I’ve shot Kari not once, but twice before. Suffice it to say that I always enjoy working with her. This was a bit different though, because she and Nick (her very handsome boyfriend) needed to have some new headshots done for their numerous acting gigs.
A major shift from just a few years ago, acting headshots tend to be in color these days. I still preferred black and white.
It wasn’t until I was working close-up on his eyes on my giant monitor that I noticed Ryan had differently colored eyes! I never had a clue before that, and my first thought once I did notice it was “Ah crap! What did the camera do?!” so I started looking at all the other shots and couldn’t find one with as striking a difference between each eye.
But then that’s why Ryan selected the first image as his printed headshot. As an up-and-coming actor recently moved to Salt Lake City, he wanted to make that obvious to any potential employer.
We are never more fully alive, more completely ourselves, or more deeply engrossed in anything than when we are playing. – Charles Schaefer
I was standing steady in the corner of my son’s bedroom, NERF gun in hand, cocked and ready to fire, silently waiting for my two boys to fall into my trap and come to me. My oldest, Gabe, took the lead. “Ok Mason, you take this room, I’ll take that one.” I didn’t know which of the rooms he meant.
I press my finger on the trigger more tightly. Gabe walks in.
I fire. Direct hit!
He screams, laughs and runs back out. Mason in the other bedroom is screaming and running to his brother’s aid. All out war! I reload, fire again, chasing them now.
Oh man that was a fun afternoon. Thought it might be worth sharing 
Back to my work, here’s a headshot I did recently for a terrific actor and all-around great guy called Matt Mascaro. He was in NURF Wars, which I’m afraid is still in the works. Anyway, here you go.
Wedding, engagement session and model shoots coming up next, either today or tomorrow.
