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.