A great photograph is a full expression of what one feels about what is being photographed in the deepest sense, <\/em> The opera singer headshot is one of the final pieces in this magnificent<\/a> press<\/a> kit <\/a>we built over the last few days. Whereas our headshots may not live up to Adams’ “life in its entirety” convictions, we should strive for a strong representation of overall character, personality, and comportment in each professional photo. It is simple enough; we are only asking for a photo that focuses on our face and shoulders at most, right? However, it is much more than that. Headshots are our calling cards. It should look like you and hint at aspects of your personality that you will bring to the stage. Assuming that most of you already have headshots, your Day 8 challenge is to mastermind your headshot portfolio.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Yes, sir\u00b7ee<\/em>:<\/strong>\u00b9<\/a><\/p>\n Don’t even think about it:<\/strong>\u00b2<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Most singers find it necessary to have two to three separate “looks”. Think about the type of roles in which you should be cast. The trick to a good headshot is to let the image exude your personality. If you are trying to convey yourself as a comic actor, stray away from poses that are too glum, moody, or serious. In that same vein, do not situate yourself in a way that is too zany. Smile and let your eyes do the work. Capturing the eyes in a powerful way will draw the viewer to the photo and establish an emotional connection.<\/span><\/p>\n Once cast, your headshot will mainly be used for publicity purposes. By sending the right look originally, dramatic for Tosca – comic for Figaro, you will be helping the PR department brand the upcoming production. Overall, high-resolution, color images are preferred. They can always take your image and make it black and white. Make sure you have some way for the marketing gurus to obtain your high-resolution photos. If you do not yet have a website (don’t worry, we’ll get there) use a service like Dropbox <\/a>to share high-res images.<\/span><\/p>\n The key behind masterminding your headshot portfolio is organization. Make sure you have headshots in digital and hard copy<\/a> form. Keep the original discs and hard copies together in a place that you can get to easily. Digital headshots can be kept in multiple resolutions and sizes. Organize your digital originals as well. Your top-level folders could be sorted by comic and dramatic or by which outfit you wore. The next level down could include more descriptive groupings. Use descriptive file names to help you retrieve the exact image you want. Consider storing them in the cloud for easy access when you are on the go. Just like sending r\u00e9sum\u00e9s <\/a>and bios<\/a>, rename the file name as your name.<\/span><\/p>\n Take some time today to organize and reevaluate your opera headshots. It is just one more step in your 29 Days to Diva <\/a>(#29daystodiva)! <\/span><\/p>\n Do you have any tips or tricks that we missed? Have a great photographer that you would like to recommend to other singers? Share your thoughts with us in the comments below.<\/span><\/p>\n A great photograph is a full expression of what one feels about what is being photographed in the deepest sense, and is, thereby, a true expression of what one feels about life in its entirety.\u00a0 ~Ansel Adams The opera singer headshot is one of the final pieces in this magnificent press kit we built over […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[543,1],"tags":[568,248,569,570],"class_list":{"0":"post-1796","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-29-days-to-diva","7":"category-uncategorized","8":"tag-headshot","9":"tag-opera","10":"tag-opera-singer","11":"tag-professional-photographer","12":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/sybariticsinger.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1796","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/sybariticsinger.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/sybariticsinger.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sybariticsinger.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sybariticsinger.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1796"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/sybariticsinger.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1796\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":88146,"href":"http:\/\/sybariticsinger.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1796\/revisions\/88146"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/sybariticsinger.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1796"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sybariticsinger.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1796"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sybariticsinger.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1796"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nand is, thereby, a true expression of what one feels about life in its entirety.<\/em>\u00a0 ~Ansel Adams<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/sybariticsinger.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/02\/camera.jpg\" "\\"camera\\"")
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\nread our series with awesome photographer Britt Olsen-Ecker here<\/a>, here<\/a>, and here<\/a>.<\/h4>\nRelated articles<\/h6>\n
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