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Updating Headshots – Tech Tuesday

College Park, Maryland

Last week, I was booked for an assignment for updating headshots on location. This is yet another different kind of photography project that has its own challenges compared to the events I have been covering lately. In one sense, I had a lot of time to setup for this shoot arriving early at the location, with plenty of time to situate myself before anyone had arrived. You can make a portrait lighting setup as simple or as complicated as you want, but this was a very special event, so I brought out all the big guns. I setup the on-site studio with 4 monolight flashes. If you were following me on Twitter or Instagram, I sent out photos after I had set everything up.

Headshot portrait setup for updating headshots - ©TimeLine Media
Headshot portrait setup – ©TimeLine Media

This setup made it very easy to make headshots for everyone quickly which was the goal. The organizers were expecting 300 attendees, so I did not want to have a line of people that did not have the opportunity to get a photo at the end of the night. Having lots of lights setup correctly before the first photo was taken was essential to making as many photos happen as possible. Having a dedicated light meter on hand to measure the output from the flashes ensured that everything was setup right where it needed to be – from the placement of the posing chair, to the kicker light that would separate the subjects from the background.

Mobile Lighting Setup

Using a hand-held meter really reduced the amount of “test shots” I needed to make with the camera. When I took the first shot after metering everything manually, the lights were ready to go! I was so happy with the setup, and I hope that the people that came in for their new portraits like the results. Thanks to the University of Maryland University College Alumni Association for having me provide this service for them. I had a great time with their recent graduates, and made some awesome photos of them! If you need updated head shot portraits for commercial work or social networking, please let me know. I had a great time making these portraits, and would love to make more for you if you need. Tell me – would you trust this man to make your portrait? 🙂

Updating Headshots portrait setup for self portrait - ©TimeLine Media
Headshot portrait setup for self portrait – ©TimeLine Media

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Headshots Friday

Tysons, Virginia

It will be a busy weekend for me – two large shoots are on the schedule. Tonight, I will be photographing headshots for the University of Maryland University College Alumni Association. They will be having a awards dinner and I will be setup to make updated headshots for those attending. With social media networks for both personal and professional uses, it is important to have a great profile photo. It is the first impression that you are making on prospective clients or employers. Let me know if you or your office have portraits that need refreshing for this use.

Headshot portrait - ©TimeLine Media
Headshot portrait – ©TimeLine Media

Also, I am excited to be photographing more dancing in Rockville, MD. There is another great event planned for Bachata Masters this weekend including workshops and a party with showcases. I have been invited to photograph a few of these, and they are always awesome events for some photos. The enthusiastic audience is so close to the performers, so the connection they make with their audiences is very intimate and exciting as they have been working with each other throughout the day. With the showcase performances, I try to do something different with the lighting to add something to the images. Some ideas are going around in my head, and I will definitely share them on the blog sometime soon.

Bachata Showcase - ©TimeLine Media
Bachata Showcase – ©TimeLine Media

Also, as far as the proofing website goes, the early-bird photo sale from the DC Area Arthur Murray Summer Showcase is ending on Monday, June 23. Also on Monday, the photos from the USA Dance Mid-Atlantic Championships are expiring. This will be the last day to view and purchase photos from this event before they are removed from the website to make room for new events. Thanks to everyone for visiting my websites, and be sure to follow me on Twitter or Instagram for updates throughout the weekend.

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Light Modifier Reflections – Tech Thursday

Musician Portraits

I have been doing a lot of great portraits lately! Luckily for me, the people that have been in front of the lens have been great subjects. It seems like it would be easier to have a person giving you all the attention for the photograph. Compared to event or dance photos where it is more up to me to catch a great image. Making portraits is a different challenge. It is a true collaboration with your subject that needs input from the photographer to make it happen.

Portrait with Nikon D4, SB-910, Westcott Rapid Box - ©TimeLine Media
Portrait with Nikon D4, SB-910, Westcott Rapid Box light modifier – ©TimeLine Media

Studio Portrait

This setup on a black background was at the suggestion of the subject. The easiest way to have the most control over the light is to use a strobe to light a subject with the dark material as a backdrop. For this, I used a Nikon Speedlight firing through a Westcott Rapid Box Octa. The flash was triggered with the FlexTT5 from PocketWizard. The great thing about these triggers is that they use the TTL ability built into the Nikon camera body. Thus the computer in the flash will set the power. This is different from shooting with moonlight strobes that I typically use as those are set manually. But for this, the TTL worked very well as I setup the flashes, so I kept using them so that we could change backgrounds, and setups quickly as needed.

Portrait with Nikon D4, SB-910, Westcott Rapid Box - ©TimeLine Media
Portrait with Nikon D4, SB-910, Westcott Rapid Box light modifier – ©TimeLine Media

When photographing people with clear eyeglasses, it is not typical that you would want to have the light reflected from the glass. With sunglasses, and the kind of photos we were making here, the reflection actually turned out to be a nice element to the face!

Portrait with Nikon D4, SB-910, Westcott Rapid Box - ©TimeLine Media
Portrait with Nikon D4, SB-910, Westcott Rapid Box – ©TimeLine Media

I did make images that also did not have the reflection so that the subject would have options. In case the later use of these images would not work with the octagonal light reflection, we had both in the can. My favorite, was when he just moved the glasses above his eyes so we could see underneath – this was the best of the session in my opinion.

Portrait with Nikon D4, SB-910, Westcott Rapid Box - ©TimeLine Media
Portrait with Nikon D4, SB-910, Westcott Rapid Box – ©TimeLine Media

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703-864-8208

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