<p>Does anyone know a good place in NYC (or anywhere else) to order good but inexpensive prints of a digital headshot? and a smallish amount? (<100)</p>
<p>Am I right (I re-read the headshot discussion of some months ago) that for a college audition it's better NOT to staple the resume to the photo?</p>
<p>thanks</p>
<p>funny you should ask. I just ordered some from a place on line that I mailed the original (a 4 x5) and paid for an enlargement and 50 copies... I will let you know how they come out.. I expect them in the mail by Tuesday.</p>
<p>Can you post the results here, please? I need the same info. I had my D's senior portraits done a week or so ago, and had some "personality shots" done that we will use for this process. Do we get anything like her name printed on the front?</p>
<p>Here's the earlier discussion, and I'm sure there is another earlier one too but I can't find it now. </p>
<p>We used Reproductions in NYC....you can do it by mail and also their forms are online. They are well known for this in NY and the theater world. </p>
<p>Your kid's name should be on the headshot. I prefer it in the white border at the bottom but some put it ON the photo. Colleges are not going to be picky about professional headshots but if your kid is doing theater, might as well have the proper kind as they will need it anyway.
Susan</p>
<p>I'm not sure if it violates CC rules to post a commercial website name on line, but once I get my reproductions then I will certainly be glad to share the name in a private email one way or the other.</p>
<p>Yes, they do put the name on it. In my case, I had a headshot done last year and I had scanned the photo and enlarged it that way. It actually came out well. What you do to get the name on it when you do it yourself is import the photo into Word and put the name on the photo that way. </p>
<p>But I got tired of using all my printer ink up (and time) making copies at home, so I am trying this online site.</p>
<p>OK, here's the earlier still discussion of headshots for people who weren't here last year:</p>
<p>there is stuff about unifieds in there too.</p>
<p>I too used Reproductions in NYC--twice and was very happy with their work.</p>
<p>PhotoScan in Orlando is another good place and they do some great work. I've noticed several well known people on their walls, including Rue McClanahan. They are relatively inexpensive and have several layouts to choose from. I want to say I spent $70 for 250 black and white 8x10's. Their turnaround time is very good also.</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>Our photographer fixed up a digital file with the name across the bottom on the white border and sized the file to 8x10. We had them reproduced at the local FedX Kinco on photo paper that they cut down for us to 8X10. They didn't cost much and look good.</p>
<p>We called around and used a local photo shop for ours. They even did them over when the first batch had a bluish cast. We did not want 100 because last time we were left with so many extra. We had 25 made up and they won't charge us extra to do another 25. Maybe it's because my family had a retail business. I like to patronize the mom n' pop operations when it's ecominically feasible. We used Kinkos for photocopying music.</p>
<p>Our photographer simply gave us a digital file with her name on it and we made the copies at Walmart. I used spray adhesive to attach the resume to the back and trimmed it down to fit the 8 x10. I know this isn't the professional approach but she only used 10 or so copies at all her auditions and it wasn't worth the investment in 100 which is the minimum order for most of the specialized headshot printing companies. The unorthodox method didn't seem to hurt her at auditions and as a cautionary note, many college programs want headshots redone anyway and have the resources to do it for the students. We also used a shot that was over a year old at the time of her auditions, and again, it didn't seem to hurt her. There were so many kids at auditions who didn't even have headshots or resumes or who simply had Senior portraits or snapshots. I think that the adjudicators really just want a photo that looks like you to jog their memory when they go back and review the day's auditions.</p>
<p>Thanks so much for all the suggestions - esp. the cheaper alternatives! I'm going to try the local photo store for the 10 or so we need for auditions. If it comes out well, we can always get 50-100 later at one of the professional places listed.</p>
<p>Hello I was wondering if any one could tell me how to start a new thread. I am very interested in MT but I am a bass and am having a hard time finding songs that highlight the low part of my range which I am very proud of.</p>
<p>Go here (<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/forumdisplay.php?f=501%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/forumdisplay.php?f=501</a>) and click on the box that says "NEW THREAD".</p>
<p>Hi, MT posters!</p>
<p>I am a long-time lurker and have also gone back & read the threads from the beginning. Thanks so much to everyone both past & present for the tons of advice I have gathered and printed out for my d, who is a senior and beginning the audition process. She has called this my "obsession" - until now, when she has a question!</p>
<p>D has long, curly hair. Think the look we all paid for in the 80's, and, of course, in 2005, she hates it, as straight hair is the style. </p>
<p>Her headshot was taken with her hair straight. Since the general opinion seems to be that the colleges use the headshot to jog their memories, should she also straighten her hair for her auditions?</p>
<p>Of course, this seems like a minor problem to worry with, but, worry we do!</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Texan Mom,
WELCOME!! Glad you decided to post. Keep posting, don't lurk!</p>
<p>In my opinion, I do not think your D needs to straighten her hair for the auditions just to match the headshot. As long as the headshot looks like her and is from the past 12 months, it's fine. Lots of kids look a little different than their headshot...hair style, length changes. My D's headshot was taken in Sept. of her audition year. That prior summer, she had cut her hair way shorter than it has ever been. By the winter auditions it had grown. The headshot still looks like her but it is not an exact match in that way. Now, one year later, her hair is much longer (which is more typical of her) and in fact, she is rarely straightening her hair now as she did at the time of the headshot and has been opting to wear it wavy. Of course she is not now auditioning for college but if she needs to use this headshot from 12 months ago, she certainly would, even though her hair is longer and usually worn wavy now. This is kinda a common phenomenom (with girls particularly!) and so as long as the headshot is within the year, don't worry if she is not currently appearing exactly the same as in the photo in terms of "style".</p>
<p>Good luck to her in the auditions and do let us know how it is going.
Susan</p>
<p>Thanks, Susan.
The headshot was taken this past summer, and the smile is definitely hers, so, if she'll just be able to smile during the auditions . . .</p>
<p>I think that this has just become something else to worry about, and that she would rather think about her hair than about monologues, senior research project, homecoming dates, brushing the dog, etc. etc. I'm glad I'm not a senior again!</p>
<p>Thanks again for your help.</p>
<p>Honestly, I think she should wear her hair the same way in person as in her head shot. But it's not the end of the world if she doesn't. Just preferable.</p>
<p>You bring up a good topic. These kids, especially girls, need to think about that before they have their head shots taken, so that there is continuity in their look. Sometimes when a girl changes her hair, she looks very different</p>
<p>Mary Anna is absolutely correct and she definately knows, as she is a casting director/acting coach and knows what they prefer! Wear your hair the same as your headshot.</p>