If you still have black and white headshot photographer, now might be a good time to update to color headshots. To a casting director it says two things if you send them your black and white headshot. One, you don’t know the 2012 industry standards. And two, your headshots are at least a few years old.
Professional photographer nowadays give you high resolution color headshots, they probably will give you a black and white copy as well, but use the color headshots for your casting & auditions.
There’s a very simple reason for the switch to color headshots… Below is a black & white headshot of Perth actress Evelyne Tymms. Great photo. One problem, not good for casting purposes. Scroll down to find out why.
You can still get the emotion and drama with b&w headshots, but it lacks a very important thing:
The color Professional photographershow your exact skin color, eye color and yes, you guessed right, your hair color. It makes the casting process a lot faster and easier. When you send your headshots to a casting director, it makes his or her job a lot easier. It saves you time by having to fill out your eye color, skin color and hair color and any other details. The casting department can now check out your headshot. Easy. Below an example of a color headshot.
If you are planning to go black and white with your headshots (not recommended), have the photographer shoot them in color and ask for a black and white copy. Everything is digital nowadays, if you do want to get your portrait photographerprinted. Color printing nowadays is very cheap! You might prefer black and white, but the industry doesn’t.
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