This is the first subject that I have photographed in my headshot career. She and her brother own and operate a successful electrical business here in Mesa, AZ.
This is the first subject that I have photographed in my headshot career. She and her brother own and operate a successful electrical business here in Mesa, AZ.
Very nice! I'm going to try some of this soon.
My only thoughts would be to go with a smaller aperture for business shots, seems a little under exposed, and you have to work hard hard hard to get rid of reflections in glasses like the neon green above her eye. You got a great expression from her.
Yeah it does seem a bit under exposed and I would whiten her teeth and add a little of contrast.
I think the pose is fine, but the framing is centered which I don't like, I'm also not sure what the reflections that are in the glasses.
I would raise exposure 1 stop and check the colour temp and crop to improve. and if you can remove the yellow glare.
I agree with most of what has been said, looks pretty good overall. I would be careful using a hair light on her as she is balding, or in post, I would fill that in, I would also shape and clean up her hair. Also, watch your focus, in this shot, it looks like you are focused on the rims of her glasses and not her eye. Her outfit is also a bit distracting for my taste.
Sorry i'm just not crazy about this shot, I think allot could be done to make it much better. The clothing attire doesn't do anything for her, I would have her in a more business looking top even a white button down. Her and her brother own a successful electrical business she should be dressed like she owns it and show that she is successful. The hair looks un polishes like she might have just done it her self. The gray background is not doing her any justice, I would Bokeh out the background and do the shot outside with a nice floral background with F3.2 at 200MM (70-200MM 2.8 lenses)which will also help make her face look less wide. Far to much shadow in the face, she is an older women so you need bounce light under the chin and up, preferably a strobe or continuous light to get the shadows out of the frown lines. Honestly this is a 3 light setup maybe 2 with a reflector under the chin. Post work for sure is needed but less would be required with the proper lighting.