Working on my headshot skills. Feedback welcomed. Thanks.
Working on my headshot photography skills and would love some feedback to improve those skills and images. Thank you.
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Anastasios Gialopoulos
The king
Hiking in this beautiful region is like a present.Also standing at high elevation and looking to the king of Austria.The first snow the changing coloursand all the combination with the weather cond
Eric Thiessen
Oasis
One of my favorite waterfalls I've photographed in recent years. deep in the backcountry of Vancouver Island lies this pristine oasis.
Colin Andersson-Hamill
YOUNG MALE MALAYAN TIGER
These are a highly endangered species, and the rescue center has this young male tiger, which they hope will breed with their already existing female Malayan tiger.
Colin Andersson-Hamill
BLACK LEOPARD
A new arrival at the rescue center. She was very friendly and very flirty, rolling about on her back and meowing, then staring at you as if she might be hungry. A magnificently beautiful animal
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Looking good..only thought is, with a head shot, get close up...shoot the head, not the torso, arms, etc.
Hello Alonzo, you're on the right track. I'd call these portraits. When referring to headshots, I think in terms of commercial headshots, or those used by actors. Get in close and have the face as the focus of the shot. I'd keep hands out of the frame as they distract from the face. You've got great eye contact with your subjects. Get in close and build on that!
Hi Alonzo.
I agree with Joseph & Greg's comments.
What I see here is you have a good report with your sitters. They seem relaxed and are giving you some 'buyin' to the shoot.
On a technical point, I'd like to suggest you reconsider the ring flash catch lights, as visible in your young lady's eyes. They perhaps draw attention away from a beautiful set of eyes and become features in and of themselves, pushing your sitter into the background somewhat. Your clamshell setup in the guy looks far more natural to me, allowing my attention to settle on him.
In a serious headshot, especially for actors, sooner or later you're going to have to ditch the hands, as much fun as they are here. So, I'd be asking myself the following question...
"How do I keep the vibe hot, when the hands that have helped these images are now gone?"
Engaging work ALonzo.
Regards
Greg