“A good headshot is when there’s a photo and it looks like you,” casting director Benton Whitley (Stewart/Whitley Casting) says at the top of this video about everyone’s favorite topic. But there’s so much more to creating a photo that both looks like you and gets you called in than just representing yourself clearly on an 8 x 10—and stop thinking that your headshot should be the same as the photo you use on Tinder.

*Breakdown*
0:09 - The photo needs look like you
0:27 - Glamour photos do not make good headshots
1:15 - Why casting directors hate when you don't look like your photo
1:36 - Could your headshot cost you a job?

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http://www.backstage.com/advice-for-actors/backstage-experts/most-important-element-of-auditions/

Casting director Benton Whitley explains how the process of casting theater begins and concludes—from the CDs' research to whittling down the options for the creative team. Here's how Broadway shows are cast: http://www.backstage.com/advice-for-actors/backstage-experts/how-broadway-shows-get-cast/