Headshots and “glam” or model shots.
Headshots are easy, because the posing and lighting are strait forward, and fashion or style portraits are tricky because almost anything goes as long as it looks good. There are many distracting things, embellished poses, makeup or jewelry that would not work in a headshot that are perfectly fine in a panache photo. In a headshot we want to simply see the person’s face and feel a connection and energy through the eyes so the casting director can tell if they are workable in a role. A Vogue Advert type of photo just needs to amaze and dazzle and can get away with “showing off” and can present the person in extreme ways that may not even end up looking like the actual human. The Theatre or Movie headshot must show the person as they really are when they walk into the room for the audition otherwise the producers and directors are going to feel fooled. A fashion photo can show the model as anyone, the headshot has to be closer to the real actor. This is my photographic theory when it comes to these two types of studio shots.
