headshot photographer new york tracey wilson

“Interesting Headshots for Interesting Actors”

I have shot actors that work in all aspects of the business, and at all levels. From "right off the bus" to Broadway actors with fancy agents. Let me know what you need, and let's make a plan.

It's the right tools that make all the difference!!

Headshots...hmmm. Where to begin? They are considered by

many actors to be the "necessary evil" of their career. Let's fix

that thinking!

Times have changed with the digital age. It used to be that you

had a couple of rolls taken in black & white, then got a contact

sheet and had to circle your favorite. Now, shooting digitally, we

are not limited to "rolls of film." We are only limited by our

imagination.

I want you to be the "well-equipped actor." I want you to leave the session with not only the legit and commercial shot you were

looking for, but to have a variety of pictures to use as you need -

for on line submissions, your website, your postcard, business cards, etc. I also want you to have the "just in case" pictures. Just in case you are auditioning for something a little extra quirky, or a little extra sexy, and want to show that in your picture. Or for the time you are submitting for the tough guy and want to show your grit. Having the right pictures - and the right variety to choose from - will make you the well-equipped actor.

We already know you are talented,

I want to give you the tools to market yourself successfully!

The well equipped actor

We need to get you variety. A variety of looks, emotions, moods,

and backgrounds. Different pictures with different feelings and

textures. This is how I take the pictures that express what is

inherently you - that show you as the unique and interesting actor

that you are....

...this is what agents and casting directors are

looking to see. Not who you think they want you to be,

but who you are.

Variety

I remember the first headshots I had taken after I moved to New

York and the photographer told me to wear a denim button down

for my commercial shot. Even though the types of things I went out

for were "hip and quirky." I didn't even own one, but I did what was

instructed and wore a denim button down. Then I had two rolls of

film with me looking like I was trying to be my mother.

When you schedule a shoot, we will talk about what types you

play, what you are going out for, and what types of looks you are

interested in. We will talk about your wardrobe and what looks

good on camera. But please, do not ever wear something for the

shoot that your wouldn't wear in real life. We want these pictures

to reflect you. Different parts of you, and different sides of you.

But YOU. Not anyone else.

These are the pictures that get you in the door.

Why did they make me wear that?

Okay, so I mean be creative. Have fun.

Have you ever left a photo shoot and thought, "I should have tried

this, but I was too embarrassed." "I didn't want the photographer

to think I was crazy, but I really wanted to try a shot hanging

upside down off a tree branch." Not only will I not think you're

crazy, I will encourage you to be a little crazy. Having your

headshot taken should not be stressful, it should be fun! Acting is

fun, or you wouldn't be doing it. And you are a creative person!

Coming out of a subway grate may not be your legit shot, but you

may want something a little different for your website, and I want

to take that picture for you. Not only will we have a good time

experimenting with that, but it also makes you have more fun,

and relax, so that even the more serious shots will come out

better.

PS - It's also okay if you don't want to do something off the wall -

just know that the option is there!

Be a little crazy

I shoot in a very casual, yet high energy way. We talk about what

exactly it is you are looking for, and we go in with a plan. But we

play spontaneously throughout the shoot. That is what keeps it

original and specific to you.

We shoot for as long as we need to get what you want. That

usually involves 3-4 changes of clothing, and a variety of

locations. It usually takes a few hours, and after all that excitement

you may be worn out! I will edit the shoot, take out the ones where

you blinked, or were about to sneeze, and then mail you a disc

with the best 75 to 300 images a few days later. It can be

overwhelming to look at that many great pictures of yourself!

(And fun too!) Your session will also be available online in a password protected gallery for you to view and share. You will even be able to download your high res images straight from your private gallery.

Unlimited shooting

No offense or anything, but I don't want to hog your photos. I want

you to have them, all of them. I am not going to make you choose

your favorite three, and then charge you for enlargements. They

are all yours to keep and do whatever you want with. I only ask

that when you do write your autobiography, and use these

pictures, I get a photo credit!

All images are yours to keep

Weekend shoots available at no extra charge.

Convenient Astoria location.