JOURNAL

Notes on sessions, light and what to wear.

A session is mostly conversation

A session is mostly conversation

New clients often apologise for not knowing how to pose. Good - I do not want you to. The first twenty minutes of any session here are spent not really shooting. We go through wardrobe, I ask what the pictures are for,…

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Why I shoot in daylight

Why I shoot in daylight

I own strobes. I like strobes. I still shoot most headshots on window light, and here is why. Daylight is the light people already know you in. Casting directors, clients and audiences have seen faces in it their whole…

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What to wear to a headshot session

What to wear to a headshot session

The short version: bring more than you think, and nothing you have to keep adjusting. Solid colours photograph better than patterns, but not because patterns are forbidden - it is that a busy shirt competes with your fa…

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