Photographers NYC: Fashion, Beauty, Headshots & Modeling Portfolios NY & LA- Jo Liu

Thanks for visiting our photography site. Finding good Los Angeles and New York fashion photographers can be difficult, and there are many amateurs and professionals from whom to choose. We offer a wide range of photo services and packages from modeling portfolios and headshots (NYC or LA) to complete advertising and commercial projects. Whether it is model photos, acting headshots or a look book for advertising your new apparel line, we would love to discuss your project and help you realize it.

We develop Los Angeles & New York modeling portfolios for talent looking to launch a new commercial or high fashion career or to supplement an existing portfolio. Below is a breakdown of the services we offer. Please, view our work and feel free to call with any questions.

Fashion Photographer New York: Model Photos and Acting Headshots NYC & LA- Jo Liu

Whether for Broadway actors or New York models, a great headshot is one of the most critical investments for any talent. New York headshot photographer, Jo Liu, can provide you with a variety of headshots that express your range as a performer while showcasing your masculinity or feminality, so that you can audition and work. When reviewing headshot photographers NYC, pay careful attention to individuality. It matters. If all of the shots in a portfolio look and feel the same, your shots will look and feel just like everyone else’s. They may be great photography, but they aren’t great “headshots NYC”.

Pursuing both modeling and acting? View Jo’s extensive headshot & modeling portfolios. She can create an expertly tailored package to help you take the next step, regardless if you are looking to be signed by agents in both fields or simply need to update your commercial headshot, theatrical headshot or model photos.

What Every Working Actor and Actress Should Know About Getting the Best Headshots NYC or LA

Jo has worked in almost every entertainment and advertising market during a career that has seen her in well-established studios in Chicago, Los Angeles and New York. NYC headshots and LA headshots can require a different approach since casting directors on Broadway and those in Hollywood are themselves different. Still, New York photographers and headshot photographers in Los Angeles should share at least one unmistakable trait; they should consistently capture the essence, individuality and personality of the actors, musicians, comedians and other entertainers with whom they work.

Advertising, Fashion Photographer New York & Los Angeles

Full Advertising Campaigns in Manhattan by Photographers NYC: LA Available

We provide a full service photo studio located in Chelsea with years of experience in collaborating with advertising agencies to create dynamic, scintillating and captivating images. Our crew of industry experts ensures that every detail from the first layouts to the final retouching goes smoothly. We pride ourselves on completing all work to the agency's specifications on time and on budget.

Beauty Photographers NYC & LA

Hair Care, Skin Care & Cosmetics

Beauty photography requires a sensibility that few photographers take the time to cultivate. Unlike headshots or portraits, beauty for cosmetics, skin care or jewelry must be lit and directed uniquely each time and can never be formulaic. We specialize in beauty photos that fully demonstrate the quality of your product. Also, the makeup and hair teams with whom we collaborate bring innovation and technical artistry to every project. Our results are always tasteful; the images are neither dull nor cloying.

Models Headshots NYC by Beauty Photographer, Jo Liu

Aspiring and working models should not overlook one of the most important shots in modeling portfolios, model headshots. An actress headshot on your zed card simply will not promote you as well as a professional model photos created to represent an ad or a tear sheet. You must present a fierce face or seductive gledge to succeed in this industry. Often, an acting headshot may hinder your advancement by appearing less serious or even unprofessional from an agency's or client’s point of view.

Fashion Photographer New York City & Los Angeles

High Fashion Advertising & Magazine Editorials

We love to play when we work and nothing is more fun than experimenting and creating new, edgy and high fashion photos. So, if you want to get creative on your next ad campaign or design project, we would love to play with you.

Beauty & Fashion for Commercial Print & Lifestyle Photo

NYC photographers are known for their ability to shoot dynamic and captivating fashion and beauty images that sell products, and Jo Liu is one of the best. She blends commercialism with edginess and high energy to provide clothing and apparel clients with ads that sell to a broad spectrum of clients rather than a single target or niche.

Portfolio Modeling Photographers NYC (Manhattan), New Jersey, Philadelphia & Connecticut

Modeing Portfolios for Agency Submission

Starting a Los Angeles or New York modeling career? Perhaps you have experience in the industry but need new model photos to approach a larger agency or to branch out to a new market. Jo works regularly with the top agencies including IMG, Ford, Elite and Wilhelmina, and she knows what they are looking for in model headshots and modeling photos. She has been the first photographer for countless models who went on to be signed by agencies in NY & LA and to have successful careers.

Zed Cards (Comp Cards) & Modeling Portfolio Photography for Agency Models

Clients often book talent based solely on the strength of modeling portfolios. Weak images with unflattering lighting or too much retouching can draw attention away from beauty or a perfect body. Special attention should be paid to the zed card. A card is often all that photographers and potential clients have to remember of you at the end of a long casting day. The five pictures that ultimately represent you on your comp cards should show range while also being of consistent quality. Shooting your modeling portfolios with Jo is a great decision when you are looking to build a book and editionalize zed cards to demonstrate that you have the look and can work the camera.

Fashion Photographer's NY Availability- Manhattan, America & The World

Booking Jo Liu

Our photo studio is open Monday through Friday from 10 AM until 6 PM and appointments are required. Give us a call at 917.284.4399 for scheduling. We are available across the country or internationally. A partial list of available cities follows: New York (Brooklyn, Manhattan and all the rest), Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston, Connecticut & New Jersey. Contact us to inquire about your city.

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