This was a business headshot. it was a 2 lighting setup with a reflector. I have done many beauty photography before, but this was my first business headshot. let me know what do you like and dislike about it, in term of lighting, editing.. etc
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.
... a 'grab' just after I changed lens and model was not posing
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Firstly, I’m wondering why you chose to shoot landscape!....so many wasted pixels.
The top of the frame resting on his head looks not so good. Job for content aware fill. It looks a bit soft but that may just be the compression. The way you have chose to light it and the black jacket are at odds giving a black mass with little in the way of detail, but may wish to recover that. You could conceivable correct all that in photoshop, but best to get it right in camera.
Scratch the comment about softness, and jacket it was just my crappy iPad...looks pretty fine on my computer..in fact apart from the minimum headroom it's a pretty good shot..........throws iPad in bin
Thanks a lot. it happened to me too, I had to throw my smartphone :-)
The expression is great in the landscape shot. I do think that if you shot the landscape one portrait you've have a better composition. I feel like the skin has had some retouching that doesn't sit right with me. I don't think the compression serves them much justice. These are solid though and I don't see why you wouldn't continue to get work shooting business portraits if you keep it up.
Hi Micheal, what do you mean by " the compression " do you refer to file compression or the composition?
When I said I don't think the compression serves them much justice, I mean I think you've lost alot of detail by uploading them here.
yes I got it. Thanks
I don't have any issues with a landscape headshot, gives the subject room to breath in the frame without feeling trapped. Peter Hurley does it and he's the best headshot photographer in the business.
That said, I'd crop way in. Most of the frame is the jacket. I'd push in to get a little bit of shoulders and the tie, but mostly just the face. Move the crop so the subject is a little off center and either cut a little more head off or a little less.
I like the lighting, dramatic works for male headshots pretty well. Maybe a kicker in the back to highlight his right cheek and hair. Good shots though!
Thanks that was really valuable comment.