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In the world of entertainment your portfolio is your calling card. This is the album of photographs that will represent you, as an actor, before your potential employers, producer and advertisers.

Actors Portfolio

Posted by Katriona on 01-11-2011

Actor's Portfolio

The portfolio (book) includes 5-7 photos, taken by a professional photographer that specialises in this area. He'll make sure you look your very best.

When producing such a professional actor's portfolio, a hair stylist and make-up professional and often a stylist, will be on deck. The actor's portfolio is produced once you decide to enrol with an agency. The photo shoot will usually be quite costly, but take into account that a real serious agency, that has serious intentions toward you, will generally pick up the tab. It's important to keep the portfolio dated, especially when you start performing and had changed something significant in your looks.

An actor's portfolio is different from a model's portfolio in that the accent is more toward character photographs rather than bodily exposure or sexuality. These photographs of face and body aim to show ability in acting - in showing facial expression and charisma that are so necessary for any good actor.

A professional actor's book should be printed up in a real press shop (not at a photo shop) and include resume and contact information. It can also be an album size 20X30 .
In the show business, It's protocol to hand out the actors facial photos. Usually these are black and white with the back side telling a bit about the actor and presenting contact information. An actor should pass their portfolio out to everyone that can possibly have an influence on his career in any way. These photos are usually taken without heavy make-up, with the actor looking quite natural. It should be a recent photo.

Actors should bring a few sets of clothing to a portfolio shoot. If a stylist is working on the set, together with a hair stylist and a make-up person, it shouldn't be a problem to know which clothes suits you best.

If you arrive on a portfolio shoot for the first time, make sure you do it after a very good night's sleep. You should take into consideration that it will take between two and three hours to prepare for the portfolio shoot. Listen carefully to the directions that the photographer will give - he will know how to get you to look your best. The portfolio photographer will take loads of photos, and later pick the best ones. Before printing, the photographer will touch-up his work to achieve perfection by using photo-shop or other enhancing methods.
Once your actor's portfolio is completed, you're ready to enter the world of entertainment. Basically this like your complimentary or business card.

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