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2017 Maryland Headshots

2017 Maryland Headshots

Studio Session

Earlier this year, I brought my lighting kit to Studio Arto for a 2017 Maryland Headshots session with some clients. From time to time it is inconvenient for clients to come to Virginia for their studio sessions. So as to accommodate, I found this Studio in Rockville, MD that worked nicely! Although I have my own set, this studio included the lights in the rental fee.

Headshot with a executive looking for a new position ©TimeLine Media
Headshot with a executive looking for a new position ©TimeLine Media

At this time, I had to familiarize myself with the set up in the studio. Prior to my current brand of lights, I had the same Hensel lights that they had set up in the studio. With one light hanging from the ceiling, it was easy to change the background as can be seen in the photos. Comparatively, you can have the gray wall above, or the white below depending on what look you are going for. On one hand, the middle gray can be a little ‘warmer’ looking. But the white background is very clean, and easy to cut out the background if you would like the transparency to use in graphic design documents.

Executive portrait - Digital marketer starting her own company ©TimeLine Media
Executive portrait – Digital marketer starting her own company ©TimeLine Media
2017 Maryland Headshots with a local designer ©TimeLine Media
2017 Maryland Headshots with a local designer ©TimeLine Media

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2016 Studio Headshots

2016 Studio Headshots by Rassi G. Borneo - www.timelinedc.com ©TimeLine Media
2016 Studio Headshots for a realty office ©TimeLine Media

Tysons, Virginia

Coming across clients on social media jogged my memory for these 2016 studio headshots. For these examples, I photographed in the studio. Compared to on-location setups, there are some advantages to doing it this way. Firstly, I have time to set the lighting beforehand. This will save time in how long you need to be at the studio. Secondly, a studio shoot allows for tethering the camera to the computer. Specifically, the images will immediately available to view on a nice large laptop screen, or TV monitor.

2016 Studio Headshots for a realty office ©TimeLine Media

For this headshot, it was helpful to review the photos on a large TV monitor. Accordingly, you can review your facial expression, wardrobe, and how they look on a chosen background. With attention to the background a clean white seamless is very easy to work with after the shoot. In this case, the realty office has a certain corporate background that the headshot will be placed. With this in mind, it was important to get a background that would be easy for them to cut out later.

2016 Studio Headshots by Rassi G. Borneo - www.timelinedc.com ©TimeLine Media

Darker Background Headshots

For Dr. AK here, I gave him a choice of a lighter or darker background. In contrast to the white, these seem to have a more specular quality to them. However, both styles I think are very professional and will do the job of elevating your branding with a professional portrait.

2016 Studio Headshots by Rassi G. Borneo - www.timelinedc.com ©TimeLine Media

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Columbia Arthur Murray Silhouettes

Columbia, Maryland

To say that this was one of my favorite photo shoots is somehow an understatement! Leisa Howard, owner of the Columbia, MD studio had this idea for updating the images in the studio. Although I have photographed MANY dance events, this would be a very different collection of images. The goal was to make Arthur Murray Silhouettes using the staff at their studio. Since it would be easier to set this up at their location, I brought all my lighting to do the shoot there.

Joe and Leisa Howard in an Arthur Murray Silhouettes photo in the studio in Columbia, Maryland ©TimeLine Media
Arthur Murray Silhouettes of Joe and Leisa Howard at their studio in Columbia, MD ©TimeLine Media

Compared to dance events, these photos were made under much more controlled circumstances. As a lighting setup, I had two flashes firing into a white seamless background. This is not typical for me but on this occasion, the goal was to completely separate the subjects from the lighting. With this in mind the dancers are moved far from the background lights so that they fall into darkness. In effect they become silhouettes in an extreme contrast of subject and background. Afterwards I boosted the contrast even more to be black and white. This look mirrored some retro images of Arthur Murray posters of the past which is very appropriate for their walls.

Leisa and Joe Howard in an Arthur Murray Silhouettes photo in the studio in Columbia, Maryland ©TimeLine Media
Leisa and Joe Howard dance at their studio in Columbia, Maryland ©TimeLine Media

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