Boston Headshots: Sarah

A current freshman at Wagner College , Sarah took a few hours out of her busy "packing and moving her entire life" schedule to check in with me a few days before heading out to school. Her almond shaped eyes are cat like and amazing!!!! Also, I must say that Sarah did her own makeup and it is faboosh. I need to ask her again what kind of foundation she used  (I am pretty sure she said it is a simple drug store, no frills brand) because I did not have to do a thing to her skin. The coverage and smoothness were amazing!!!

Congrats Sarah! Have a great first year at school.

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Boston Headshots: Cambridge, MA

Early last week, before the rain arrived, Alex and I got together to take some headshots for his upcoming foray into "the business of show". A while back Seth Macfarland's film TED was shooting in Boston and Alex did some extra work. That's all it took! He was thoroughly bitten by the "acting bug" and has decided to give it a try. I was more than happy to oblige and help him with his portfolio! "Look out Boston Casting!"

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New Jersey: Headshots: Alison

And are we really surprised? She's got leading lady written all over her face. This resplendent blonde  is definitely a Clara, my friends...not a Fosca. (Again, I am speaking into existence shows that I would go back on stage for and Alison seemed to be on board with my idea to mount a production of Passion...in her backyard...for our parents and the neighborhood dogs). What a delicious morning in Hoboken! I have been crossing my fingers that someone would be willing to leave the city for a shoot here and then low and behold, Alison actually lives in this gorgeous town. Fantastic! After having her "face did" by the uber-amazing, intoxicatingly fabulous Tiffany Bartok...[as a side note: I have said it before and I will say it again "do not ever underestimate the necessity for a great make up artist for your session." Tiffany is great. You should contact her whether you use me or not...but you should use me too. ] Back to Alison: After a temporary hiatus from the career she loves, Alison is back in full force and honestly, booking every job she auditions for. The only thing that could stop her is the lack of tall leading men...ugh!  Currently, she is in rehearsals for The King and I  at Somerset Valley Playhouse...go see it!...where she plays Tuptim...hahhah...just kidding, Anna.( actually I played Tuptim in high school...nope, you're not crazy, I am sure not Asian! Gotta love the suburban schools and their plethora of diversity!) A Hofstra grad, Alison toyed ever so briefly with using her brains to be a lawyer, but just couldn't get "the business of show" outta her blood. She's lovely, people...just lovely, inside and out I can just tell!

Alison wrote this caption and I think it is perfect!

Thanks Amy, for sending Alison my way and thanks Alison for being up for anything!

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NYC: Broadway: Headshots:: Kevin

Disclaimer: This post contains an obsessively geeky amount of "Musical Theater punning." If you do not enjoy this sort of thing you should probably just skip to the  images.
Picture this: an incredibly lit early morning in Central Park; a perfect breeze blowing through the trees, the sexy sounds of a bluesy alto sax unobtrusively adding a soundtrack to your day... "Isn't it Bliss?" Now add to this scene a casual hour or "A Weekend In The Country" perhaps, hanging out with the Broadway star, Kevin David Thomas and you will experience the joy that is my day today.( I am okay with it if you are a little jealous. You should be...he is adorable).  At the tender age of 30, Kevin can already count himself a Broadway veteran. He debuted in the 2006 Les Miserable revival and can currently be seen 8 shows a week in the current revival of A Little Night Music. You would think this would make a person conceited or unapproachable, but he is very much neither. He takes in strides the ups and downs of being an actor and does not take anything for granted.(Ah.. "The Glamorous Life")

Kevin said he has trouble getting shots with him smiling so I knew I had to figure out how to make this happen. It wasn't hard... I just asked him about his favorite "ingenue lady"  and he lit up. Any girl that can make a guy smile like this is probably pretty awesome.

Thanks for getting shots "Now" instead of "Later" and I will see your show "Soon"....Alrighty...."Send In The Clowns!" :)

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New Jersey: Headshots: Kristen

For as much as I love shooting, I must say that my absolute favorite part of my work these days is creating my blog entries. I become so excited at my sessions and can not wait to get home, upload the images and share them! Yesterday was such an incredible 12 hour day with Kristen in Long Branch and all over Asbury Park, NJ that I truly spent the entire 90 min train ride writing this blog entry in my head...and falling asleep because I was exhausted. No matter which way I write this, it is not to possible express the amazingness that was my day with Kristen on a mere web page. So I decided to keep the actual day to myself and just talk about how awesome Kristen is! Here goes: A graduate of the prestigious Baldwin-Wallace Musical Theater Program, over the last 11 years Kristen has made an incredible name for herself as a professional singer. She has traveled the world on 5 different cruise lines, they continue to call her to come back, performed in countless shows both in and out of NYC and even had a 7 month stint as a showgirl in Vegas for the longest running Burlesque show in town...Jubilee. ( I know what your next question is and the answer is "NO" not that type of showgirl.)  Since moving home to NJ she now spends her days teaching, loving her amazing scientist boyfriend, Darryl and their cat Wasabi ,who I saw play catch and it was really funny, and keeping her chops fresh by singing for pleasure. If you want to hear her fabulous soprano she will be singing in a show called "Gay and Be Glitter" with Cabaret for Life on July 30. The mission of this non-profit  is to "bring talented people together to help those in need."  If you happen to meet her and want a song...her "best 16" ends on a high "D"....so prepare to have your socks knocked off!

This one is for my Undergrad B.W. peeps who will recognize her expression right away as the consummate "Kristen smile." I think Kristen's favorite phrase to say is "I am so happy for you!" (and she means it every single time)

Looks like she can play, right?! Yeah, absolutely can not...yet. But she looks great and is going to take lessons so that she can rock out at Honey Child Music where she teaches music to Littles !

"Thanks for picking me up at the train station and sharing your home and your cat with me and for taking me to lunch and showing me where the movie Annie was filmed, and telling me all about your amazing adventures over the last 8 years."

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Boston:: Headshots:: Rachel

"Can you stand without leaning on anything?"I actually said this to Rachel at one point during our session. Bananas!!! I got so caught up in having her lean against things that when there wasn't a wall or a door, I kind of freaked out. She was quick to retort, that "yes, indeed she was an ambulatory human and as such, could stand without additional structural support!"  (people hire me for my eye, not my brain.)  Friday was an incredibly perfect day and as the sun set in beautiful Cambridge, MA  Rachel and I were livin it up and literally stopping traffic while we did it.(Really, Walden St had a detour and we were right there wavin at the cars)  As you will see, Rachel has flawless skin, fabulous hair, amazingly deep hazel eyes and the awesome where-with-all to know when she looks good. (which is most of the time!) This was incredibly helpful and she even taught me a few things about really listening to what people say about themselves and not pushing my own agenda. She knew exactly how to move and could totally "smize" on command! Oh yeah, and before the session we even had a little "home economics" class as we, and by we I mean I,  ironed the shirts that she had rolled up and thrown into a bag! hahaha. "Dear clients...please iron your clothes. They look so much nicer in your pictures and you and your photos will be happy that you did."

It was great spending time with you Rachel !
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Boston:: Headshots:: Marni

Marni Glo at the afternoon "PEEP SHOW":
 Marni wore a skirt to her headshot session. (rightly so because it was oppressively hot in Boston yesterday) However...I didn't know her all that well yet, and I wasn't sure how to approach the delicate subject about needing her to spread her knees a bit in order to get the right position for her shoulders. So while I was being all timid and delicate and awkward about my wording and making sure she wore undies, she just chimed in: "oh, you need me to sit like THIS?!" (make your own mental picture hahaha) ...and now we know each other VERY well and she's my new best friend. It was hysterical! We were as modest as possible, but I think the people in Central Square did get a kick out of us. Marni is an amazing woman, folks. A native of Northern California, her Berkeley education has done her well (smartie), and led her to Emerson grad school where, among other great accomplishments, she helped write a fabulous play about the Salem Witch Trials! She's quirky and funny, but can bring down the house with Shakespeare's "Queen Anne." (I've seen it) Marni's free spirit and love of life made me wish I had spent more time with her before she moves on. She's moving to the big apple in a few weeks to be with her dashing british boyfriend, will no doubt find an amazing loft in Park Slope, a great student teaching position, and basically live a fabulous life... fitting for this fabulous woman.

There were a TON of great shots from today. Here's a few of my favs....

She actually OWNS colored shirts. It was awesome. I had such a hard time choosing because everything was so great on her brown eyes....so we kinda wore almost everything.


One of my true favorites! Don't you just want to hang out with her?!

When she pulls her hair back it's a totally different look. Very sophisticated. And she didn't even have a mirror!

yeah, we had some "wardrobe malfunctions.

Not a headshot, but there is something approachable in her face that I can't put my finger on, but totally love and wanted to share.

Good Luck Marni!

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Boston:: Headshots-Emerson: Christina:

We had "groupies" on Sunday...no joke. It was hysterical. Christina is one of those women who can bring in the crowds and boy did we ever have the crowd. People were literally leaning over the railing to catch a glimpse of her. I have to admit...it was kind of awesome.
Christina is a musical theater major, a gal after my own heart, and has a special affinity for the show RAGTIME. (the girl has good taste) I would love to hear her sing. If her voice is at all as powerful as her eyes... we better look out!



Happy Thanksgiving friends.

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Boston:: Headshots: Corinne

It's unusual to shoot on a Friday, but I'm glad we were able to fit Corinne in before the holiday. I was a bit concerned about the light, but we finished just before the sun set and I think we got some great shots....not like it was hard. (wait till ya see her smile!) She's quirky too. See, Corrine likes Medieval times. So much so in fact, that she has parties where her friends come dressed in costumes and she makes them joust in her living room...TO THE DEATH! Ok....that part isn't true, but she does have cool parties! How fun is that? She was incredibly low maintenance and up for anything we threw at her which definitely makes for a good time. And look at those eyes, my friends...gorgeous!



we actually all got in the "you being you" shot today, but I'll share that later. this one was too great to pass up sharing!

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Boston:: Headshots: Gio

Gio is cool...he used to play in a band, he's an actor, he's nice...what more could the industry want, right? Today was the last day of family weekend and even though he would have absolutely rather been with his 9 year old twin sisters, Gio took some time out to hang with me and Tom. It ends up that he is roommates with Gabe from a few weeks ago. I can just imagine the trouble the two of them get into together. Oh yeah, he tells dirty jokes too...good times!


I am really getting a kick out of this "you being you" campaign I seem to have started. These are two "discard out-takes" from the day that I thought were too delicious to not share. Meet "the robot" and "Gio being a peach"

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Boston:: Headshots: Gabe

New place, new people, but still the same old Sundays that I love. Spending my afternoons shooting headshots is so incredibly fun for me. I love just hanging out and taking some pictures while getting to know someone new. Today I met Gabe and his Lizard face...wait that came out wrong. He showed me his crazy "lizard face" during our shoot...he doesn't have one all the time. Gabe is a freshman acting major and after spending a luxurious month at his home in Spain this summer he was well rested and ready for getting down to business at college. He has been told that his look lends itself to playing the role of the "jerky dude" in romantic comedies who the girl dates right before meeting "Mr. Right." How funny is that!?



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Boston:: Headshots: Andrea

Today was a wonderful shoot! It was my first headshot session in Boston and also my first with the incredibly fabulous makeup artist Tom Nevel. He totally rocks and makes my life so much easier. To not book him with your session is a mistake. I made the comment "oh my gosh Tom you have no idea what a big help you are" (because he was also doing tons of things other than makeup) and he responded..."I know!" It made me laugh out loud and I know we will be a great team. It's such a different experience to NOT be the one doing a million things, but only doing the ONE...taking the shot. The afternoon was terrific. Andrea looks amazing and we managed to sneak into a terrific area on campus. No one would have known except for the fact that Tom did a big "karate chop" jump off a planter and managed to go straight through the stone flooring! It was amazing and hysterical and I freaked a bit. So much so that when he turned himself in I was no where to be found lest I be implicated as an accomplice! Not proud of that, but my public apology here should suffice as debt repaid.

T



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