Head Shots: Doubles, Triples and Quads by Barbara Cohen-Stratyner, Curator Of Exhibitions, New York Public Library For The Performing Arts, Dorothy, Lewis B. Cullman Center

Long before cut and paste, there was cutting and pasting. As part of the development of Head Shots, we searched out articles and books that advised actors and photographers on ideal examples. All agreed that a headshots should be simple, neutral and focus attention on the performer's face. And most of the exemplar images in the exhibition, no matter how expert the photographers, are basically faces inside rectangles.…

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