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santa cruz headshots
My client needed some updated headshots for LinkedIn, so I met her at her home in Soquel. After scoping our options both indoor and out, I grabbed my lighting equipment and set up. We took a couple minutes in one spot I’d identified in the house, making sure the background was blurred enough to not be distracting. Then, we headed outside to a spot where the sun would provide nice rim lighting on her red hair. That’s my preferred option of the two final picks.
All my headshots are on-location, meaning I come to my clients’ homes, offices, or we meet outside. I bring lighting equipment to get that professional studio look, pretty much wherever we are. In the case of these two Santa Cruz lawyers, we went across the street from their downtown office and I picked a spot that would have the sun to their backs and have a nice, natural, out-of-focus background. It’s important that the headshot background not distract from your subject, and if possible – enhance it! Here’s the money shots…
