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Atlanta Headshot Photographer

7/25/2014

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Headshots are always good to have around, whether you're a student, lawyer, actress or superstar extraordinaire. There will one day come a time when you wish you had a professional picture of yourself vs. a selfie on your smartphone. Headshots work just like any other session, the lighting needs to be just right, clear forecast and clean, crisp clothes.
I was asked last minute to shoot an event on Saturday morning for a brunch and bike ride that was happening in Dunwoody. For my non-Atlantans reading, it was storming big time and raining cats and dogs outside which does not make for ideal shooting. I worked through the rain but at the end was asked to take a few headshots of a new employee {of the company I was shooting for}. Of course, I was going to do this but I had to find a good place to shoot so last minute. Here are my tips for shooting last minute in overcast:
- Find as much sun light as possible and if no sunlight is available then avoid shaded areas
- Find a solid background to place your subject against or move them away from a busy background and shoot with a long range lens to allow for the background to drop out of focus (we shot behind the restaurant by the dumpster and the side of the restaurant in the bushes)
- Turn your subject to about a 45 degree angle, very few people are fantastic from the front and I did not want a profile shot
- I had my subject kneel down so I was shooting slightly down at him since he was taller than me which disguised anything messy in the background that I wanted to hide

Once I had the right pictures that I wanted we wrapped it up and the new client was very pleased. If you would like to book your headshots today please email Katie.ann.photos@gmail.com and we can discuss pricing and scheduling. I look forward to hearing from you soon! 
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Sunset Lighting

1/8/2013

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Finding the right time of the day to shoot can be troublesome for beginner shooters. I for one love shooting on overcast days and at sunset (but who doesn't love sunset). When shooting it is always important to find the light in your photos and to make sure that the light you are using portrays the right kind of mind you are wanting your photos to have. Sunsets can also be tricky because the light is super golden and can make your subject look too yellow. The image to the left was taken in an open field near my house. I made sure to face the subject towards the light because I wanted dramatic, in your face (literally) framing her body.
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Other ways to work with sunset lighting is by using the light to fill the air around the subject. With this usage of light you can expose the camera to the subject and have a halo-like effect around your subject. If you at all good at photoshop you can darken the edges of the frame and lighten the subject to create a photo like the one to the right.
To finish off this post I will leave you with an image that was captured at the end of our shoot as the sun was actually setting. This image is one of my favorite because it completely caught the subject off guard as she had no idea it was being taken. Brittany, the subject, is full of energy and it showed throughout her pictures. Having a subject who enjoys life and loves to show it makes for wonderful photos. Seeing life through a lens and showing it to the world is my greatest accomplish and my greatest fear- I am learning everyday and love sharing my advice with you, isn't that what the older generations are for?

xoxo - KC
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