ANSWER: Keep in mind:
the more professional your photos are the more job offers you will
likely receive. If you can afford it, get professional photos taken (if
you don’t have some already). If you can’t afford it then you should
consider getting shots taken at a photo studio like Glamour Shots
rather than only submitting snapshots.
Get someone
you know is good at photography (a friend or a parent) to take some
photos of you. Emulate simple, professional ones from magazines - take
a variety of them in different clothes with different makeup and hair
(some very natural, some more done-up). Make sure your face is
straight-on to the camera and is not tilted or obstructed by hair,
glasses, a hat, etc.
Please see our PHOTO TIPS page. The tips on this page will help you to improve your photo so that more casting agents will book you.
Photographers
will likely contact you through your online portfolio and ask if you
want to do free photoshoots to get better photos. You can also contact
the Photographers with portfolios on New Faces and ask if they would be
interested in shooting with you. Be sure to check that they’re in the
same city as you!
Note: More pictures in your online
portfolio are necessary to show experience in other areas (i.e.,
swimsuit, high fashion, hands/legs, etc.) All photos should be sharp
and in-focus with your face clearly visible and a simple background.
See the instructions in your Career LaunchPad.
To
have photographs digitized, go to Kinkos Copy Center and have them scan
and email them to you. For your New Faces portfolio, you’ll need them
to be 72 dpi JPG/jpeg and 800 pixels tall, 90 or 100% quality.
