Mohammad Reza Golzar: Actor, singer, TV host and model

Take photographs for your portfolio. You should include professional-looking headshots: shots of you up close without a lot of makeup and on a plain background. You should shoot them in nice natural light (but not direct sunlight) without a lot of distraction in the photos. These are meant for agencies to get a look at you in a raw state. Consider a head shot, a body shot, and profile shots.

• The most important thing to communicate in a portfolio is that you are able to present a range of “characters” and looks.