spot.





Break a leg!
Reply:plain background, head and shoulders only, looks like you and shows your sparkle. Look at the camera. Smile. Radiate until you get an agent a good digital 8 by 10 will do fine and you can reproduce it on your computer.
Reply:Outdoors pictures can really add a nice glow to your face. Just be sure that you don%26#039;t have a noisy background, like bushes with ten different color flowers. Go for something softer, like the trunk of a tree. The background sholdn%26#039;t be the focus of the picture. Make full eye contact with the picture - it shows strength. Show some emotion in the picture, but don%26#039;t go overboard. Just show enough emotion that they understand the fierceness that you have, or the versatility that you have, but focus mainly on looking like potential. That%26#039;s what a picture is all about - showing your potential. Hope this helps.