{"id":25080,"date":"2026-01-14T10:57:46","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T15:57:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.paulmanoian.com\/photography\/faq\/do-i-need-to-lose-weight-tan-or-change-my-appearance-before-headshots\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T10:57:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T15:57:46","slug":"do-i-need-to-lose-weight-tan-or-change-my-appearance-before-headshots","status":"publish","type":"ufaq","link":"https:\/\/www.paulmanoian.com\/photography\/faq\/do-i-need-to-lose-weight-tan-or-change-my-appearance-before-headshots\/","title":{"rendered":"Do I need to lose weight, tan, or change my appearance before headshots?"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.ewd-ufaq-post-margin-symbol { color: #0c69b5 !important; }.ewd-ufaq-post-margin-symbol { border-color: #0c69b5 !important; }div.ewd-ufaq-faq-title h3 { color: #0c69b5 !important; }div.ewd-ufaq-faq-category-title h2 { color: #0b4b80 !important; }div.ewd-ufaq-faq-categories, div.ewd-ufaq-faq-tags { color: #0c69b5 !important; }.ufaq-faq-body .essb_links_list {\r\ndisplay:none;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.ufaq-social-links .rrssb-buttons li {\r\nmargin-bottom:2px;\r\nlist-style:none;\r\nmargin-left:2px;\r\n}\r\n.ewd-ufaq-social-links .rrssb-buttons li {\r\n  list-style-type: none;\r\n}\r\nh2 {\r\ntext-align: left;\r\nfont-size: 22px;\r\n}\r\n\r\nh3 {\r\ntext-align: left;\r\nfont-size: 18px;\r\n}<\/style><div  class=\"ewd-ufaq-faq-list ewd-ufaq-page-type-distinct ewd-ufaq-category-tabs-\" id='ewd-ufaq-faq-list'>\n\n\t<input type='hidden' name='show_on_load' value='' id='ewd-ufaq-show-on-load' \/>\n<input type='hidden' name='include_category' value='' id='ewd-ufaq-include-category' \/>\n<input type='hidden' name='exclude_category' value='' id='ewd-ufaq-exclude-category' \/>\n<input type='hidden' name='orderby' value='title' id='ewd-ufaq-orderby' \/>\n<input type='hidden' name='order' value='asc' id='ewd-ufaq-order' \/>\n<input type='hidden' name='post_count' value='-1' id='ewd-ufaq-post-count' \/>\n<input type='hidden' name='current_url' value='\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ufaq\/25080' id='ewd-ufaq-current-url' \/>\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-faqs'>\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"ewd-ufaq-faq-div ewd-ufaq-faq-column-count-one ewd-ufaq-faq-responsive-columns- ewd-ufaq-faq-display-style-contemporary ewd-ufaq-can-be-toggled\" id='ewd-ufaq-post-25080-3g3qwRCvv2' data-post_id='25080'>\n\n\t\t\n\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-faq-title ewd-ufaq-faq-toggle'>\n\t\n\t<a class='ewd-ufaq-post-margin'  href='#' role=\"button\">\n\n\t\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-post-margin-symbol ewd-ufaq-square'>\n\t\t\t<span >A<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-faq-title-text'>\n\n\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\tDo I need to lose weight, tan, or change my appearance before headshots?\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-clear'><\/div>\n\n\t<\/a>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-faq-body ewd-ufaq-compact-faq-meta' >\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-post-margin ewd-ufaq-faq-post'>\n\t<p>No. Casting wants you to look like you right now. 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