She went to a large acting agency and combed through hundreds of headshots of men.

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For example, one of them requires you to take out all fifteen targets with nothing but headshots.

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Custom stamps have a dozen restrictions barring celebrity headshots, ads or political statements.

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Some are also trying to break with the traditional headshots with three-quarter-length poses.

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Headshots of celebrity patrons hang on a wall above the front dining room, including Liza Minnelli, George Stephanopoulos and Patrick Stewart.

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This is about the only area in which the PSP trumps the iPod photo, which is effective at showing headshots and little else.

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Laura specializes in headshots and works with many corporations to ensure their management teams have the best possible professional photos for use on websites and in company marketing materials.

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For Ms. Watt, the professional boost came from the high ratio of models and actors in the club, who often turn to her for headshots and suggest her services to other long-limbed performers.

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Kevin Hjelden, a programmer who goes by the nom de web FryGuy and blogs on a site called Burnt Popcorn, has written a program that turns the digitally scrambled headshots of Crazy Blind Date users back into recognizable portraits.

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