{"id":190,"date":"1993-01-01T12:00:00","date_gmt":"1993-01-01T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/headshotsadvice.com\/?p=190"},"modified":"2020-04-28T15:26:16","modified_gmt":"2020-04-28T19:26:16","slug":"what-makes-a-great-headshot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zerodean.com\/photography\/all-about-headshots\/what-makes-a-great-headshot\/","title":{"rendered":"What makes a great headshot?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>What makes a good headshot?<\/h2>\n<p>While there is no magic formula to creating a perfect headshot, and there are exceptions to every &#8220;rule&#8221;, many of the best headshots have the same things in common&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>A good headshot will focus on the subject and only include what is necessary in the photo to show a casting director that you have potential for a part. Nothing in the photo (jewelry, clothing, hairstyle, background, props, etc) will distract the viewer from the main point of interest.<\/p>\n<p>A good headshot will be an accurate and realistic representation of the subject. It won&#8217;t make you look younger. It won&#8217;t make you look like someone else.<\/p>\n<p>A good headshot will generally &#8220;invite&#8221; the viewer in and make them want to know more about the subject. This can be done through a combination of lighting, composition, and expression.<\/p>\n<p>A good headshot will avoid overly dramatic (shadowed) lighting. Good headshots are not intended as &#8220;fashion shots&#8221;. A photo can work perfectly as a fashion shot, but fail miserably as a headshot.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What makes a good headshot? While there is no magic formula to creating a perfect headshot, and there are exceptions to every &#8220;rule&#8221;, many of the best headshots have the same things in common&#8230; A good headshot will focus on the subject and only include what is necessary in the photo to show a casting &#8230; <a title=\"What makes a great headshot?\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodean.com\/photography\/all-about-headshots\/what-makes-a-great-headshot\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about What makes a great headshot?\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"generate_page_header":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-190","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-all-about-headshots"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":55,"url":"https:\/\/zerodean.com\/photography\/all-about-headshots\/what-is-a-headshot\/","url_meta":{"origin":190,"position":0},"title":"What is a Headshot? 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What do actors want?\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Headshot Photographer Marketing Tactics Exposed&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Headshot Photographer Marketing Tactics Exposed","link":"https:\/\/zerodean.com\/photography\/category\/headshot-photographer-marketing-tactics-exposed\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":63,"url":"https:\/\/zerodean.com\/photography\/all-about-headshots\/where-to-get-headshot-critiques-and-feedback\/","url_meta":{"origin":190,"position":4},"title":"Where to get headshot critiques and feedback?","author":"Zero Dean","date":"January 1, 1993","format":false,"excerpt":"Headshot critiques and feedback, who can you trust? As your headshot is intended to be an accurate representation of what you look like, one should be careful about the feedback sometimes given by certain individuals. 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