<p>letsfigureitout -- the prices the photographer quoted are much more than what headshot copies usually cost. You might want to check the website she suggested, or just have a few copies made at Kinko's, if you have permission. A service I have used before is Precision Photos in NYC; you can check their website just to get an idea of the going rate for comparison.</p>
<p>A great place to get headshots reproduced is Isgo Photo Lab - their web site is: ISGO</a> Photo Lab</p>
<p>They have an onlone kiosk - if you have your photo on your computer you just upload it to their website. Then you choose the border, the font and size of your name, etc. and you can see what the finished headshot will look like before you order it. </p>
<p>And the price is great - last year when we got my d's it was 35.00 for 50 headshots. Not many places will print less than 100 (and we never use that many before she gets another picture taken...) so getting 50 was a good deal. And their turn around time is very fast - less than a week, if I remember right.</p>
<p>Just checked the Isgo website and thought I should clarify - it now costs 40.00 for 50 lithographed headshots and 55.00 for photo paper. We went with the lithos as we, too, preferred the thicker paper. The headshots came out great and we didn't notice a reduction in quality from photo paper.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>Thanks. Our photographer does not usually do headshots, so I will have to try to enlighten her regarding the costs. . .I'm hoping for a "clean" CD, so that I can do what I want with it. Unfortunately, I did not do the negotiating before the sitting. . .I needed senior photos, photos of my 2 kids, and the headshot, and I needed all this fast, so we just did it, on the spur of the moment, all for one sitting fee! She's pretty flexible, though, so I think we'll be OK. Again. . .thanks for the information and the websites!</p>
<p>We are extremely satisfied with Precision Photo in NYC. Reasonable pricing, easy to work with and prompt service.
<a href="http://www.precisionphotos.com%5B/url%5D">www.precisionphotos.com</a></p>
<p>Should you always give a 8x10 headshot or is a 5x7 sufficient?????? IS a photo smiling prefered over a serious one or does it matter??</p>
<p>I'm assuming you are talking about a college audition? If they are asking for an actual "headshot", that means an 8 x 10. If they ask for a "photo", you might be OK with a 5 x 7 or smaller picture. For musical theater, some might consider a smiling photo more appropriate; but serious poses can be nice too, if they're an accurate representation of what you really look like.</p>
<p>For professional auditions, nothing smaller than 8 x 10 is acceptable. There's also been some discussion on this forum about 8-1/2 x 11; however I believe 8 x 10 is still considered the standard size.</p>
<p>My S used a casual shot taken when he went for his senior photos. He attached the wallet size to his college audition paperwork. After he was in his chosen MT program, we paid for professional headshots to use for auditions for summer theatre. He has (2) - an 8x10 smiling photo and an 8x10 serious one to use depending on what role he is auditioning for. I like the smile shot because he has great teeth and he might as well show them off. He has copies on the laptop and has had to use a small size to paste in the corner on some applications. He simply prints out the size required.</p>