Another Sample Zed Card for Justin

Great Z Card Example for Child Actor

Had a wonderful shoot this past weekend with a very neat family and their actor child who needed some new head-shots for upcoming auditions. We decided to shoot on location in downtown Redlands, CA in order to do this project. The on-location vs. Studio is always a question for most actors. My philosophy and the idea that I try to foster is that when your using great lighting on-location, any talent scout or casting director doesn't have to use their imagination placing you into a real setting. "They actually see you in a real location" like a magazine shoot or an actual paying job will do for you. Oftentimes you'll see an established actor with the high-key, "white" background or low-key, "black" background. There is definately a place for this type of in-studio shot. But in reality, they already have the job. If you want more call-backs and more actual paying jobs, try doing Z-cards with shots on-location, so they can see you in a real setting on a real shoot.

I created some example Actor's Head "Zed Cards" shots here, on Lumapix Fotofusion Extreame. Great program to make any custom album or any type of design you may need, From business cards to Calendars, to Wedding Albums.

15 minutes of shots with the Nikon D1

Although I shoot with numerous Professional film and digital camera bodies, this camera is amazing...I picked it up for $70.00 just the other day and have shot about 600 images with it. The Nikon D1 is so fun to shoot with...What a professional feeling, sounding and looking image capture device. The images are great for 5x7 or perhaps up to 8x10, but at a mere 2.74mp or so, it won't do much more...Ahhhh, but for webshots or just to pick up and learn the Nikon pro-body, this thing is truly great and what a Rolls Royce body. Just have fun with it, or even if your a pro, you could actually shoot nearly any job with it as a secondary.