A headshot is a picture of your head and Episode #8 takes a look at what is going on inside of it on a big shoot day. From hair & make up to mind set. From backdrops & wardrobe to wide angle distortion. We get to the bottom of why the getting great headshots can be challenging, and you’ll learn how to make your next shoot the best day of your life. If you’re not careful… This episode might turn you into someone who loves being photographed.
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Quick Links:
Bobby Dacones (Commercial Shots): https://www.instagram.com/bobby11dacones/?hl=en
Taylor James (Editorial Shots): https://www.instagram.com/taylorjjames/?hl=en
Gia Harris (Makeup Artist): https://www.instagram.com/missgiamakeup/?hl=en
Retouching: www.digitalheadshotretouching.comdigitalheadshotretouching@gmail.com
Printing: www.photocitylabs.com
[email protected]Pink Hair Dye: https://us.kryolan.com/product/color-spray#D30
Favorite Red Lipstick: https://www.sephora.com/product/cream-lip-stain-liquid-lipstick-P281411?icid2=products%20grid:p281411
Transcript:
Intro: This is words that move me, the podcast where movers and shakers like you get the information and inspiration you need to navigate your creative career with clarity and confidence. I am your host, master mover, Dana Wilson, and if you're someone that loves to learn, laugh and is looking to rewrite the starving artists story, then sit tight. But don't stop moving because you're in the right place.
Dana: Good day. Good people. How are you out there? I hope this podcast finds you fabulous on this lovely day or night. I don't know what it is for you right now. I do know that it is morning time for me and this is kind of an impromptu podcast. Today is headshots day. I am getting two different rounds of head shots taken in one day. In the early afternoon. I'm going for the commercial stuff, the clean, fresh, super cute. "Let me sell you things", head shots. And then in the afternoon I'm getting my super artsy fartsy editorial. "I'm an artist with creative ideas" headshots, and those really are two very different things. Um, and I'm excited. I'm excited about both of them, but I did wake up on the wrong side of the bed this morning. So I did a little journaling and started digging up what I thought could be a really cool podcast episode, a look inside my head on headshots day. So you'll be able to see what my head looks like on the outside as well as what's going on in here today. So, uh, if you don't mind, I'm going to get right into it since I am on a bit of a sscheduley.
Okay. The inner dialogue that happens on the morning of headshot day is not so dissimilar from the dialogue that happens on any big shoot day. So if you don't have headshots on the books coming up, don't discount this episode. There's a lot of big lesson in here and I hope you get big value out of it. Okay, let's start at the beginning. This morning I woke up to kisses, which is incredible. But al