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Hollywood Headshots by Vanie Poyey
The following clients helped wrapped up 2010 for Vanie Poyey Photography! I’m pleased to say there were a great variety of fantastic shoots which took place all around the city on location. Check out the following head shot sessions to see just what I mean!
Jierra Clark and Jorjeana Marie are an example of a friend session where each person receives a $100 discount. Jierra is an amazing singer-actress and you can check her out on her YouTube Channel here. Jorjeana is a hilarious comedian and actress as well. Click to view some of her stuff! It was clear that their respective fields helped them shine as naturals in front of the camera.

Girl Next Door/Sexy Leading Lady
Brett Johnston was such a sweetheart! Here he shows off his good guy persona with ease.

Hip Leading Man/Commercial Business Professional
The following three ladies were so much fun! Yimmy Yim and Sally Weller both had a great quirkiness about them. Jenette Goldstein is a hard working actress and a true chameleon.

Sassy Friend/Quirky Office/CSI Detective
Anjelah Johnson is a hilarious comedian who was looking to get some shots to use for her acting work. I loved being able to help her achieve the marketing looks she needed. Check out some of her funny stuff here!

Edgy CW/Girl Next Door Headshot
The following shot was taken with the graduate students of UC Irvine. I can’t express how much fun this session was as all of the students brought so much sass and personality. They were willing to try ideas “out of the box” and their interaction with one another was amazing! Below, we also took individual headshots for some of the students as well.

UCI Group Shot
Alison Plott and Jesse Sharp were part of the UCI group shot and they also took advantage of getting personal head shots that day. Here Alison has such a nice dramatic essence, while Jesse portrays the perfect detective. These two just happen to be a couple!

Edgy Bad Girl/Edgy Detective
Ryan Imhoff, Nich Kauffman and Erika Haaland were also part of the UCI group shot. I just love the variety of looks here! All of them were very talented and easy to shoot!

Office Casual/Quirky Co-Worker/Girl Next Door
Paul McKinney was a real pleasure! His expressions were really specific and I think we captured his fun personality perfectly here.

Fun Business Professional/Blue Collar Worker Head Shot
We truly captured a beautiful essence in returning client, Rayne Hagstrom. In the first picture she shows a professional, stoic kind of beauty, while in the next photo she reveals her sexy and playful side. Rayne was a bit concerned about the angles not showing her in a flattering light. I disagree! What do you think!?

Business Professional/Sexy-Comedic Leading Lady
These next two gentlemen were such a pleasure to shoot! Rez Ketabchi was your classic college good ‘ole boy. Albie Selznick, is an actor who works quite often. Here we captured a high powered executive marketing look for him.

College Prep School/CEO Headshot
Finally, Brian Slaten did a fantastic job of transforming from a possible Firefighter to the All American working class guy.

Firefighter Headshot/Blue Collar Worker
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Professional Headshot Photographer; Vanie Poyey
We love treating our clients to a day of fun when they come in for their session. Here are a few people we had the chance to work with over the last couple of months. Thank you all for making our days interesting!
George Fisher, a repeat client, found me again after a ten year hiatus from the business. He was just as much fun to work with this time around as he was ten years ago! George, please don’t tell them about the “Vanie” from ten years ago. Shhhh.

Young Dad
Occasionally, we have requests for Modeling ZED Card sessions. We usually create four different looks for the back of the ZED Card. Here is an example from Jose’s shoot. Ladies check out those abs!

Athletic/Swim looks for Modeling ZED Card
Jamie also needed a “body shot” for fitness. As you can see, she really showcases her range in these photos. Good luck Jamie!

Young Office/Athletic/Girl Next Door
Santino on the left reminds us of the “nice cop” on Heroes. Paul Vroom on the right looks like he just stepped out of an episode of Law & Order!
Thanks for making it a fun day guys.

Guy Next Door/Cop
Derek is the third member of his family to do headshots with me! His brother and dad are both past clients. Thanks Brent for starting the trend and keeping the tradition. We wish Derek all the luck, not that he needs it!

Nerdy Office/Guy Next Door
These two ladies have a way of seducing the viewer! Krystal on the left is showing some strong attitude, while Tiwana on the right, exudes confidence.

Sexy Love Interest/Leading Woman
This was the second time I had the chance to work with Liza. She needed a re-shoot since she recently became a brunette. In the past, she’s gotten a lot of compliments from her last shoot as a blond (see our gallery), and I’m sure the compliments will continue!

Leading Headshot/Edgy
Courtney, the gal with the amazing blond hair, was so quirky during our shoot, she really made it effortless for me. Teena came in and did a friend session with her mom! These sessions are always a blast and as a bonus, we give a generous discount!

Girl Next Door/Hip girl
Dana has such an amazing range. She went from a very warm, funny character to a hard edged persona in no time. Slumber party Dana?

Young Mom/Edgy Bad Gril
This beautiful red head is Samantha. Perfect for the CW! Good luck Samantha!

Girl Next Door/Edgy
David Chung is a perfect example of male clients who use facial hair to vary up their look. Clean shaven, he easily pulls off the young dad, while with some scruff, he becomes the edgier heart breaker!

Edgy/Young Dad
Watch out Hollywood, here comes Nikki. Check out that range! She can destroy you and be your best friend at the same time.

Edgy/Young Office
It’s always a fun day when I have clients that make me laugh. I had the pleasure of working with these two in the same month! Allen, a very talented comedian had me laughing so hard, I had to put the camera down. Kyle reminds me of Seth Rogan. He was so easy to shoot, the day was over before it started!

Quirky Guy/Guy Next Door
Shannon is another one with incredible eyes. She just completely captivates the camera and demands your attention.

Young Mom/Sexy Girl
Markeia has so much range she looks like two completely different people here. The secret? Great talent and a great wig!

Vixen/NY Hipster
You can just tell from these photos that Kelly is energetic and full of fun! She really allowed for her creativity to come through. Say hi to our friends in Santa Barbara Kelly!

Silverlake Girl/Commercial
Coming soon, we’ll be comparing headshots before internet directories were born, and how they were different from today’s headshots.
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Los Angeles Headshots by Vanie Poyey
Happy New Year!
We took a small break from headshots during the Holidays and we finally decided it was time to get back to action!
We’ve been busy with Pilot Season thanks to all the agents we work with.
First up is Rikin Vasani. This handsome man can do it all and with a face like that why shouldn’t he?

Guy next door/Young Professional
Renato is actually a repeat, repeat client whose wife I have also had the pleasure of working with. They are the kindest and most entertaining pair I know!

Quirky Business/Guido
These next two gentlemen show a range of characters. Joseph is one of those guys we can see on the next big CW show as the boy next door. Anthony on the other hand, has that sexy New Yorker accent with a touch of bad boy. Watch out Dexter!

Boy Next Door/Detective
Nicolas J. on the left has so much potential and was so easy to shoot that his Dad just couldn’t believe the session was over so quickly! What can you do when you have so much talent? The boy next door on the right is Justin, who came to us after his brother, Nate. Both are equally talented.

Kid's Headshot of Nicolas/Boy Next Door
This sexy gal is Daniela. She knew exactly what she was looking for and we think her photos really show her vibrence!

Young Mom/Business
Alberti Popaj is a man of many traits! We had a fantastic and super fun day on the shoot and what a range!

Nerdy Boy Next Door/Love Interest/Young Business
This beautiful young gal is Keri! We really love the range she was capable of showcasing which worked great with our environments.

Girl Next Door/Edgy
This next pairing is Lawrence and Sara, both of whom where referred by the wonderful team at SFA! Is it me or does Sara have piercing eyes!

DJ/Vixen
Chuck Cobb is a riot! He has such a great personality and we know will do great things!

Edgy/Dad/Cop
This fine, young, innocent, blondy is Kate Yoder! We just had to show off her beautiful glowing hair but it just did all the work for us!

Edgy CW/Girl Next Door
Here we have the cooler, mysterious look with Sawyer, and the warmer glowing look from Katie. With smiles like those they can’t do wrong!

Edgy CW/Love Interest
We often get questions from our clients about changing their hairstyle between looks. Nicole Pettis shows how that is not a problem at all…with a wig! It is actually very common for a girl to wear her hair straight and curly, or for a guy to have some scruff and be clean shaven. We usually have a little buffer time between looks to allow for such changes!

Young Mom/Girl Next Door
This lady with the piercing blue eyes is Lynne! She got stopped by an agent during our shoot…hope it worked out in your favor Lynne.

Mom/Quirky White Trash
Martha is another repeat client of ours. Below is an example of what good talent and a little bit of lighting can do to change your marketing look!

Girl Next Door/Vixen
This comedian is Kris Sharma. Below is his funny shot next to his serious business man…talk about range.

Guy Next Door/Business
Julie Clark reminds us of someone that could easily be on Desperate Housewives. She has a great personality, is super talented, and how can you ignore those eyes?!

Business/Upscale Wife
Jacquelyn was such a pleasure to work with. Such an easy going gal and a great sport who braved the cold rainy weather that day.

Vixen/Girl Next Door
Meet Drea Hoffman, another repeat client, originally referred by my dear friend and photographer Jasper Johal. On this shoot we really covered a wide range and she was there with it every step of the way. Here is just a small sample.

Victim/Quirky Librarian
I had the opportunity to photography two of the cutest kids. Grace Elizabeth is just a doll and her brother Ezra had the biggest personality!

Kid's Headshots
Brooke Baumer, another repeat client really didn’t need much direction. We’re a couple of old pros at this and it was a smooth ride all the way.

Young Mom/Business/Casual Business
Those amazing eyes and great smile really made Kimberly Ann Jones’ expressions pop! We know she will do well.

Girl Next Door/Young Office




