Please help me pick a wonderful headshot
Thank you in advance.

Not quite this one. I want to see that beautiful face front on!!!

I hear ya....so what abou this one?

I don't always agree with Miss Stone's viewpoints. But I almost started laughing when I was thinking her words pretty much verbatim just as I scrolled down and read her post.

Look right into the camera

I am not a photographer or a casting director.

I look at the second headshot and I see a pose I would imagine my old girlfriend or someone I care for when I was reminiscing during a personal moment not a picture of someone I am seeing for the first time and trying to determine what if any roles to cast you. Maybe you could include the second shot with another one, but post one with your head straight.

Oh I love it, the second one! Such a beautiful smile!

My only recommendation is to adjust the contrast/brightness. Since it appears that it is slightly later than mid-day you look slightly shadowed.

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Originally posted by WorldFamousDeadbeatTodd:
I am not a photographer or a casting director.

I look at the second headshot and I see a pose I would imagine my old girlfriend or someone I care for when I was reminiscing during a personal moment not a picture of someone I am seeing for the first time and trying to determine what if any roles to cast you. Maybe you could include the second shot with another one, but post one with your head straight.

I'm gonna try to find one with my head straight but I highly doubt I have one because for some reason I always turn to the side when I take pictures..lol..I think it's because I feel like I look better from the side that my bangs are on..but I will look.

Thanks

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Originally posted by Mystique:
Oh I love it, the second one! Such a beautiful smile!

My only recommendation is to adjust the contrast/brightness. Since it appears that it is slightly later than mid-day you look slightly shadowed.

Aww..thank you. I will definitely see about the brightning/contrasting =)

My head is straight...lol..it took forever but I found one.

Okay, so how about this one?

Again, thank you guys so much for all your help. It means a LOT to me

who took these?

Not the second one either- your head is tilted and so it seems a little off. The bottom one would be better if you cropped it but I am
concerned about the shadows and uneven lighting on your face. Any more?

Hi Aquanesha,

You do you a great smile. Natural light is tricky to shoot in and these are not well executed. Miss Stone is correct, the lighting is uneven.

Also, next time please consider hiring a make up artist who does headshot make up. It'll even out your skin and knock the shine down.

Lastly, try transferring your weight to your front foot (the one closest to the camera).

You were doing your job in these shots. You look comfortable, have nice eye contact and a great smile. If you shoot in better lighting you should be able to get great shots!

good luck,

rod

So...the last one is okay if I get the contrasting/brightening thing done to it?

Ther's nothing wrong with the brightness or contrast. It is the lighting. If you can't reshoot and need to use this one, have a retoucher lighten up your left eye socket and crop vertical to tighten the shot up. I did a 30 second fix for you to see.

Trying to fix a poorly lit shot is a real uphill battle though.

good luck,

rod

Rod thank you and yes I at the moment can't afford to reshoot but hopefully I can in March...I know it's a long time but what can I do.

Miss Stone, I do have another shot where I am actually looking straight at the camera...how's this one work for you (or anyone else)

Thanks again.