Nikon D4, 85mm ƒ/1.4, ISO 800, ƒ/1.4, 1/160
Today I had a lot of fun helping a young actress build her portfolio. Her mother wrote, ” We need to get some Headshots done for my daughter’s acting webpage. She is an actress and has an agent here in Atlanta.”
They needed four different looks, so we shot for about four hours and had some fun. I used the Nikon 85mm ƒ/1.4D for the headshots.
Sometimes, I white-balanced the modeling lights and did not use the flash, like in the photo above. I did this so I could shoot at ƒ/1.4. She is considering using this as the big photo you first see landing on her page. It makes sense because the horizontal format will work great on the webpage.
I think she did a great job of bringing some significant variations of expressions to create those different looks, and then I tried to light the photos to match the mood we were looking to produce.
We could get a completely different look by changing clothes and hair.
I talked to her about the character Anna Bates in Downton Abbey for this photo.
For this photo with the red background, we discussed The Evil Queen/Regina Mills in the ABC series Once Upon a Time.
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| Nikon D4, 85mm ƒ/1.4, ISO 200, ƒ/8, 1/160 |
In this photo, I can easily see her as one of the Pretty Little Liars cast.
It is essential to know that it is much easier to have something in mind together that you are creating than to pick up a camera and start shooting. Together, we got some great images, but we both had to be on the same page.
She had to bring expressions and clothing for each shot, and I had to light and compose the photos to help create that mood.
If you know anyone wanting to build a model or acting portfolio, send them my way, and we can have some fun creating something together.