Barbot Jacob Headshot
Jul, 2017Views
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Behind The Lens
Location
This photo was taken in the living room of my old apartment, which I shared with a couple of other artists. We had one wall dedicated to hanging backdrops and I used a simple black piece of fabric in the background.Time
Because I was shooting this in an apartment, I would take my own headshots at night to limit light pollution from windows.Lighting
As you may have guessed, I used two lights for this setup. I was experimenting with the beauty clam setup-- one light slightly below my face, one light slightly above my face, and the camera shooting right between them. The lights were not fancy or expensive -- just simple soft boxes I found on Amazon for less than $50.Equipment
This photo was taken when I was just getting into photography and I was using a Nikon d3300 and the stock 18-55mm lens (at 55mm).Inspiration
Besides being a photographer, I'm also an actor. I took this photo of myself for submitting to more upbeat or commercial roles.Editing
Gosh--- it's been so long since this was done and I'm not sure what experience level I had reached at this point but it appears that I made an eye layer to increase the sharpening and contrast. I think I also made separate layers for hair and face-- hair to sharpen or increase clarity, skin to soften.In my camera bag
Nikon d610, Tamron 24-70mm f/2.8 lens (used for headshots, family photos, baby portraits), Nikon 70-300mm f/4-5.6 (this lens is more for hobby stuff), two cheap off-brand flash units with radio transmitters, a small(ish) remote-controlled LED, and a CPL filter. I travel fairly light. The rest of my bag is stuffed with various batteries, SD cards, and cleaning materials.Feedback
Glamor lighting doesn't have to be hard! Get those lights as close to you and make the source as large and diffused as possible. You can experiment by adding a hair-light behind the subject. I was fairly new to photography and didn't own a third light of the same color temperature.
