Your expression can mean everything in a Portrait. After all, there are only a few things you can change about your face: your eyes, your mouth and the position of your head. This is the fifth of our Tips for Great Portraits and Headshots. All photos are by Scott R. Kline. Position Your Head A […]
In our continuing series 5 Tips to Look Great in a Portrait or Headshot, this may be the most important. Good light in a photo flatters. Bad light exposes what we dislike most about how we look. We have all seen the photo with the washed out, too bright flash. We squint to see the […]
When I was assigned to photograph Charleston Pierce, I may have been given the easiest assignment ever. Charleston is a fixture in the San Francisco Bay Area modeling and entertainment communities. With a career spanning twenty-five years in an industry where some last only weeks, Charleston Pierce is now sharing his experience through his talent […]
The most common question I get before a photo shoot is “What should I wear?” So I asked Catherine Montalbo, a San Francisco-based certified image consultant for her guidance about wardrobe for photos. The questions posed here are some of the questions I am asked most often, followed by her answers. I have a photo shoot coming […]
What are the key makeup techniques that look best in a portrait? We interviewed one of our favorite makeup artists to find out. She shares her tips and suggestions in this article. Andrea Marie Ortega is a San Francisco based professional makeup artist and educator. She has provided the make-up for me on several shoots.The headshots […]
