Confidence is not the opposite of vulnerability. You can be both confident and willing to be wrong.

In business, that combo is essential to leadership.

In the arts, it’s the only way to guarantee something that works.

So what is the opposite of being vulnerable? Being defensive (and cockiness, its weird, smelly twin). We can spot it a mile off.

A great headshot puts that confident vulnerability on display.

It tells hiring managers, casting directors, clients, and connections you can own your initiatives and your mistakes. It also makes you look cool.

Because (to paraphrase Andre 3K) what’s cooler than staying cool?