Headshots are a staple of business for many portrait photographers. While they may seem relatively straightforward, there is actually quite a lot you can change particularly when varying the lighting. As you select your lighting you’ll need to make decisions that flatter your subject and help to communicate their personal brand.
The Headshot Lighting Recipe Guide consists of 21 ‘recipes’ for a variety of headshot lighting setups, and as with any recipe, you can add in your own twist to create something unique or catered toward your subject!
Some setups are more high key with lighter tones, lighter background and fewer shadows. Other setups are more low key with darker tones, darker background and more shadows. No one setup is better than the other. As mentioned above, the ‘right light’ depends on a combination of the mood that your subject wants to convey about themselves and the lighting that best flatters their features
How many lights do I need?
In this guide I provide you a wide range of setups with 1, 2, or 3 lights. How many lights are ‘right’ or necessary really depends on which style your client prefers, how much space you have to work with, and how much gear you own (or can rent). You can absolutely create great headshots with just one light. You can create more stylized looks with 2 or 3. I’ve even included a 4-light setup to show you what can be achieved with more strobes.
This guide is not intended to make you feel like you need to have a huge space, lots of gear, and fancy modifiers. Whatever you’ve got to work with is going to be just fine!
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Thanks for the Headshot lighting recipe guide. Now my Headshots are much better. Different setups made a difference in my Headshots. I keep this guide in my tablet at all my shoots.
Love how Lindsay broke it all down. If I could have one thing in addition, it would be a video tutorial included.
I’ve purchased several of Lindsay’s educational videos over the last few years and LOVE them all ! Very informative, super high production value and superb talent & team ! Highly recommend
I haven't done studio work for a number of years but am now building a new studio, and plan to immerse myself again. Lots has changed since I did it commercially, and this was the perfect preparation.
As with all of Lindsay Adler’s courses her Headshot Lighting course is an amazing guide. Because of this course coupled with my acquired knowledge of photography I feel completely confident in my new Headshot Photography Business. Lindsay Adler is an amazing professor of photography.
its a real helpful for me , I still have one question , you use profoto light and I use Godox/flash point , so what setting compare to your light setting in my situation, also Do I need light meter or not. , Please reply. Thanks
Very professional! Superb presentation. And most importantly you do not need to yell “Shebang” after every shutter click!
Lindsay’s Headshot Lighting Recipe Guide is a great resource for any photographer. It is clearly laid out, has a good variety of shots and styles, and I like the way different amounts of lights are used so that photographers who perhaps don’t have full set ups can still achieve great results. The price was also really fair. Highly recommended.
I have bought a couple of Lindsay's book and and booklets. They are always well written and produced. I find them very helpful and informative. When I was a photography teacher, I used them in my classroom and referred my students to Lindsay's videos and web site. This booklet is not exception, except I am not going to refer my students to it.
This guide is a Godsend, especially at its affordable price! Whether you're new to studio lighting or not, this provides an in-depth anatomy of each setup along with visual aids and detailed descriptions. It even adds tips and tricks for specific situations, like lighting subjects with glasses. I've already implemented this guide in one of my headshot sessions, and it was invaluable and integral in the successful execution of my photos.
$29.00
$29.00
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