I tried head shot for the 2nd time
I am new to head shot world. Feedback is appreciated.
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Dean Wilson
Vintage Lens
Another visit to our garden using a vintage lens (Canon FD 50mm f/1.4) on my Canon R5. NOTE: With this lens the minimum focusing distance is 18" at which point you have 1/4" depth of field.
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Last: May 30, 2026
Quinn Kananack
Austin, Texas Blue Hour
Was down in Austin for a bit on a work trip. I've always heard how beautiful the skyline is from the river.
Was a little let down by the clouds, but what can I do!
Ian Hayward
Two from Tenerife
My two favourite images from my recent night time adventure in Tenerife. Foregrounds and skies were shot separately and blended in PS.
John Desjarlais
Any interest in this group?
Hi all, I was looking for such a group but see that although there are many members there hasn’t been a single post. Is there interest out there in getting this group going?
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Last: May 28, 2026
Dean Wilson
Vintage Lenses
I thought I would try out my 50 year old lenses: Canon FD 50mm f/1.5 SSC and Canon FD 28mm f/2.8 on my Canon R5 with the use of the appropriate adapter.
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Last: May 27, 2026
3 Comments
There's no standard for a headshot except for having the head (face, most of the times) in the frame.
Everything else is a matter of personal taste. As I don't know your taste and your goal I'd comment the image as a portrait.
Retouching of the photograph has to be retouching of the whole photograph not only the face. Now the face seems overretouched (to my taste) and the rest of the photograph is not touched. If you aim for a perfect face you have to aim for a perfect hair, perfect clothing, perfect body skin. Now it's a perfect face, normal body skin and a few spots in the hair which are messy.
Try to avoid whitening of the eyes so that they're much whiter than the normal white color of the eyes. The eyes are not pure whtie but grey-ish. They are also spheres which means they have a different shade of white/grey all over their area.
Looks like you were at a slightly lower ange and aiming upward toward the model. For headshots you want to be at the same angle or above the model and aiming your lens downward toward the model. This will make the persons face look slimmer, bring out cheekbones and get those eyes to pop.
nice skin color. good shot.