Hi, my Name is Philipp I'm a student in digital journalism in Cologne (GER).
Last year I upgraded my old camera to a Pentax K1 and for now I'm taking my first steps in headshot-photography.
This 2 Images are made between a shooting for an website relaunch at our university.
I must admit I have been lax in both my shooting and posting recently, perhaps due to the fact my wife has now retired, and we are spending a LOT more time together doing various activities.
It was mid September late in the afternoon, a group of sailboats were out on the water enjoying the weather, there was a soft breeze blowing, pushing on the sails.
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Hi Philipp,
There are plenty of video to put you in the right direction.... do look up Peter Hurley. Here is a more recent tutorial.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDadz5rzE8g
thanks, I will!
I think the pictures are good, maybe the change of the background color would be better for a more contrasty picture. But maybe white was chosen intentionally?
Yes it was, i like the look of an white wall (because we didn't had a background system there). With an background system I may had changed to a light-neutral-grey. At this day there were made a loot of pictures from Profs and their stuff (not allowed to show them here at the moment). Thanks for your feedback!
These are nice images but they're really more portraits than headshots. The crop needs to be a lot tighter. Also avoid having your subject looking out of the frame. It's ok to have your subject tilt or turn a little bit but their eyes are the most important thing and should be looking through the lens. As suggested above Peter Hurley is a great photographer to learn from. I would also suggest looking at the work of David Muller, Vanie Poyey. Delane Rouse, Gary Hughes and our esteemed moderator Dylan Patrick. Each of these photographers had their own very distinct look and take on headshots but they still adhere to the general concepts that make a headshot.
Great Shots especially for your first attempt. Just a note on the composition. Generally, you should leave 2/3 space in front of the subject as it gives a gentle impression that the subject is entering the photo. Leaving more space behind the subject gives the impression they are leaving the photograph giving a slightly uneasy feeling to the photo. These are just general rules of composition which will help convey the feeling you.d like to impart on your portraits
Phillip, my comment was not meant so much for you as another post I had just looked at, however, I do agree that although nice photographs they are more portrait than headshot and definitely the eyes say it all in a headshot and you want to have a sincere, honest engagement with the viewer.
Hallo Phillip,
Ich will dir nicht zu nahe treten aber mit einem Headshoot haben diese Bilder nichts zu tun.Ich habe mir von Peter Hurley das Video The Art Behind the Headshoot gekauft und viel dazugelernt.kann ich nur empfehlen.