The question “How Often Does My Child Need Headshots?” is a common question asked by parents of young actors. It is also on my mind right now because my child needs new headshots.
My daughter has had new headshots taken on average about every two years since she started acting. This is probably a little less often than she really should have had them!
In one photo session, she had some photos that were young looking and some that made her look a lot older. Her manager first picked some of the younger-looking headshots for us to use.
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The question “Does my child need professional headshots?” is one that many parents ask when their child begins an acting career.
When we first considered pursuing acting for my daughter 11 years ago, I didn’t even know what a headshot was, much less whether she needed professional headshots! I bought a book about acting for children, and it said a couple of snapshots was all I needed to get started.
So I took my daughter outside and took some pictures of her with my instamatic camera. I’m not much of a photographer, and that was not much of a camera. And the results were NOT impressive.
Then I sent a couple of the snapshots to two agencies that were about 3 hours away (in Atlanta, the nearest big city). I did not hear anything back from them, and I really was not sure what to do next.
So, what is the answer to that question “Does your child need professional headshots?”
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Headshots | Debbie Sikkema | 
March 15, 2009 8:33 pm | 
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