Before you book a headshot session, it helps to slow down and get oriented. This is a practical, no-nonsense guide to prepping in a way that makes your photos clearer, more useful, and a lot less stressful.

A neighbor recently told me her first professional headshots were “fine”… except she didn’t wear the right thing. That small detail is more common than you think. In this post, I break down why wardrobe matters more than most actors realize, how certain fabrics can sabotage a shot, and how to choose clothes that support you instead of stealing focus.

There’s a lot of confusion around theatre headshots. Actors are often told they need something more neutral or less “film-y,” but that advice can miss the point. Theatre headshots serve a different purpose than film and TV, but they’re not a separate universe. This post breaks down how theatre casting actually uses headshots, when they matter most, and how to choose images that help casting see you clearly and confidently.

Family, commercial, and academic roles are cast on trust. This post breaks down how headshots in these genres work, what casting looks for at a glance, and how clarity, familiarity, and emotional availability do more work than polish or performance.

Sci-fi and post-apocalyptic shows don’t cast for spectacle. They cast for survival. This post breaks down how actors can use headshots to communicate adaptability, presence, and believability in heightened worlds.

Blue collar roles are everywhere, but many actors unintentionally erase this lane from their headshots. This post explores how casting reads blue collar energy and how actors can position themselves clearly and honestly.

Crime dramas cast fast and often. This post breaks down how actors can use headshots to communicate clarity, type, and credibility for procedural TV, and why grounded, believable images matter more than intensity or range.