Ah! We always get asked how often you should update your child’s portfolio. The most universal answer is, it depends on your child or your industry.
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Look at your most recent headshot, is this still an accurate representation of what you look like in the mirror? If a casting director or agent called you right now for a dream role or that brand you’ve been dying to represent, would you still fit in that look from the headshot that they selected you from?
This also varies by age –
The younger you start, the more developed your unique features are time over time…
So, how often should you update your kid’s portfolio and/or headshot?
For babies/infants – 5 years old – photograph at these life stages (who doesn’t like looking back at these when we are adults, too) – maybe up to 2-3 times a year
· Sitting
· Standing
· Walking
· Life changes: teething/first teeth, loss of baby fat
· Hair cuts
For kids 5 – 15 years old – the industry recommends updating your professional kids headshot during these transitions ( 1 – 2 times a year):
· Hair cuts
· Hair color
· Weight change
· Height change
· Teeth
· Genuine look – if they don’t look like their last headshot, time to update
For professionals:
Try the dating app (ha!) or meeting in public test – ask yourself, if someone was coming to meet me and only had this headshot to refer to, would they recognize me?
Industry standards for unchanged “looks” (IE: hair color, hair length, height, weight, etc) call for a fresh headshot anywhere from 2-3 years – 5 years depending on the industry. If you are in acting or modeling, industry standards recommend every 1-2 years to have a fresh look in front of casting directors. If they see the same photo over a period of time, it appears that there is no progressing (especially with children).
New, fresh looks EXCITE casting directors and agencies!
Alternate reasons to update your professional headshot:
· Agency request certain looks\
o Gothic look
o Leading girl
o Leading boy
o Quirky
o Hipster
o Girl next door,
· Agency request model VS headshot (link to article)
Not certain if it’s time or not? Contact us @ [email protected] and we will be happy to guide you in the direction of the latest headshot trends, tips for headshots, what agencies are looking for, and more.
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