This is my first time here in Headshot Photography group.
I would love to hear from you guys and see what you think about my recent work.
also, don't forget to rate/vote on my portfolio.
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Lens: Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L USM II
Light: Natural, Shade
85mm · f/2.0 · 1/1000s · ISO 320
Nice
thanks pedro.
Nice shoot. but for me it's more a portrait than a headshot. It bothers me that's is cutting a part of her hair.
That's almost the default with modern headshots. The point being that the tops of heads aren't usually very interesting or informative, so why bother with them?
Dare I say that a head shot is a special kind portrait? And I agree with David, it is common for head shots to crop the head.
Thank you Larissa for your comment.
as Joseph mentioned, a headshot is another shape of the portrait photography.
and as David said, some standards are being alternated in modern days, because in movie formats or cinema formats which an image is cropped in 16:9 there will be less space for forehead or hairs in order to fit everything in the frame specially when it is a medium close up or close up shot.
yet, I still appreciate all your comments and thoughts.
Actually, talking of films, there is another reason this is becoming the default head shot. It's the same as why it's the default close-up for films - it's the framing you'd get in conversation, intimate but not overwhelming.
A shot backed out enough to show the top of the head would be less intimate and shot oriented to show the top of the head but not the shoulders would make the model look shorter and less charismatic. So its not a question of any distance being right or wrong, but of the nuances you want to convey. (Although this shot probably is the standard format for a casting head shot now.)
Excellent work, Farbod. Love the lighting, color and sharpness. The cutting off of part of her head is similar to Peter Hurley's style. Beautiful subject.
thank you so much, Nelson. it's a positive energy for me to be compared with masters.
First class. There's some hard light on the face bringing out the bone structure and that makes the shot pop. Did you work the edge of the shade region to find it or is it from a reflector?
Thanks, David.
To be honest, I did not use any reflector, special lighting or any other complicated scenario. the location I shot this, was a sitting area in Amsterdam where there were tall buildings all around us and the lighting was perfect all by chance. even the white reflection in her eyes is the white table we were sitting on.
So you moved around until the buildings acted as reflectors? That's what I do shooting open shade a lot of the time too.
haha... not really, we've been too hungry and thirsty to think about finding a location and shoot some photos. we found a place to sit down for a moment and have a drink, but suddenly I found the situation good enough for a shot.
Well done!
thank you Alberto
It's a really nice portrait of the girl. Nice exposure and sharp. The human eye goes first to the brightest part of the image or the areas of highest contrast. In this case that is the background, right at the edge of her hair, where my eyes went first before I looked at the subject herself. If the background right around her hair were darker, the highlights on her nose/forehead/ cheeks would be more pronounced and make a much stronger image in my opinion.
Thanks, Jason. I agree with you, the background is brighter than highlights on the model.
but what if I brighten the eyes instead of darkening the background? I kinda like the chaos in the background.
how ever, is that still the same when you open the image for full size? because there are some hotspots in her eyes which are the brightest point in the image. but when you take an overall look at the image then the background looks brighter than the model.