Who’s Molly?
Well, for starters, that's me over there on the right. The blonde with the chin. In addition to being an awesome headshot photographer, I'm also an actor and an improviser.

What does that have to do with anything?
I was getting to that, give me a chance. So, as I was saying... as an actor I have first hand knowledge of “the biz” and unique insight into what casting directors and agents are looking for in a headshot.

As an improviser, I'm…well...hopefully I'm funny. And if I'm funny I can make you forget about the camera so that you can relax and have a good time - so that you can be yourself and, maybe for the first time, have pictures that really show casting directors the depth of your unique personality.

Hi Molly:)
WOW!!!!! You are amazing!!!! These are Super Pictures!!!!! I am blown away! Absolutely floored!!!!
THANK YOU!!!!
TM

Hello Molly
Just wanted to let you know what your photography has done for me so far This year:
1) Agent and manager loved the new shots.
2) Booked an episode of "Curb your Enthusiasm"
3) Just signed on for "Walk Hard" starring John C. Riley. 14 weeks of filming...
Thank you...

(I take full credit for his success as an actor. It has nothing to do with his talent or resume.)

Since you took my pictures and I got them up and running, I`ve had more auditions (theatrical and commercial) than any other time in my life. A month and a half ago I booked a national. Last week I booked a co-starring on "Dexter.” My managers LOVE the pictures and so do I! Thank you so much. Also, it was such a pleasure meeting you. (and your really cool dog)

You kick a lot of ass! - Alex

hey molly. i'm absolutely BONKERS about those pix you took of daniel and i!

just making sure you're touching up that sweet sweet 1930 pic. i'm obsessed with this picture. i'm obsessed with you.

Matthew Scott

Hi Molly,

The photos are awesome!  I am sitting here laughing and smiling because you can tell that it was a fun shoot.  Well I had fun!  They look fantastic, thank you again.

Best, Anne

Hi Molly,
We have had a chance to do a very quick viewing of the photos, and they are all so beautiful. You did a magnificent job! Hopefully we'll have a chance to go through them this weekend to make our selections....It's going to be difficult to choose.

Thank you for the gorgeous pictures and, as an added bonus, a fun experience last week. We are so thankful that we found you.
Warmest regards,
Sharon & Karlie

Molly...these made me cry...in the best way ever.

These are honestly the best pictures I have ever ever ever had by far.  I just can't even express how happy I am.  They are pretty and charactery all at the same time and the colors... my gosh.  You're amazing.  You made me cryyy!

Thank you so much!!!! - Dana

My new agent at Arlene Thornton really likes all the photos. Yay!

- Lisa

Molly, 
Girl you really are good!  I love my shots!  I like way more of these than I ever thought I could.  With some good touch ups for the old wrinkles, etc. their are gonna be quite a few that I really like!!!  Just wanted to drop you a line to make sure you knew that you are gifted girl.  And as a fashion photographer too!!  I'm no super model and you were able to capture some really good feelings/styles/compositions! Thanks again girl!  - Andrea

I absolutely love my shots!  Everyone that looks at them is utterly impressed.  My parents want copies of the entire CD and my teachers had to pick multiple pictures from my final selections.  I've narrowed them down to about 37 now... from 274!  Ha!

I've been singing you praises and telling all my friends who still need headshots to come to you.  Everything about what you offer is fantastic and when I talk to the people who already got their headshots, I realize I made the perfect choice. 

Thank you so much! - samantha

HI Molly
pictures are GREAT!!!!!
thank you!
I'm going to see in detail everysingle one and let you know thanks!!!!!!!!
you are very talented!
natalie

Molly!

I loved my shots! and so did my agents...in fact i gave them your info to submit to other clients (kolstein talent agency KTA)..

please use my photos for whatever you would like! they are positvely the best headshots i have ever had done...thank you so much!

again, thanks so much and i wish you the best of luck!

kelly

I can't THANK YOU ENOUGH, Molly! 
You gave me so much to choose from.  I'm so grateful for your talent and immense warmth!
   
Thank you thank you thank you thank you....!!!
 
Big Hug & Much Love,
Talbott

Hola Molly,

Once again, THANK YOU SO SO MUCH for everything!!  I had such a wonderful afternoon with you!! 
Now, I know your secret of how you capture a person's essence on camera.  YOU are the secret! 
I must let you know:   YOU make a whole world of difference, Sweetie!!

xoxo and big hug,
Talbott 

Molly!!

We both wanted to say thank you so much for everything!! Really we just loved the pictures and we are so happy with the outcome of everything. I definetly would love to work with you again. It was such a good experience and i just really wish you the best of luck in everything. We seriously cant thank you enough, my press kits look amazing , my myspace music page looks amazing and everything is just perfect. I wish you the best of luck and lots and lots of success take care! Best wishes!!

Sincerely
Lasette =)

Hey Molly just wanted to let you know, mailed out pics Monday, got a Call Tuesday, had an agent by Wednesday morning. You sure did something right! Once again, the response has been more than I could have hoped for, I have one of the best agents in town thanks to your headshots.

Thank you,
Bart

I got my CD yesterday and there are SOOO many pictures!!  Thanks again, so much - this was the first time I've had headshots taken that I actually felt confident that something good would come out of them! 
Thanks again!!
~Maria

I just wanted to let you know that I LOVE my headshots. I can honestly say that they are the best I have ever gotten. Thank you so much! I will be referring you to anyone that needs new shots. Again, you are AWESOME!!!

Mike

I LOVE MY PICTURES!!  I had such a great time shooting with you and just wanted to thank you for bringing out the real me, and making me look great at the same time.  It's funny, but I was kicking myself for not telling you that I wanted to get some quirky pictures like some I've seen on your site, and then when I got the pix, there were quite a few that made me laugh out loud because they really captured different sides of my personality.  I really can't thank you enough - you may be the only thing in town that's worth the money.  Thank you again!

-Joey

Hello dear!

I know I've mentioned it, but thank you again - I love my pictures and so do all my agents.  We're getting excited for episodic season...
I was sending friends your way before we even had a session together! 

--Adam

Molly,
We thoroughly enjoyed working with you.  You are fun, creative and well priced!  It was a pleasure.
I love your style.!  Rena BenOr
Dalya's mom

Session 1:

Hi Molly!  Hope all is great with you!  Every casting director (about 5 or so) that I've done workshops with have all liked my pic's!  :)  Thanks again!

Jackie Geary told me that both her favorite headshots ever and her boyfriend's favorite headshots ever were with you! 

Rock on, Jill

Session 2:

I'm having the hardest time picking photos!  You've given me so many great shots that I'm just struggling! 

Thanks again! Jill

Thanks Molly! My headshot came out wonderfully! I really appreciate working with you, it was a great experience. I would have sent you a thank you card via the mail but I know how much you appreciate being green. Thanks for the info regarding the class, I'll totally check it out. You might want to check these out: Idealbite.com- green newsletter; Ecoproducts.com; Noimpactman.com- or google.

Cheers,
Ashley

Just wanted to drop a note that EVERYONE (three different agencies) are raving about the photos.

Thank you for SUCH a great time, experience and product! Let me know if you want a copy of any of the hardcopies for whatever.

P.S.: LOVE that you included the pic of you.  F*&%ing genius!!!!

-Micah

You f*&%in rock. I can't believe you made me look so good! I am so impressed and so happy, and my make-up looks so pretty!! Thank you so much girl. You are so talented. I can't wait to show Shana and Mike at BBA. Hope you had a good show tonight. :) Xoxo Janell

Molly,
They are amazing!!!!  I cannot wait to show them off. 
Thank you Thank you Thank you!!!  I will refer everyone I know to you.  You do wonderful stuff with a camera!
Thanks,
Kelly

My agents have FINALLY picked their favs from my shoot with you. They loved all the pics, like for the first time they reaaaaaaally love my pics. So there you go, congratulations, you are successful. ha! Tell your mom, you made it.
 
Call u soon! Good luck tonight, when in doubt just say "clown rape" it always makes people laugh.
 
Jillian

Molly,

Thanks so much for an awesome time at the photoshoot on Saturday! I was totally comfortable taking photos with you. I would actually like to develop a comp card for modeling soon, so I will be back from Chicago to schedule another shoot!

Kim

Molly,
I LOVE my photos!!  I brought some of my favorites to my acting class last night and everyone raved about them.  (They all wanted your info, too!)
THANK YOU so much for taking photos that actually look like me, and where my smile doesn't look like I swallowed an alien...  You're awesome.
Peace,
Lauren

Fantastic Friday to you Molly!

So I wanted to say thank you again for the photos! I am uber stoked on the pics, and I just picked up some prints from Argentum that look super! Massive thanks again and I hope that the cosmos shine brightly upon your night!

With 2001 A Space Odyssey on my mind I remain,
full of boundless bliss!

Randy

Hey lady!

I love these pictures!  I'm very tired of looking at myself - but I love these pics.  I feel like these are the first pictures that show my personality - so, thank you!

You rock, lady!

:-)
Renee

Hey Molly!  
Remember me?  I'm that biatch on the Real World!  Haha, I just wanted to say (in case in the craziness of Hollywood I missed the opportunity to to do so) thank you, thank you, thank you.  You were so great, and I love my head shots.  Granted, I sort of hate TV and probably won't get a chance to really use them to their full potential, but they make a great facebook picture in the meantime!  Really though, you were wonderful, and reminded me there are sane people in Hollywood. Hope you are enjoying summer and life! 
Sincerely,
Sarah

Molly-

Your shots got me a commercial agent - sounds like one of those blurbs, but it's true. She complimented your work highly. You are awesome.

Thanks again!

See you around the IO.

Best,
Scott

Thank you, thank you, thank you! I love them, smiley lines and all.
Thank you so much Molly! I am so happy that I met you. You have been such a help in more ways than one.

Shanon

YO MOLLY! i LOVE LOVE LOVED my shots. You did an awesome job, I look like me,  or a very well photographed version of me. My fam and friends also raved and thought i looked great. THANK YOU SO MUCH for my shots. You have an amazing natural energy that made the shoot comfortable and easy. You are the cats pajamas!
Recycle!
Lysandra Sykes
lysandra

My agents are so excited about the new headshot. I just booked a Home Depot with the new picture!

John Bonds

Dear Molly,

I do believe that for the first time ever my headshot has a smile in it! I have never had a photoshoot that ended with a single photo of me genuinely smiling that I liked and I left your photoshoot with two (that I LOVE)!!! There are so many great photos to choose from; I've had 3 friends take a look and I still haven't been able to narrow it down to under 10! You are such an artist at putting people at ease. I had so much fun and I think that's why I'm having so much trouble deciding on the final shots. You really have a skill at capturing the true and genuine personality of your subject. And just in case your head has not expanded to completely fill your brightly colored abode, you are an awesome possum. There. I said it!

Cheers,

Ally

Unbelievable!  We LOVE them!  Thank you so much for your time and effort!  They look so fun and we spent so much time laughing and commenting on which ones we like the best!  Mike made the joke that some of the pictures at the Disney theater look like a music video! 

Thank you so much for everything!  They are fabulous!  You are truly talented!

Jen Andrade

Hi Molly,
The photos are great!  We had fun narrowing it down, although from the very beginning there was one that stood out: 2836.  I love the mood of the ones taken on the hill by Silver Lake - it looks like it was taken under the African sun! 

I couldn't be happier.  You've done a wonderful job creating all different kinds of moods and interest.  Well done.

Thanks.
Isla

Eva's 1st e-mail:

Molly! You totally rock! The pictures you took of the boy (little Andy) on Friday are amazing. Normally I get maybe 20%, but I am going to have a hard time picking a headshot out of these because there are so many awesome shots. Great composition. Awesome interaction with him.

Yup! I want you to shoot me now! Let me know when you have time.

Eva's 2nd e-mail:

Just got the pictures from my shoot with Molly Hawkey. She can't take a bad picture, and believe me, it's NOT the subject!  I rarely like my pics, and I have so many good pics out of this shoot, I'm going to have a hard time picking my favorites.

Eva's 3rd e-mail:

I have had an explosion in work since Easter weekend. I thought about what this might be due to, and the only thing I've done differently is the pics I have posted on casting websites... ok... and a lot of praying.

Most of you know Molly shot me and my son.  BOTH of us are getting out for auditions several times a week now, with the same agents we've always had, who used to get us out a couple of times a MONTH.

I am now working in LA as much as I am in TX.  I honestly believe it's all because of the right pictures.  Molly captured Andy's and my personality, and we look real in the photos. THAT'S what makes them different from other pics that all have the same "style."

Honestly... if you're thinking about getting new pics or if your pics just aren't working for you GIVE MOLLY A CALL!  I know this reads like an infomercial, but I wouldn't be writing to everybody if 1) I didn't really believe Molly's pics are responsible for the increase in my work, 2) I didn't like to share good info with my fellow actors. 

Hugs to all of you! Eva

I just wanted to say thank you so much for my headshots! They look amazing, and the whole experience was so great. I usually really dislike taking headshots. The whole awkward extended silence filled with random clicks doesn't work too well for me. But I seriously felt like I was hanging out with a friend, and felt very comfortable having my pictures taken by you. I can't wait to outgrow them and do it again!  

ps. I brought them to my agent and he loved them! You're already on his preferred list.

~Emmanuelle

Just taking my first looks and these are AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! God Bless You for these, they are great, EXACTLY what I wanted. I'm so happy, and you should be really proud. If you want to use any of the pics for your site, please, please do cause they ROCK!!

Talk soon,

Fiona

HEY MISS MOLLY!!!  
I know it's been a while but I think I am finally sick of looking at myself!! Again I have to say that I love love love the pictures and my agent is super happy with them. It took us forever to narrow it down. She totally fell in love with your work and is putting you on her recommendation list, so that's pretty cool.
 
Thanks Molly your amazing, I will talk to you soon.
 
laura

Molly was just terrific. It's the first time in my life that I have so many good pictures of myself. I was nervous and uptight and she knew exactly how to relax me. Thank you

Dominique

WOW!!! The photos are fantastic. They are really great. There are a lot we like a lot. You did a very good job capturing my personality and my eyes. Plus Thanks for that shot of me and Sara. That one's cute! So, to wrap it up, Thank You, Thank You very much. I will be proud to present these to the appropriate people.

Sincerely,

Jimmi James

Actor By Trade

Entertainer By Nature

I love the pix, moll. Honestly, I think they are the best shots I've ever had.  I'm not even kidding.  They're at my agent's right now. 

Love . . .

Jackie

“Molly is the best.  She totally put me at ease which gave me a chance to be candid and spontaneous and my pictures prove it.”
— Matt

“I did get the photos and i love them, the ones i will end up using are amoungst some of the nicest photos i have seen of myself, you have quite the talent, so we will be working together more, i had fun and the engergy was great.”
— Yechiel

“MOLLY, MY MANAGERS LOVED THE PHOTOS, THEY HAD ME DO 26 4X6'S THEY LIKED THEM SO MUCH. THANKS AGAIN”
— Daren

"Molly was a jewel! And being such she knows how to find the diamond from the rough!"

- Elizabeth

Molly,

I've gotten so much positive feedback about your pictures.  My acting teacher and my life coach loved them.  Everyone asks me where I got them done. 

Elizabeth

Hi Molly!

Just wanted to let you know I received the disc and the final photos look fantastic. Thank you so much.

-Ivory

You're the best headshooter in the whole world, Molly.

You are like the gift that keeps on giving the whole year though.

Thank you very much.

-Charlie

I LOVE my new pics. It was soo hard to narrow them down because there were so many to choose from. Go check out my website and you'll see them!

www.angelmacdonald.net

Best of all possibilties,

Angel

Hey Molly! So I'm totally in LOVE with my pictures.  You really did a wonderful job, everybody here in Chicago loves them. Natural lighting was definitely the best choice for me.  It was hard to narrow down my choices but I have.  Hope all is well with you.  Talk to you soon:)

-Vergia

I got the photos and took them to cosco to make prints and have been sorting through them and emailing them to my agents for the past several hours. i love them, i think we got so many good things that i did not have before, they are very fresh and natural. They seem so real. I love the no-make-up ones, you really captured some great moments straight from a crime show. I hope my agents love them and can decide quickly, I narrowed it down to 30!!

jodi

No. You're the best! I love the shots!!! I even like a bunch not in your Faves folder!

BTW, if you're looking for your red chair, it's in my trunk. I can drop it off tomorrow if you want.

Jim

Hi Molls...

Thank you thank you THANK YOU. You did a FABULOUS job, I love you.

XO

Molly

“Molly, Joe's pics are FANTASTIC.  You completely captured him.  I'm so excited to refer more actors to you.  Great job, there darling.”
— Stacie (Talent Manager)

Hey,

Just wanted to let you know that we got the photos today...then we huddled around our computer for a half-hour (or so) looking at the shots...and I must tell you a story.

About a year ago a local Seattle theater organization had a "Headshot Day," where local photographers would see a large number of people (in hour-long slots) for headshots in their studios.  It was all for the bargain price of $100 per session.  I'd not had new headshots for, about six years or so, and I decided that this'd be a good, cheap way for me to get an update.

So I showed up, and this woman did me up all pretty, threw a little make-up on my face, and proceeded to take some shots of me...without giving me any instructions.  Just basically asking, "So, what do you want now?" repeatedly throughout the session.

The pictures came back, and it was essentially 75 shots of me crinkling my eyes, squinting, furrowing my brow, and smiling uncomfortably at an elevated camera.  Also, she'd shot me with a white background, which had the effect of making my teeth look brown.  And I wore a black polo, which had the effect of making me look in my late thirties.

So, as I was sitting, clicking through my $100 worth of headshots, beads of sweat started to form on my forehead.  "There's got to be one.  Just one that I can use," I remember thinking.  Just as panic was starting to set in, I found a single shot I was sitting on a stool...not smiling.  "Good enough," I thought.

Now, flash forward a year...and I have the opposite problem -- there are too many good shots to choose from.  I found about 5 "perfect" shots just on my first look...about 20 shots into the disk.  Amazing.  And Erika's was the same.  Plus, we have some great shots of a squirrel, in case we ever go out for an animated feature...about squirrels... :)

Anyhow, we're going to commiserate about these pictures, and we'll get back to you with our choices.  Now, just so we're clear, how many of these shots are to be retouched?  Is it 2 per person?  Or is Erika getting one more, because she's got an additional look?


Thanks,

“First of all, my agent loved your photos. for that matter, so has everyone i've shown them to. they really are awesome. sharon chatten lost her ever-loving mind when she saw melanie's (which is incredible, by the way). she was singing your praises up and down baroque!!!”
— Nina