Whats the deal with color headshots?
It started in LA and it’s working its way to New York. At this point, which you should use depends entirely on who you ask. For film and tv (which is primarily based in LA), color is the clear choice. For theater folks, it’s still a gray area. I prefer color. You will meet others who will still prefer black and white. Theater people tend to be a little older and a bit more stuck to tradition. There was only one occasion in the past year where someone was required to use a black and white headshot (Strawhat auditions). I’ve never had anyone tell me that they had a negative reception to their new color headshots (usually, it’s the opposite). • Can I use my headshots in color or black and white? Does that cost extra? Your shoot includes two retouched 8×10’s. I always do the retouching in color and then we can convert the image to black and white. I do not charge extra for the conversion.
