Actor headshot with continuous lightingShot with Hasselblad camera using continuous lighting against a paper back drop with projected background to mimic light coming through a blind.

In 2018 I started to shoot a lot of videography adding to my offer - many of these were talking heads - or interviews and that required investment in continuous lighting - most headshots and business portraits are shot with strobes or flash.

The above image taken with a Hasselblad medium format digital camera and is lit with continuous lighting, in this case Dedolight.

The shot has one 1x1 panel with a softbox and grid, a hard light flooded with a 1x1 softbox and grid, a hairlight spotted with a slightly cooler white balance and also another flooded light with a projector attached.

The projector has a gobo that mimics a blind - this is projected onto a paper background and deliberately de-focussed to give a feeling of depth. 

The subject was sitting on a stool about a foot in front of the background.

The result is a pleasing actor's headshot in the classic style with the talent looking directly at the camera with little facial expression.

The benefit of using continuous lighting is that it provides a good platform for both videography and photography at the same time.

Call James on 01327 811627 to discuss your photography and videography requirements.