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Deanna and Eric of Keller Williams Reality told me about this spot they wanted to use for commercial real estate portraits out near Petroglyphs in Albuquerque New Mexico. It is at the end of a cul-de-sac and offers views of the Sandia Mountains. Its wide landscape allows for a variety of shots. I have already used this same spot for a car drone video shoot I liked it so much!
Read MoreAlbuquerque New Mexico networking friend Dr. Norm was showing off the headshots I made for him and his wife (also named Barbara) to Barbara and she asked, "who made those for you?" Dr. Norm kindly referred her to me and lo and behold, I am in Barbara's office this week making headshots and commercial portraits for her! Check out Dr. Norm's wellness business and Barbara's travel business.
Read MoreLike many of my headshot clients in Albuquerque, New Mexico, I first met Freddie at a networking event. He hosted a great event that led to many new contacts for me. I was glad to learn that Freddie won the headshot door prize I donated to a holiday charity event! He visited the JCP Home Studio wanted to update his headshot for LinkedIn and elsewhere, which had not been done for well, a good few years. My favorite of the session is the headshot above. The character and sharpness the new Nikkor 50mm f/1.8G lens captures is great, of course only when you have a subject that can portray such character in the first place in a simple smile.
Read MoreI met Dr Norm and Barbara at an Albuquerque networking event some months ago, and since then have seen them many times such that we have become rather familiar with each other. Knowing the person some greatly helps making photos of them. They each one a free headshot session I had donated to various events. They wanted their headshots for LinkedIn and their own business website made together, and to reflect their teamwork and closeness in their business relationship, which of course stems from their personal relationship. In the shot above they have each other's backs!
Read MoreThis headshot session at my Home Studio in Albuquerque, New Mexico was dual purpose with Brandon. He wanted a business headshot for LinkedIn and also another style of headshot for his personal training business. We started out with the personal trainer style, and my favorite was the one above converted to black and white. This style of rectangular headshot allows for copy to be put next to the subject, such as what his personal training programs offer, his contact info, etc.
Read MoreA new client here in Albuquerque, New Mexico had a saxophone he needed detailed photos of to help him sell it. He brought the sax over to my Home Studio for a pre-shoot discussion. This was very helpful from just knowing how to handle the very complex saxophone as a musical instrument itself and how to rest the sax on its stand (the ring is not obvious to put through the stand opening).
Read Moren the past month I have really upgraded my home studio equipment in order to keep making better and better headshots for my Albuquerque clients. Krish was my first client to be photographed with my new Westcott Strobelite Plus studio light which was connected to my new, gigantic 55" octagonal softbox. For the headshot above, which Krish is already using on his Linkedin profile (see here), I used just the Stroblite in the giant softbox resulting in very soft shadows and light falloff, complemented with using a 50mm lens with large aperture for the shallow depth of focus look. Krish let me kind of experiment with this shot and I think it is a great look that I hope more future clients choose as well for a modern, creative business headshot.
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