Chris, I don't think one wants to look unsure or shy in a headshot, and that is how she comes across to me in most of the outdoor set. 2955 is the best of this set, I think; 2991 has a "don't mess with me" air about it that might or might not be useful.
The indoor set has a lot more good shots, though from your description of "the formula" you'll have to crop the shoulders on a number of them. Knowing nothing of her personality, I can't say which shot reflects it the best. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Sun, 3/29/09, Chris Mitchell <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi All > > My daughter Anna is embarking on a career on the musical > theatre stage in > London (yes, I know all the jokes about keeping her hand in > with burger > flipping and pint pulling). > > She had to get a couple of headshot pictures and, of > course, asked me to do > them. > > There's a strict formula to comply with in order to get > noticed by casting > directors who are going to be looking at hundreds of shots > - 8x10, b&w, full > face, no shoulders, eyes sharp and, when the person walks > into the room, she > or he must be instantly recognisable! > > It was a fun project and the most interesting thing was > that the best > casting headshot and the pictures which I think bring out > Anna's personality > were very different. > > We did 2 sessions; outdoor which was done in a wood using > only natural light > with a reflector: > http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/Anna/Portfolio/Headshots/Outdoor/index.html > or > http://tinyurl.com/ccdaeh > > and studio which was done with a white sheet backdrop lit > by 2 flash units > and a single unit on the face: > http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/Anna/Portfolio/Headshots/Studio/index.html > or > http://tinyurl.com/d37axd > > What do you think? Which ones would you choose for the > headshots? Which ones > work well as conventional portraits? What do you think of > the b&w > conversion? > > K10D mostly shot using a 135 FA2.8 and some with a 16-50 > DA*. Conversion > done in Lightroom. > > Cheers > > Chris > http://www.fatfreddyscat.com > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link > directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
