Thanks Rick The shoulders bit is where we had to compromise a little. A tighter crop on the face loses the hair so we made sure Anna was wearing a dark top which covered her shoulders so they weren't emphasised.
I agree she looks a little tentative in some of the outdoor ones - we learnt from that when we did the studio ones a couple of weeks later. Chris > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]on Behalf Of > Rick Womer > Sent: 29 March 2009 10:39 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: Actors' Headshots > > > > 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.
