Professional portfolios and agencies will use head shots to showcase a persons looks and personality over a larger portrait photo. Usually done in an 8x10 format, a head shot has to show potential employers everything about a persons looks and personality, meaning they need to show good expressionism in the picture. A head shot should also be as natural as possible so that the casting director and anyone else gets a clear image of the person they're hiring and expect them to turn up looking the same for any interviews or casting calls. A common way people do head shots is by looking off-center, and will take multiple pictures to show off their range of looks.
some examples of head shots (Photographer Steve Lawton):
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| full colour head shots |
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| Black and white head shots |
As part of my induction I had to take my own head shot and retouch it, and this is the final result:
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