Archive for June, 2012

Shaping Light with the Zoom Spot

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The elinchrome zoom spot that I use has leafs in the unit that allow me to cut the light in interesting ways.  The spot was the main light and just to camera left I used and large soft box to bring up the levels lighten up the dark pink edges.  I used a wide angle lens with me sitting on the floor a few feet in front of Alexia…this ...

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Wardrobe and Headshots

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Many times we get caught trying to tell a client what to wear and not to wear for a headshot.  I have been there many times myself and finally have come to a couple things that I prefer.

1.) Jewelry. Don’t wear it, I find that it is distracting in the final image. We want to see the person not what they are wearing.  It will suggest a personality type or status.  As an actor, if you want to portray a ...

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