A Headshot is a photographic technique where the focus of the photograph is a person's face.

Headshots for the Entertainment Industry

Actors, artists and performers often include (or are required to include) a headshot, along with a bio and other photographs when auditioning for roles in theater, film, television, even radio voiceovers. A performer will often have several headshots featuring different poses and expressions to give a director or agent an idea of the subject's potential range of appearances.

These headshots are very artistic in nature. Headshots may have the subject facing slightly off-center, possibly significantly so, or could be full on frontal as each individual's physical features are different, requiring poses that reflect a person's true visage. It is the job of the photographer to shoot the performer or artist capturing the subject in the best possible surroundings and lighting, which present the subject in the most flattering yet honest and real image of themselves.