Happy Friday!! Here's a re-cap from a Head Shot Shoot I did last week. She walked into the studio and I immediately admired her young, smooth, creamy skin! She sat at the make up counter (with the amazing Alisha Nycole) and they went to work. 30-mins later she shy-ly got behind the lights and knocked it out of the park!! Then proceeded to tell me she was 41! WHOA!!! WHAT?? No way!!! Here is Kathryn!!! (Threw in some fun shots as well!!) photographer:Elaine Zelkermake-up by:www.alishanycole.com Have a great weekend!! Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to my blog on the right! :) Elaine Elaine
Thursday, December 18, 2014
I joined PH2PRO about one year ago (an online mentoring site for headshot photographers, created by a world renowned photographer, Peter Hurley), and I thought I knew a thing or two about headshot photography…boy, was I wrong! The journey I took was challenging, humbling and rewarding. I learned that it’s ok if you hear, ‘it’s not good enough, or you need work, or what kind of operation are you running” and not feel so bruised that you can’t continue on. I learned to listen to my critiques from Peter and the other Associates on the site, learn from them, change things around and give it another go-around. I began perfecting and sharpening my skills; studied and continued to mess up, try again, mess up, and then try again. I learned from Peter that client’s mustn’t just show up and just smile. It’s about me telling their story in one single image. I learned about hurleyisms, squinching, micro-expressions, the tilt, the lights, subtle changes in posing, psyphotology and so much more. On December 17, 2014 I become ...