CHAPTER 06 CORPORATE HEADSHOT (MALE)
THE SETUP
This one looks more complicated than it really is (especially in this overhead shot). It’s a four-flash setup, with two flashes (with tall strip bank softboxes) lighting the subject (one is the main light, and its power is turned up higher, and the other is a fill light, and is not nearly as bright). The flash behind him is a “kicker” designed to add a bright highlight to the side of his face from behind. To make sure the white seamless paper background looks pure white, I added a fourth flash ...
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