CHAPTER 07 CORPORATE HEADSHOT (FEMALE)
THE SETUP
I picked up this lighting setup from the king of professional headshot photography, Peter Hurley. It differs from the setup we used for photographing male headshots in that we’re going for a flatter, more evenly lit image. In particular, it’s that small softbox down low, in front of our subject, that fills in the shadows. So, with men, we’re accentuating the shadows, and with women, we’re limiting them, using a triangle of light, and a very bright, overall high key look. We've got three ...
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