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From actress headshot photoshoot

From actress headshot photoshoot
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Behind The Lens

Location

Because I'm starting out and haven't got a dedicated studio yet, this photo was taken in my 3x4m dining room which I convert to a studio temporarily when I shoot headshot portraits.

Time

It was late morning when the photo session started. The natural light didn't matter much because all the light in the scene was created purely by flashguns and softboxes.

Lighting

The photoshoot was for an actress and therefore the lighting needed to show her features in the best possible way - clear, clean and appealing. That was only the start of my photography work though. It was getting the expression right that mattered most.

Equipment

I used Nikon D3200, manual YongNuo flashguns + trigger and small collapsible softboxes. I used white vinyl roll for the background, lit separately by another two YongNuo flashguns.

Inspiration

All of us have good days and also not so good days. There are different sides to us but it is very important to make great first impression. After all, one can make it only once! This applies to actors, business people, and everyone else really. Online and offline too. We cannot be everywhere at once so we need something to represent us. In the best light possible of course (literally and figuratively). That's where a good headshot portrait comes in. Engaged, connected, confident with a touch of easygoing vibe. Not an easy task, it is a process really because everyone is different and often people don't open up from the get-go. Especially because of this, to see a shy, self-conscious person change in front of the camera and show his / her best side, confidently and genuinely is so rewarding.

Editing

Just a subtle skin retouching (blemishes, specular highlights, etc.) and adjustment of the original crop.

In my camera bag

I normally travel light and have one camera body, 35mm 1.8 lens, 55-200mm lens, Nikon flashgun SB-800, spare batteries and SD cards (+ lens cleaners: small cloth and lens pen).

Feedback

One usually doesn't need an expensive equipment if it is a controlled environment (where there are no crowds or weather elements). If you learn to understand light (natural or artificial), you can create beauty shots easily. Working with people is quite complex though (and always has been). That's where the real work starts. And that means to work with the person through self-conscious issues, shyness, learned poses and expressions that are far from genuine, overconfidence, etc. to get to the real, awesome side that everyone has but rarely shows. Especially to a stranger with a camera. If you, like me, tend to see the bright side in people, it'll be worth the effort to get there and capture it. That feeling is awesome. Most importantly the people in front of your camera will feel that too once they see their pictures. It'll lift or balance their self-esteem and if done right, they take something from the session that will stay with them and will have impact on other aspects of their lives more than you may think.

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