headshots??

[Corvphotography]

I'm taking head shots of a guy who is a actor(up and coming). Im wondering if there are any rules or guide lines i should go by ??

 

[table1349]

I'm taking head shots of a guy who is a actor(up and coming). Im wondering if there are any rules or guide lines i should go by ??

1. Use 168 grain 308 rounds. I prefer Hornady A-Max Match rounds.
2. Use a silencer.
3. Aim at the bridge of the nose. Sure kill shot, will take out the medulla oblongata.
4. Plan your escape route.
5. Have an alibi.


Good luck.




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[c.cloudwalker]

Headshots are the most misunderstood portrait there is which is kinda weird since they are very simple. But, yes, there are rules and pretty strict ones at that.

The basic idea of a headshot is to show the person as he/she really is, warts, pimples, scars included:

• Basically just the head and a little bit of shoulders.
• Portrait orientation. Some people are doing horizontal ones these days but if you think about how someone goes through a pile of headshots it makes no sense at all. I think they are trying to be different when this is no the photo to be different with.
• Monochrome bland shirt or t-shirt. Nothing loud or weird that takes the eyes away from the face.
• Monochrome bland background. If it's a bland color, has barely any texture and is totally out of focus, you're good. Make sure the BG and the shirt are of complimentary colors.
• Flat lighting (I did one strobe on each side at basically 45 degree angle, you can add a hair light if you've got one.)
• No laughing. Smiles are alright.
• The most basic make-up if any at all.
• Only the most basic of PP. Remember the talent buyer needs to see how this person actually is. I was kidding about the pimples, those can be taken out in PP but leave everything else you or the subject think of as a blemish.

And that's it. Well, except for one thing. Those are the rules for models. I was told that actors have a bit more leeway. For them, you can do a bit more dramatic lighting, include a bit more of the body and do a more interesting pose, ie a bit of acting. Just don't go too far with it. And I always did both with actors. Which one they sent in I have no idea but it was their choice.

The last thing to know is that models and actors themselves don't seem to know what headshots really are... Well experienced ones probably do.

Good luck.

 

[EmilRye]

Check out Peter Hurleys site (don't remember the URL but search on Google).
He's one of the best at doing head shots (my opinion). Also check out Fstoppers BTS of one of his shoots to see how he works and lights his subjects ..