Karen – NH theatrical headshots
December 1, 2009
Yesterday I had the opportunity to photograph Karen. She needed new headshots for a theater resume and approached me about shooting them. We ended up working in a really tight space, the back of the Lonely Little Thrift shop in Newmarket since the store was closed Monday. The setup was simple – a black background to accentuate her hair, two small lights, one shooting through a white umbrella and the other just bounced with a dome to diffuse the light.
Karen has one of the most arresting looks I’ve worked with – she’s comfortable in front of the camera and doesn’t try to be anybody but who she is. What a treat!
We got some pretty intense photos – here’s a few stills and another showit slideshow. I’m thinking I truly owe David Jay a Christmas present for helping me add this dimension to the presentation of my work! Thanks David.
Awesome headshots. She should be really proud of these. My favorite: #4. Love that dramatic lighting.
Jay this are beautiful what great model. Her hair, facial features stunning! 1 and 3 are dead on from the lighting to the pose, to the essence. 2 is my least favorite, the lighting is gorgeous, but her hair over takes the image, I wonder how a different crop of the image would look. For instance, crop off the right side making the image a about the left side of her face, hair , and background, WOW! I’d like to see 5 destaturated or even b&w because of the somber emotion. Now 4, what i am on the fence about this one is what is happening in the left eye, the deep creave shadow. I like the dramatic light but I feel like the light on the left should come around slightly or a reflector used to just open that shadow on the left eye, not get rid of it because its beautiful just a bit “deep”. I want to photograph this model, what a pleasure and treat this must have been for you. Love you!