Tim Leyes: How To Secure A Successful Photo Shoot And Ensure A Great Headshot!

Tim Leyes is joining me on Cue To Cue Today! Tim is a highly sought after, Toronto based, photographer who has shot some of biggest names in show biz. When you land on his website you will find celebrities such as, Martin Short, Ryan Gosling, Rachel McAdams and Andrea Martin, just to name a few. He has recently started to shoot in LA which is opening up opportunities for L.A. based performers to be able to work with Tim.

Tim is a real casual guy. I think that is part of his charm. He is warm, friendly, and you can tell he genuinely loves what he does, which allows you to feel comfortable very quickly. I have had a session with Tim and I can tell you when you're in front of the camera he has a way of making you feel like you possess everything he needs to make it a great shoot. He gets so keyed up while shooting you can't help but get excited and feel confident about letting go and just going for it.

I have also had the pleasure of sitting on on a few sessions and watching him work and I find it equally enjoyable. He is present and ready to go with each artist and you can see he wants to have the best experience possible.

One thing I like that Tim does is, he will ask you what you usually get seen for in auditions and he will take that into consideration when choosing looks for the shoot. Its simple, but I am not sure every actor thinks about it as much as they should. It's one thing to have pretty photos but if those photos aren't helping you book auditions then really what's the point? He will make sure he puts together looks that work for those types and then he will do a few looks that go in a different direction, just so you have them if you need them.

I was excited to talk to Tim about and hear his thoughts on what makes for a successful shoot and how we can maximize our odds to have a great result. What do we need to prepare? Should we always get hair and makeup done? How many looks do we bring? How much touching up is too much? How do you know you have chosen the right photographer to shoot with?

Tim's expertise and suggestions for performers getting a headshot done were so useful and could save you from having a bad shoot and potentially save you hundreds of dollars by implementing some pretty simples things. Listen up!

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