Mindy came into the studio this week. Lovely young woman, full of smiles and genuinely lifts a room just by her presence… and just from what I heard while she walked around singing to herself, she has a great voice, too.
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My good friend Lar Park Lincoln needed to do a new “pretty” shot to support a new project she recently filmed… so she came out to see me.
You can find Lar on Facebook and at her Official Website
This precious little one came in for headshots recently… absolute doll to work with, takes instructions amazingly well. Producers out there should hire this one.
This is Melissa, a talented young lady who came to me for headshots recently. Great kid.. watch for this one in the future.
Photography info: Natural light, open shade, with a Vivtar 285HV in a brolly box to camera left for fill. Strobist style.
Madelyn
Mar 5
This young actor came in for a headshot this week. Used a little different light setup than I’ve been doing lately.. going back to my roots on actor headshots. The constant light gives a much softer feel to it.. more organic, I think.
This is also post #500 for this blog.. not on this software since I pulled it over from LiveJournal at one point, but still.. that’s a lot of posts.
Favorite Image of 2009
Dec 31
Update: I’ve entered this image in a contest.. if you’d like to cast your vote for it, go to this link: http://facesphotocontest.com/bin/Rate?image_id=1009400362
My favorite image from 2009 gains that distinction not just because it is a compelling photograph with a strong sense of story and emotion.. its also deeply personal to me. My dear friend Lar was diagnosed with breast cancer in October of 2008. She had me do her photo several times during the course of treatment, but none were as emotional as making this image in May in the middle of her chemotherapy. Lar is an amazingly beautiful woman with piercing blue eyes and its those same eyes that are so penetrating here, full of strength and sadness and pain all at once.
She was a Godsend to my wife this year, who was diagnosed with cancer – lymphoma – herself in March. She was able to help with advice and commiseration. They are both cancer free now and ready to put this nightmare year behind them.. another reason to post this image today.
Photography info: This is shot with a dark room for a background and in a room with two skylights above and south facing windows. An off camera fill flash to camera right was used to fill in shadows and get a small catchlight. Shot with a 70-200 2.8L wide open.
The next image that was in the running for my favorite image of 2009 is this headshot of Austin. Not many people have the ability and attitude to pull off this particular pose, a combination of suave and rebellious.. and Austin managed to channel a little of James Dean, with attitude if not look.
Headshot for My Daughter
Dec 18
My daughter has now been bitten by the acting bug as well, making quite an impression on her drama teachers at school, even though she’s only a freshman. Of course, every actor needs a good headshot….
Amazing Blue Eyes – Shelly
Sep 25
Shelly came into the studio recently to update her acting headshots. What amazing blue eyes she has… lots of energy, too.
Quick plug for Nik Viveza.. this new tool in my bag really helps with some situations. Here, it helped me darken the lace on this top so that the focus of attention stays on her face where it belongs.
Brad Barton Photography
