<p>We were quoted a pretty steep price for the CD ~$125 so I’m torn between whether to get it or not. We already ordered the 10 8x10s @ $10/ea. How many headshots do we need for the auditions? Please let me know how many headshots you went through at each audition so I can figure out whether the CD is worth it. I think my son will have a total of 9 or 10 auditions. Thanks.</p>
<p>I cannot imagine that you would need more than one per audition. But you might feel better having a couple extras along with you on audition trips. More than likely they would never be used.</p>
<p>It is not unheard of for someone to forget <em>cough cough</em> to bring a headshot for an audition. I know for sure that a headshot can be sent in quickly thereafter, without necessarily jeopardizing the student’s chances.</p>
<p>It can’t be strongly enough emphasized that the audition itself is what’s paramount.</p>
<p>WellMeaningDad, why don’t you take one of your photos and scan it at the highest possible quality, then save it for printing on your own? In my opinion, $10 a photo is highway robbery. Since you’ve already paid it, you may want to amortize the cost by being able to print more if and when you need them.</p>
<p>In a pinch at Unifieds, when my son was auditioning for a school he hadn’t planned on, I ran up the block to Kinko’s and had them make me a quality photocopy of his headshot. Even that quality was fine!</p>
<p>$10 a photo is way, way too much.</p>
<p>NJTM, NMR and perischack – thanks</p>
<p>NMR – I know it’s too much but believe it or not I called numerous photography studios and this is the lowest total cost I could find. Some places wanted to charge exorbitant sitting fees, etc. We found a place that charged a $40 sitting fee and $10/per 8"x10" re-touched print. So for $140 he’s got 10 really nice 8"x10" headshots for his auditions. I’m o.k. with the total cost given how much less it is than most of the places we checked.</p>
<p>Before purchasing the CD and giving any more money to the photographer I would try scanning the photo and seeing if you can get a good digital image (that you then can then print out yourself when you need additional pics).</p>
<p>Thanks KatMT – good advice…</p>
<p>Some things you need to watch for in doing home scanning are: 1) changes in color tone and 2) maintaining the borders and image size within the borders. Play around with your scanning software at your leisure so that you don’t have surprises when you are printing.</p>
<p>Also, you can use many flatbed printer/scanners as a copy machine which is even simpler but the same issues prevail.</p>
<p>If the scanning really does not work well, you then may want to think about purchasing the CD, particularly if your S really likes the shot. He will need a headshot for professional summer theatre auditions that he does over the next few years of college. Most students will use a less expensive headshot for their auditions while in college, and then spend the money on a professional headshot when they are juniors or seniors. </p>
<p>However, if the 10 shots you have will get you through the college audition process, he may find that once in school he can get a new headshot for less money than purchasing the CD from the photographer who took this round of shots… for example, we have a student photographer where I teach who charges $75 for a shoot, and is very good… Many of the younger students have their shots taken by him, and then go to a NYC or DC photographer for the shots they will use post-graduation.</p>