My lovely friend Elsa Saavedra is this week’s Headshot of the Week! with this favorite from our recent session. I don’t usually have hands present in my headshot images but I’m learning to loosen my “rules” because, why not?! (and Elsa looks amazing here and it should be shared) 🙂

Assist: @carmenbellos
Sony A7rIII
Zeiss Batis 85mm 1.8 lens
Godox AD300 pro
1/200th | f 11 | iso 100
Studio: @elcuartoscuro

Headshot of the Week! this time around is from my recent session with Becky. This one is a bit of a departure from my usual setup as Becky’s firm had some specific lighting needs, but that didn’t slow me down 🙂. She absolutely crushed this shoot, and here she’s got that nice balance of “professional and approachable”. Great working with you, Becky!

Sony A7rIII
Zeiss Batis 85mm 1.8 lens
Godox AD300 pro
1/60th | f 8.0 | iso 100
Studio: Elcuartoscuro

Vismaya is lighting up the studio here in this first Headshot of the Week! for May, 2023. We grabbed so many keepers out of this session it was hard to choose one for today, but I feel I made the selection. 🙂

Sony A7rIII
Sony 85mm 1.8
Godox AD300 pro strobes
Westcott X-Drop background

The beautiful and talented artist Jenny Henley is this week’s Headshot of the Week! and I think it’s long overdue. This was shot in the Fall of 2022 right before we left for Valencia and I don’t know why I didn’t get this image here sooner. Jenny has great presence in front of the camera, and you can see what an engaging person she is. Jenny’s an amazing artist, and you can see her work by going to her profile here: @jennyhenleystudios. It’s worth the look!

Assist: @carmenbellos1
Sony A7rIII
Zeiss Batis 85 mm 1.8
Godox AD300 strobes

Zemfira is back today with this Headshot of the Week! from our studio session. Zemfira has shown up numerous times in my feed already with other photos from our time in the studio, and it was only a matter of time before I realized we had HotW! image in the mix 🙂

Talent: @zemfira_vlc_english_academy
Assist: @carmenbellos1
HMUA: @tilsym
Sony A7rIII
Zeiss Batis 85mm 1.8 lens
Godox AD300 pro
1/250th | f 6.3 | iso 100
Savage “Flamingo” background
Studio: @elcuartoscuro_fotografia

A low-key image of the beautiful Veronisia is this week’s Headshot of the Week!. While I tend to shoot high-key style for headshots, this capture of Veronisia just speaks to me. Not only is she lovely, but she has this Mona Lisa smile here that just holds one’s attention.

Assist: @Carmen Bellos
HMUA: @Asya Litvinova
Sony A7rIII
Zeiss Batis 85mm 1.8 lens
Godox AD300 pro
1/250th | f 9.0 | iso 100
Studio: @Elcuartoscuro

Marina’s bringing Headshot of the Week! for this first week of April 2023. This is actually a bit of a crop from the original image, but it really works as a headshot here. Plus, Marina makes any shot look great!

Talent: instagram.com/mery_skorodumova/
Assist: @carmenbellos
HMUA: @asya litvinova
Sony A7rIII
Zeiss Batis 85mm 1.8 lens
Godox AD300 pro
1/250th | f 7.1 | iso 100

Jan is bringing Headshot of the Week! for this week with this black and white image from our session last week. Like last week’s shot, this one is a bit of a departure from my usual style, with Jan not looking at the camera. I’m usually pretty stringent on what I consider a “headshot” but I’m also getting more comfortable ignoring my own rules now and again 🙂

Talent: @theJantheMan
Assist: @Carmen Bellos
Sony A7rIII
Zeiss Batis 85mm 1.8 lens
1/250th | f 7.1 | iso 100
Godox AD300 pro
Westcott silver reflector