Headshots: Cosette Tomita’s Compcard
I am always searching for new ways to light my subjects, and with every shoot, I seek to perfect my technique. Recently I started using a Westcott ‘7 Parabolic Umbrella. After a few test shoots, I rolled out the umbrella for this headshot with teen female model Cosette Tomita. Using a giant softbox overhead to give Cosette’s hair a little kick and some overhead fill, I had the model strike several different poses, including this jumping shot below.
Johnny Weir – inspiration for Blades of Glory?
I just found a Finnish article using a photo I shot of figure Skater Johnny Weir. The shoot with Weir in 2009 was interesting to say the least thanks to his unexpected props!
Headshots: Commercial Model Keisha Clark
Female commercial model Keisha Clark does a photoshoot for her compcard.
Headshots: Marshall Titus Album Cover
For this shoot I tried something new. I decided to use one of my two new twin 1200-watt HMI movie lights as my main light and then I used two two-foot Kino Flo lights to strip either side of the subjects face. By using continuous lighting I was able to see the light in real time which was so much more fun than shooting with electronic flash and imagining what the light would look like when the strobes fired.
Headshots: Male Fitness Model Negus
I recently completed a compcard shoot in my Chicago studio for male model Negus Ferguson.