shooting actor’s headshots with charles

these are picture samples of a man who booked a photo shoot for actor's headshots. he wanted to submit pictures to castings but was kinda worried that the scars on his face would ruin his chances of getting an audition. I would've preferred that he looks the way he is but prefer to look different. I tried to reassure him that having imperfections was fine since they were showing him the way he looked like. I told him also, if he wanted, I could edit all the skin blemishes in photoshop and he was happy to hear it. we did a full hour shoot and he had a few changes of clothes. different moods. little change in lighting. I think he came out with great headshots. he made his selection after a while and I did more than the traditional  touchup in photoshop. since he wanted the scars and skin blemishes removed, I did a more advanced retouching, without extra change and looking at his smile, he seemed very happy.

shooting actor’s headshots with charles

sharpfocus photography dc headshots portfolio

sharpfocus photography dc headshots portfolio

these are sample pictures from the portfolio of washington dc headshots photographer of sharpfocus photography. sharpfocus specializes in people photography with a focus on corporate headshots, actors headshots, model photography as well as portraits for business. with a unique approach to letting clients make themselves comfortable in the studio, balanced lighting and minimal use of props, souleye tries to take pictures that reveal the real character of the subject. more photographs can be seen at sharpfocus photography website.

actors headshots that reveal your character

actors headshots that reveal your character

sharpfocus photography lets you discover a no-pressure way to taking actors headshots that focuses on bringing out your real character so you will get noticed.

headshots of tiziana, actress in la

headshots of tiziana, actress in la

headshots of an aspiring actress who moved from europe to the united states. she stayed in wasington dc for a while before relocating to california to take acting classes and be close to the movie industry. 
more from sharpfocus photography: 
headshots of a cheerful actress in dc
headshots of teen actress for drama audition

short flirt with dating headshots

though I was aware of dating sites and people posting pictures on their profiles, I never thought about it in terms of how it related to the photography business. a few years back, somebody contacted me for pictures that he wanted for a dating profile but it was a one-off. fast forward to 2008 when I saw an ad from dating headshots website looking for professional photographers in washington dc to expand their network. it was a process to get approved. once approved you needed to go to their website and fill out a photographer's profile allowing prospects to view your work and schedule a shoot if they chose to work with you. a few months passed. by the time I got to georgetown I got a frantic call from a client that dating headshots referred who was trying to schedule a shoot. we missed each other for a while. it was only after I left georgetown that we finally connected to do the shoot. the shoot is pretty straightforward. 30 mn and you take 100 pictures that you upload to their servers with no touch up.  fairly easy uh! wait until you have to rename all the files to the customer id. at the time, I didn't have a bulk rename software. not even sure any existed at the time. that tedious process alone deserved the money that they paid you. I got the check about 2 weeks later. for someone who was used to get paid on the spot, that was quite a long wait. you can see more dating headshots and personal portraits here.

sharpfocus photo-genesis

how did I come up with the concept of 'sharpfocus'? I had a contax fitted with zeiss lenses.  one particularly a 85mm at f1.4 extremely sharp that I used mainly for what it was designed for: portrait photography. I fell in love with it. even at full aperture, the lens was so sharp that you would see the pores in the forehead. one woman told me she didn't like it. it reveals all your flaws. can't you make it a little softer? she asked. at the time, I was just a photographer. no name. except myself. life's tortuous paths took me to several directions until I even forgot that I was once a photographer. when I was in columbus, I would take pictures once in a while but that was merely to document my fashions. fast forward. dc. I worked in a photolab but didn't really like it because I was confined to production in the lab, loading film, processing, drying and things like that. I've always seen myself as an artist. so the practice of photography devoid of any creativity didn't really appeal to me that much. after a stint in graphic design, I started designing website. autoreverse was born from the ashes of souleye which was an umbrella website for all my endeavors. in 2001, my web designing efforts were not taking me anywhere. I dusted off my aging contax, and thought well, I have experience in fashion, experience in photography. and I like women. so I chose to start as a model photographer. domain name. I thought sharp focus would be cool. sharpfocus (no space) cute? that's how sharpfocus photography was born.