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What is Headshot photography?

A professional headshot is a type of portrait. A headshot is a tightly cropped photo of the face, from the shoulders up. The subject is camera aware — typically looking right in the lens. Headshots are most commonly used for passport photos. Headshots are also used in modelling or acting for casting directors.

Rules of a passport photograph include: no smiling, clear background and no headwear.

What is the difference between headshots and portraits?

The main difference between a headshot and a portrait is how the images will be used. Traditionally headshots are taken for official business use, while a portrait is more of a descriptive image used to tell a story about the subject. Headshots are typically shot with the subject looking directly into the camera. Portraits can also have the subject looking to camera but can also include off-camera looks to create a more candid, intimate feel often seen in lifestyle or documentary portraits.

My studio photos

Contact Sheets.
For some of our photos we used coloured sheets over the camera to make the photo a different colour.

My favourite photos

Original photo. For this we used a coloured screen over the camera. I liked the purple screen the best because it softened the photo and changed the lighting in a softer way compared to the normal settings/other coloured screens we used.
Original photo in black and white.
Before and after comparison.
I changed the photo the black and white and lowered the brightness because the original photo was too bright around her face.
For this photo i lowered the brightness and exposure to make it softer – I also turned down the saturation to make the photo black and white since i preferred it in those colours.
Original photo comparison.

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  1. Interesting use of DIAMOND CAMEO in the album cover shot for Queen…keep developing ideas, but be careful with the technical aspects of what you are doing in the studio too!

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