How to Shoot Corporate Headshot Photography
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One of the jobs you will find yourself doing as a portrait photographer is Corporate Headshots. This isn't usually glamorous work. You often only have a couple of minutes with each person and so speed and consistency are the name of the game. In this video I share a pretty comprehensive overview of the system I use when shooting Corporate Headshot Photography. I hope you pick up some useful tips.
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....and this is free content. Surely we've hit a golden age of information at our fingertips. How much better can it get? This is fan-tas-tic content. I don't think there's better on YT on the subject.
Thanks mate:)
I totally agree
I thought I'd flick through the comments to see how many others realised how fortunate we are that Sean is willing to go to such lengths to share his hard-earned knowledge on a free-t-view site. Agree 100% with Snowman and thanks Sean!
Thinking like me
Yes. Subscribed right away. So helpful as i was just asked to do my first product shoot and info on lighting is super helpful
Nobody can pack as much great information into 20 minutes as well as you mate. Fantastic - and I love the tape trick!
James Popsys said it exactly! I feel like going out and doing head shots after viewing this!!
Agreed
I mostly knew a lot of this stuff, but this two positions tape marking on the ground trick really blew my mind, so simple and effective ! This is really going the extra mile !
James Popsys Agreed!
agree!
I have learned much more in 24 minutes than in 5 years of university.
I cant agree with you anymore.
Trump University?
@@juliussternfeld428 not likely, look at his last name
@Cicada 3301 Exactly, whenever anyone says university didn't teach them properly, that either means they enrolled in a bad program, or they screwed it up.
Haha...Right! :-)
I’m 7 minutes into the video and you’ve already explained what gear you needed in a method which I could find each piece, you’ve explained your settings and WHY. I could duplicate the shot myself from just 7 minutes of your explanation (and I’m just learning flash photography). Clear, concise, reasons explained, and NO filler talking. Usually takes anyone else 5 minutes just to start the video! So many times people say, “your settings are unique to your light and shooting”-well, obviously, but first time I’ve ever heard anyone say, put your aperture on f4 so the whole face is clear, etc. Thank you!
You’re welcome Annie:)
This is a refreshingly practical video for a subject a lot of people find intimidating. Good work. 👍
...and it's 100% free! No horrendous 30-page sales text and bullshit-talk.
Yes, I think you can buy some videos with 3hour workshop of how to shoot headshots, lol, what a waste of money.
Oh Hi Jamie. :) Luv your channel!
Ivan Arapinac Hello. Thank you very much.
100 % Agree
This is gonna be a classic. Out of the park Sean.
Hands down THE best 101 video... everything is well explained, quick to the point and most important of all easy to understand!
I’ve watched quite a few headshot tutorials; yours is by far the most complete, condensed, helpful, and easy to follow. Excellent tips.
Every video such high quality, thank you Sean!
I just did my first round of corporate headshots! This video was invaluable in preparing me for it. Thank you as always for all you do!
This is an absolute master class in the fundamentals of corporate photos. Loved every second of this, keep up the great content!
Sean, thank you so much for this video. Your content has been absolutely perfect. You go into just enough detail without over-explaining the entire process and I can't appreciate that enough. Again, thank you.
Hey Sean... This is one of the most practical, complete, and useful tutorial videos I have seen in years. Awesome work! Thanks!
Tell you what, i love how you keep the color profile consistent on both camera's you are shooting. Now that's very admirable.
Wow, after crawling through 100s of videos about corporate portraits, I just found the one that says it all. Very clear and easy to remember. Thank you !!
Ive watched this video three times, your videos are making me into a MUCH better photographer holistically as well as technically. Your reasonings for being detail oriented make so much of a difference for me
Easily one of the most practical photography videos out of the many I have seen on TH-cam. Awesome tutorial. Thank you!
Fantastic Sean! Absolutely the best video I've seen on this subject and believe me, I've seen a few!! Loving your work and loving your videos. Thanks a bunch!
Fantastic video, love how concise your videos are, with tons of helpful info. Definitely subscribing, thank you for putting these out.
Wow! Excellent tutorial! I love how clearly everything is explained with no dilly - dallying around.
This is the best video I’ve seen on portraits. You’re an amazing teacher.
This is the finest and most straightforward head shot instruction I've seen. Thank you!
Just by seeing the comments you can tell that Sean is well respected by many experienced photographers. He's a real pro photographer who didn't mind to share his knowledge to everyone. And it's free! Thank you so much Sean.
This guy is just a natural.... So relaxed and calming. He packs so much information into a film and it never feels hurried.
This video is of one of the highest quality with the best explanation, I've learnt so much. Thank you so much!
James Yan Agreed!
Wow. A lot of really good tips. I like the "mirror me" approach for posing and also the method for handing people that blink. Very helpful.
Fantastic tutorial, from lighting to posing to asking the right questions from the client and how to compose the image. Thank you!
You consider you as one of my mentors and I follow your advice whenever I am photographing. Your to the point advice is life-changing and I have learned a lot from you.
Sean - you have a remarkable talent for simplifying; yet still not missing anything important. I've watched a few of your tutorials now and I love the honest, almost humble, approach you take. When you touch on the technical you still manage to make it accessible to all.
I've done a few "quick turnover" corporate shots and found them very challenging and rather nerve wracking. Having watched this all I can say now is "bring 'em on I'm ready!"
Thsi is insane that such high quality, no BS, compact information like this is found for FREE on TH-cam, THANK YOU!
Came back to this after 4 years and it's still absolute GOLD mate! Thank you
I've always shot a lot of portraits but i haven't made portraits at this sort of volume since I had a studio in Hollywood in 1968. I can not begin to tell you how much experience is compressed into this short video, but it could not only save years of experiments; the preplanning in this setup could start a photographer off in the right direction to make efficient use of a subjects time which becomes increasingly important when you might be shooting important people who have very tight schedules and often limited patience for photographers.... As James down below wrote "Nobody can pack as much great information into 20 minutes as well as you mate." I don't know if nobody else can do this but I've never seen anyone do it.... The one thing I'd expand on - something that was mentioned but not stressed do to the limited subject being corporate headshots - is that now, I vastly prefer shooting tethered to Lightroom via a laptop. Making serious portraits is a collaborative venture so it's great to share the progress of the images which draws your subject into the creative process. This is sound advice very efficiently delivered - I wish I'd had access to this 50 years ago...jt
Thanks Joey.
Great comment 👍
Written from experience.
but 50 years ago you had easy access to LSD so I call this a win win
Hey Joey. I was wondering if you could answer one of my questions: Is the only light that is constantly on the Keylight? does the background light go off as soon as he presses the shutter button and then the other two follow?
Octavio Serrano the trigger only triggers the backdrop light, the rest of the lights are set to flash when they see the flash from the backdrop. You may see the key light is on but that is not the full power of the flash which is triggered from the backdrop flash.
I rarely feel compelled to comment on TH-cam videos, but this deserves lots of praise. Always appreciate your videos Sean; often thought-provoking, and always well made. This was 22 minutes of non-stop great, practical advice. Also helped that halfway through I went "That looks like Andreea..." Small world! Thanks for sharing.
This is one of the best, well done and thought out, videos on photography I have seen so far. It's detailed, but very concise, explains everything in a clear way and covers every step and all of that in 20 minutes. Thank you so much for this!
Sean, thanks a lot. I love it. I appreciate, that u showed the scene light by light, which is really helpful. I really like the last two shots of your final photos.
This is the first time I see a photographer using a ND-filter for portraits in a studio environment. Very interesting. Thanks for sharing your experiences.
what a meaty tutorial meal! One of the best i have ever seen on TH-cam. So practical and no nonsense. I learned so much and was engaged right through to the end. SUBBED!
Sean, love your narration and relaxed style. Very informative without dumbing it down too much or speaking too technical. Great stuff! Keep on rockin Sean, you're awesome bro!
3 years later....you still deserve a massive Thank You! Brilliant lesson!
This video was massively helpful when I recently did headshots for my company. I was nervous about photographing so many people and doing a good job but this video showed me every step to get it right.
That bit about 3 clean edges for the sake of designers was next-level pro.
I am forever trying to find clever ways of de-cropping images for all sorts of design projects.
The best photography tutorials out there. Every piece of advice, all the tips and tricks are incredible!
This is a very complete, very thorough video. I thank you a lot for it, because it is full of great ideas. I especially love that you also walk us through the actual process of shooting with people. It's, most of the time, the hardest part, especially on long but tight shoots.
And I have to say, I absolutely adore the shots when they're holding their piece of paper.
A thousand times thank you for sharing your whole process, this was an amazing video.
Such a beautifully presented video - really learned so much. Stuffed to the gills with great tips. Thank you, Sean.
Soooo helpful! The shooting landscape and preserving three straight edges is so forward thinking and professional. Thank you.
I absolutely love how much information you give in this video. I have seen very few TH-cam tutorials like this that explain things we did not know we needed.
You are such a natural teacher...love your energy and obvious extensive knowledge of this subject. Thank you for the lovely video!
Sean, this is insane! I mean I think it probably has everything that one needs to know about headshots! Incredibly! Kudos! I learned a lot! Just subscribed!
No light meter needed, simple instructions, clear as mud. Sean and Gavin all day long! Love it Sean!
This is the single, most useful video I've seen on how to setup for a high-production corporate headshot shoot. Thank you so much for such a clear and detailed explanation.
You're gonna change the way how YT photographers present their info and share their content, Sean. Top job!
Insightful content, tips and practical knowledge. Really enjoyed your presenting style 👌
I've just stumbled upon this video...this is absolutely amazing, best I have found. In 20 minutes you covered exactly everything I wanted to know, from start to finish. And without all this celebrity-like bs. Pure joy, thank you.
Letting the client choose the shot in ingeniously simple. Never would have thought of that 👍🏽
This is just sensational. Thank you for the time and effort you put into these videos 👏👌
Ive never feel so confident on taking the next job after watching a youtube tutorial. Thank you. So much little tricks that just gold here, love that 1-2-3 open your eyes to person who blinks a lot, and adjusting the position for better light for man or woman. just absolutely boggles you teach this for free. thank you.
Absolutely invaluable information for anyone either in the portrait photography business already or someone who is just starting out. An oasis in the TH-cam desert. Thank you Sean for sharing your knowledge on the subject.
Excellent tutorial, Sean. The tip about having the clients hold up the paper with their names and selected headshot was brilliant.
Got my first corporate headshot gig this week. This video couldn’t have come at a better time!! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Same here! Almost made me believe in god, or something. ;) Good luck on your shoot!
Thanks man! You as well :)
Hey Gordon. I wonder how did you charge the company for the shooting. By the hour? By the number of portraited people? Arranged a fixed price for the session?
Sean, thank you for sharing, you seem like a really confident and modest guy for such talent. God bless you, sir
Probably the best video I have seen on the subject. Simple and informative, with the experience shining through. Thank you Sean.
I have done a few studio and headshot shoots recently and these hints helped me a LOT. It has been a couple years since I first saw this tutorial, but it has really helped me get better photographs following some of these simple techniques.
Simple but very effective tutorial. Excellent episode, Sean. Thanks
I like the fact that you let them pick out their own photo. Also, the technique you use for the "blinkers" when you have them close their eyes and count to 3 then after opening them, wait briefly then take the shot.
Awesome video!!
That was a great video. The first one I watched on your channel and now looking forward to many more.
Packed with info, great pace, clear and relevant tips all the way. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!
this is the first video I saw by you Sean and this is what compelled me to subscribe. Since then I got back to this several times!
Thank you!!
This is by far the best tutorial i found on the subject of portrait photography. It's even hard to find a class on skillshare which comes close to this. By writing down a few notes you could learn portrait photography in about 25 minutes. The results are going to be at least 5 times as good as ever before :D
Thanks a lot!
Well done Sean, a different and very interesting video because it gives an insight. I may never ever do this kind of work but from being committed to photography personally, its great to see how it is done especially when it is explained so clearly.
Thanks for this Sean - such an easy to follow video. Love your work!
Having done a bunch of similar shoots I found this to be spot on and very complete. Nicely done, good pace, solid, practical advice.
Hi Sean, your video was very practical and easy to understand. I am a photographer too and found couple of nice points which I would surely use in my shoots too. Thanks a ton for the help...keep them coming !! Cheers!
Hi Sean, Thanks for sharing this :) I’m in the process myself of taking numerous headshots of people and struggled with the same issues as you have shown. The most important part is having people standing in the same spot. Otherwise you end up with different portrait sizes in the end and that might not be what the client is after. Personally I’m more drawn towards taking some extra time to get to know the client, before I shoot anything. Most of the time I don’t like hastily shooting portraits, as this tends to ‘stiffen’ people up (and me!). But then again, one needs an income too and these sessions sure do help! Anyway, thank you for letting us look over your shoulder and experience a session :) Highly appreciated!
From one Shaun to another Sean, thank you kind sir for all your videos. They are extremely helpful and an inspiration to recharge the photographer's soul. Thanks so much again!
Great video again. Love them all, but this one is very practical.
The mugshot-tip is priceless to me. Thankx and keep it up.
Soooo many great tips. Thanks for sharing. Love your work Sean.
Great video Sean, as someone who occasionally does this kind of work this was full of useful tips I can take into my next shoot. Thanks for sharing.
you got a gazillion of information in one video. thank you so much for taking the time Sean
You are a great teacher. I have watched many photographers explain lighting techniques, I think this is the easiest and least intimating it has sounded. Thank you.
Wow. This was so helpful. Not that I want to do corporate headshots but as an amateur, I did learn a lot about lighting and setups and how to cope with the models and and and... Thanks a lot. It was very inspiring and I look forward to watching more videos of you. Take care and enjoy what you do.
The tape trick was superb. It saves a lot of time and hassles while positioning people before clicking. Great video.
You're absolutely amazing brother. I've been shooting for 18 years and love to learn new tips and tricks that can keep me on top of my game. I think your tutorial was one of the best I've seen in recent memory. Thank you so much again as you have a new fan in me.
I can't believe the kind of content I have access to getting started. Thank you, Sean; this is inspiring.
As the digital handyman in my company, I've been fluffing up mugshots for years. Next year, people are going to /want/ those photos for their LinkedIn profiles. Thanks Sean!
Great info delivered by a good human. Cheers, Steve The Talking Fly
Thanks loved the tape tip and filter!! And yes to name and photo choice
Sean your channel is fantastic. You cover the details that others overlook. I learn something every time!
Found you today, subscribed immediately, absolutely love it. No-fuss, no marketing talk and empty bla bla, just valuable tips. Thank you for this free content. Love from Portugal Sean.
Really enjoyed this Sean brilliantly put together and talked through!
This is great video. A lot of information in a short amount of time. Thank you for posting it!
Thanks for sharing your idea in such a smooth and easy way. Your teaching of light arrangement and then fixing the spots with blue tape and then to take the headshots placing the models at appropriate posirion is really praiseworthy. It teaches so easy. Many thanks for the guidance.
Your description is so good, you donot miss a thing. It is good for beginners. I love your style, your simplicity. Great work.
It trully is incredible Sean managed to pack so much meaningful content into 20 minutes. Ive paid good money to attend half day workshops that don't include half the info. Sean, you sir a natural born teacher! thank you so much.
word up yo!!!!
Perfect tips at the end of having the client choose the shot to edit. 🤓 TFS
That was a great training video for head shots. I’ll definitely watch it 2-3, 4 more times! Your explanations are great and I loved that you let the client choose the pic they liked. Thanks!
I've been using a softlighter style modifier for 30 years, love it.
Great advice. "Efficient and consistent". Companies and institutions appreciate this. Some are a bit disbelieving when I tell them I can shoot 50+ people in an hour if everyone is organised. I also learned long ago that the longer you take to get the shots the less relaxed people get (unless it's a long shoot developing rapport etc), but a quick relaxed chat and simple coaching, then bang, bang! Most are are surprised, if they demand to see the shot afterwards, at how good and natural they look :)
Great tips on the high-key background set-up with minimal lighting - great for location work. Thanks!
Your explanations are Great. Those make you a Great teacher
Wooow! This is one the best photography video tutorial on TH-cam! So clear, so organized! You explained every step, all settings on camera, strobes, background, a how the light works with all this settings! You win a New follower with this.
Thank you very much Sean Tucker. I've been watching different materials from setting up lighting and it is you that helped me the most.
Wow, I never thought of using a variable ND filter instead of changing flash output! This is very smart when using 3 flash that have been carefully balanced.