Photographing Headshots

Often people need images for business and promotional pieces of themselves or another person. This could be for a corporate report or business card, brochure or even if they are a performer they will need it in a press kit.
Here are a few examples of stuff I have done over the last couple years.

Candy Colors, Hard as Nails

Simple yet states message

 I wanted to do a few nail polish ads that should be nice and clean. The key for these is I wanted a bit more texture and depth to the images than you might typically see.

Good balance, nice reflection.

 I love the shadows proving depth and texture with the bottles in back.

 Similar look and feel just a tighter frame.

Ah, The close up, yet great depth of field and texture.

Well there are a few nail polish shots...Great for POP, Display and advertising.

Stick it to the Lips....

Recently I did a series of lipsticks for my portfolio. The challenge with lipsticks like may other fashion and beauty items is reflections. They can be everywhere, the barrel of the tube. the cap etc. It always seems where you want the reflection you have to work hard to get it and where you don't want it it is always there.

So here are a few of the results.....

Would love to hear feedback.....

Food, Drinks, & Spirits

We all love to eat drink and be merry. When photographing food and drinks time is of the essence. Not only do we need to work quickly so the food stays fresh looking, the ice doesn't melt (unless you are using acrylic ice cubes) we need to keep a lot of things going. The styling of the set, the hero being photographed etc. The idea is also to tell a story, have the subject jump out at you and make you want to devour it. Does it exude thirst, hunger, indulgence. If this is accomplished then it is a successful image.