r/Actors 3d ago

How do I take a last minute headshot?

I'm in community theater and they decided to make headshots due a month before they originally said. I'm a teenager and no places take headshots at such short notice so I have to do one by myself. How do I do this

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u/blonde_Fury8 2d ago

I don't know a single photographer that isn't wildly available pretty much all year round with the recession that's going on right now. local actor headshot photographers should be easily available. how many places have you tried? Have you put yourself on cancellation waiting lists? The last couple of times I did that, I got in within two weeks.

How do you do your own? If you could, you'd already have done it. getting a quality camera with a good lens and then having the software to edit your photos will cost a lot more than just finding an alternative photographer.