headshots

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I've not looked through all 505 shots yet. These are a few that grabbed me from the ones the photog said were his favorite.

Color is EXTREMELY unforgiving and these are unretouched. Just so you know. Comments on what says "me" and "hire me" welcome. Comments on things the retoucher will fix (everything from unevenness in my lipstick to stray hair to clothing wrinkles), while welcome, aren't needed; I pay people for that ;)

I have things to say about all of them and me and the process and what I see about me in them, but I don't want to share until I hear you all as I am a biasing force, although I will admit I'm in that "I'm ugly and weird" phase of this process (totally typical) because of how NOT MODERN my face is no matter what I do.

Also, there will be more posted later as I'll probably bounce around in a few directions in the process of making choices. And yes, I'll be choosing multiple photos for multiple purposes including a couple of headshots, a little special skills card (with dance and fencing photos) and various other things.

I am doing color because, despite kinda everything about me, film loves me and I love film.

Comments

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The ones I love aren't always the ones I think are most grabbing in a versatile hire me sort of way, though some are, like #7. I think everyone's thinking #7 is it.

How many do you get to pick to be retouched? Here's the ones I both like, I think make you saleable, and what I think they convey:
#1 is the whole femme fatale thing.
#4 friendly/unassuming/non-threatening main supporting character friend type
#5 romantic lead with brains
(and #7, in case that wasn't obvious)

Though I like #2 better than #1, I feel like you've got smiling with #4. Not that you can't have two smiling, but I think what you're trying to convey or appeal to in #2 would be less clear. The outfit (and Apparent Breasts) suggest a sexy sort of thing, but even though you're smiling, it's not a come hither sort of look, it's a little too direct than is usually considered to be appealing in that situation (where, in contrast, I'd say #7 could be considered direct and sexy, and it is absolutely appealing and appropriate in that situation - I think it's more than a gendering thing, but I think that could easily be a big part of it.)

aand perhaps you didn't want us to give that much thought to it? so I'll leave my thoughts there and hope they've been helpful.