Head shots are professional portraits that include the head and shoulders, most commonly used by actors and models for casting sessions. Head shots are supposed to portray the essence of the person, allowing casting directors to imagine what type of roles or jobs they might book. When shooting head shots, it is imperative to have even lighting and to print the final image with all of the client's most important career information included on the photograph.
Instructions
- 1
Use a light meter. Correctly measuring how light is falling on and reflecting off the face is essential for eliminating harsh shadows in head shots. Looking at your display screen on a digital camera is not sufficient; the small image does not give accurate representation of lighting and your brightness settings will effect the way the image looks.
2Remove harsh shadows by bouncing light with a reflector. Shadows under the nose, chin and eyes are harsh and can make a face look older, less attractive or unhappy. You can use white, silver or gold reflectors to bounce available light onto your subject's face, which gives more flattering portrait lighting. Have an assistant hold your reflector about 12 inches below your subject's chin.
3Include the head and shoulders. Traditional head shots have very specific guidelines, which means including specifically the head an shoulders. Head shots should not include the waist or full body, and should not be focused entirely on the face, as in a beauty portrait. A cut off point on both men and women is right above the chest, with two to three inches of space above the head.
4Shoot both smiling and serious. Head shots are supposed to convey a personality and attitude, and it's good to give your client a choice between happy and serious. Choose the final shot that best represents your client's overall look and personality.
5Add a white border around the head shot with at least one inch more space on the bottom than the top. This is a standard industry practice to include important information about your client. You can add a white border by enlarging your image canvas size in a photo editing application.
6Include important details such as name, age and physical stats on the front of the head shot. All head shots require at least the name of your client, but most will also want height, weight, hair color, eye color and skin color. Use a photo editing application to add the first and last name of your client in large, bold text on the bottom left-hand corner of the head shot. Then add the statistics in smaller type, formatted in columns, on the lower right-hand corner.
7Add important resume details on the back of the head shot. Create a blank template that is the same size as your head shot (with border), then copy the details of your client's resume. Ask your client to make a selection of his or her most important work beforehand. When you print the head shot, print the resume information on the back, so that the final head shot is double sided.
Head shots are professional portraits that include the head and shoulders, most commonly used by actors and models for casting sessions. Head shots are supposed to portray the essence of the person, allowing casting directors to imagine what type of roles or jobs they might book. When shooting head shots, it is imperative to have even lighting and to print the final image with all of the client's most important career information included on the photograph.
Instructions
- 1
Use a light meter. Correctly measuring how light is falling on and reflecting off the face is essential for eliminating harsh shadows in head shots. Looking at your display screen on a digital camera is not sufficient; the small image does not give accurate representation of lighting and your brightness settings will effect the way the image looks.
2Remove harsh shadows by bouncing light with a reflector. Shadows under the nose, chin and eyes are harsh and can make a face look older, less attractive or unhappy. You can use white, silver or gold reflectors to bounce available light onto your subject's face, which gives more flattering portrait lighting. Have an assistant hold your reflector about 12 inches below your subject's chin.
3Include the head and shoulders. Traditional head shots have very specific guidelines, which means including specifically the head an shoulders. Head shots should not include the waist or full body, and should not be focused entirely on the face, as in a beauty portrait. A cut off point on both men and women is right above the chest, with two to three inches of space above the head.
4Shoot both smiling and serious. Head shots are supposed to convey a personality and attitude, and it's good to give your client a choice between happy and serious. Choose the final shot that best represents your client's overall look and personality.
5Add a white border around the head shot with at least one inch more space on the bottom than the top. This is a standard industry practice to include important information about your client. You can add a white border by enlarging your image canvas size in a photo editing application.
6Include important details such as name, age and physical stats on the front of the head shot. All head shots require at least the name of your client, but most will also want height, weight, hair color, eye color and skin color. Use a photo editing application to add the first and last name of your client in large, bold text on the bottom left-hand corner of the head shot. Then add the statistics in smaller type, formatted in columns, on the lower right-hand corner.
7Add important resume details on the back of the head shot. Create a blank template that is the same size as your head shot (with border), then copy the details of your client's resume. Ask your client to make a selection of his or her most important work beforehand. When you print the head shot, print the resume information on the back, so that the final head shot is double sided.
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