Actually, there are quite a few reasons why you should hire a professional photographer for your actor head shots. But before you unpack all of that, let's unpack some other things that are important.

Simple fact of the matter is, pretty much everyone has one has a camera of some sort; it could be a dedicated camera, smartphone, or they have both. Nothing wrong with that, of course.

The problem is that everyone thinks they can take great pictures, when, in actuality, they may not be the type of pictures that you need, or can make use of.

There's a reason why professional photographers get paid what they get paid. And that is because they're good at what they do, at least for the most part.

When you're hiring a professional photographer to take your head shots, there is an implied guarantee that you're going to get what you paying for. That you're not going have to go back to this person and ask why does the image look like this or why does the image look like that.

Hiring a professional photographer can be the difference between you landing audition, or, being told by casting director or a talent agent, "Thanks, but no thanks".

One of things I've noticed personally, is that a lot of people feel like OK, is good enough. But when it comes to your actor head shots, you really shouldn't leave anything for chance. Hopefully, by the time you gone through some of the blogs, you'll no longer have it in your mind that OK is good enough. Because when it comes to submitting your content to the people that matter, you won't leave anything to chance.

Investing in a professional photographer to take your actor head shots is probably one the best investments you will ever make for your acting career. But you have to take that first step to get there.