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I recently did this actors headshot for a client who specifically wanted a vintage Hollywood inspired look. For lighting I used a constant bare tungsten bulb for the main light, and a constant LED for the accent light.

Shot on a Canon 5D with a Canon 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM lens set to f/2.8, 1/200th sec, ISO 800.
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He specified that he wanted it to be monochrome, but I decided to also do a color version to go with it.
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James Dean, Marlon Brando, Jimmy Stewart, Dean Martin and even Rock Hudson all rolled into one.
The B&W is a dead on nail selling pic. GREAT job!!!
 
Classic is right!
Thank you!

"Classic" in my opinion is all about what you put in front of the camera, how the subject portrays a look, and how you light it. Rather than using processing to portray "classic", we focused more on the styling, acting, and lighting to portray the classic or "vintage" look, and used a very simple black and white conversion.
 
That's what I thought when I saw the photo before I read the post... so if that's what immediately came to mind I think this is successful in conveying exactly the look you and the client wanted.

I think it's more effective in B&W. The color version to me looks warmer in most of the image except to the left (subject's right) where it looks cooler in tone in the highlight on the face (the shirt too seems to be a touch bluish on the left side compared to the right). The contrast is nice in the B&W version and that has a cinematic look. (Makes me think of the CineStill film which I think might be tungsten based.)
 
The monochrome is excellent. Classic Hollywood light, great light to his eyes too.
 
That's what I thought when I saw the photo before I read the post... so if that's what immediately came to mind I think this is successful in conveying exactly the look you and the client wanted.

I think it's more effective in B&W. The color version to me looks warmer in most of the image except to the left (subject's right) where it looks cooler in tone in the highlight on the face (the shirt too seems to be a touch bluish on the left side compared to the right). The contrast is nice in the B&W version and that has a cinematic look. (Makes me think of the CineStill film which I think might be tungsten based.)
Thank you!

The orange and blue tones were intentional in the color shot.
 
You could have told me this was pulled out of the archives from the 50's and I would have believed it! Really nicely captured.
 

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