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three important reasons you need a great headshot In the business world, compelling offers, great marketing techniques, and polished websites are invaluable to attract your ideal client. However, what most people don’t realize is that the key to great marketing is what you don’t say – but what you show. Whether you are an entrepreneur, […]

What Kind of Headshot Do I need?

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This is Michelle and Ilana. I recently photographed them in preparation for the launching of their online matching service. But…this is not just any matching service. Ilana and Michelle had been friends for many years, but the bond between them grew with their shared experience of having breast cancer. Although their personal cancer stories were […]

These Women are 2Unstoppable!

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Melissa Maillett Media, LLC

If you’re an actor, your headshot is your single most important marketing tool. If you want to be taken seriously by casting agents, and when it lands on that decision maker’s desk or computer monitor you want the reaction to be “Wow! Let’s see that person!” When shooting headshots for actors, I often get the […]

Actor Headshots: What Makes The Best Headshot?

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Actor Headshot

  Last month I took these headshots of executives of Shelter  House, a community-based, non-profit organization serving homeless families in Fairfax County, Virginia. They were gearing up to participate in the Allstate Foundation Purple Purse Challenge, and even though it ends on October 25, I wanted to help spread the word and also share a […]

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