Tag:Headshots
How do clothes tie the shoot together? This is pretty important headshot advice. Clothing really makes the difference between standing out and blending in, and clothes tell us so much about ourselves everyday. When we attend important events, interviews and auditions, most people consider what they wear pretty important. Your headshot is like an interview, meeting, and audition every single day, to everyone who sees it. Headshot Advice: Feeling Comfortable & Dressing as yourself It is best to stick to […]
Meet Ben Pfeiffer: Ben Pfeiffer needed some updated headshots, so he booked in with me to get some fresh, natural light images. His look had changed a lot since he had his last headshots taken, so he needed something more current. It is important to make sure your headshots reflect what you actually look like after all! We had an outdoor session on a beautiful Australian summer day. Shooting around my studio we explored a few different textures and backdrops […]
The Big Question for Your Outdoor Portrait: Everyone wants their portrait to be beautiful. Most people understand that good lighting makes a world of difference to an image: particularly when looking at an outdoor portrait. Often I am asked: “When is the best time to have my portrait taken?”. Beautiful light depends on many factors: Primarily, it is your definition of beautiful light. Does beautiful light mean strong contrast, or beautifully soft? Therefore, answering this question is not a simple […]
Utilising Nature For Outdoor Portraits: Tracy Hambly is a local meditation teacher. She asked me to take some outdoor portraits to use when advertising her classes. The beautiful Yarra Ranges were the perfect setting, as this is where Tracy has grown up and where she holds her classes. Surrounding my studio is acres of beautiful natural bushland and it made sense to take them there! When discussing Tracy’s ideas before our shoot, she told me she was after more natural […]
From High School to Headshots. In High School I fell in love with photographing people. I was not shooting headshots, but I photographed people in various environments. The first time I used a DSLR I photographed the natural wonders on my parent’s 10-acre property. So when I began to photograph friends at school for assignments I felt so much more entranced by the results. Then began my mid-late teen years of trawling through magazines. I loved the stories that were […]