Headshot photography - the way to the perfect portrait

This video explains general information about headshots: What a headshot is, what is important in a headshot, who headshots are suitable for.

Psychology is very, very important in headshots. This chapter is about basic psychology, how to deal with the customer, how to approach the customer.

This is about the pricing of headshots. Headshots are something special and should not be offered at dumping prices.

A video in a studio without a few studio basics is of course not possible. However, Markus Schänzle limits himself to two essential things here: the square law of distance and the relationship of large and small light sources to the subject.

Markus usually uses six light sources in the lighting setup for headshots. Beginners in particular don't necessarily have that many flash heads available. That's why alternative light setups are also shown in this video.

This video shows a time-lapse of the lighting setup that Markus uses for women.

Here we briefly explain which camera to use for a headshot shoot and which focal length to use.

The most important scenes from the shoot with Evelyn are shown here. You will see how Markus deals with his clients in front of the camera and guides the person.

The most important scenes from the shoot with Helena are shown here. You will see how Markus deals with his clients in front of the camera and guides the person.

The most important scenes from the shoot with Giovanni are shown here. You will see how Markus deals with his clients in front of the camera and guides the person.

The most important scenes from the shoot with Hanshi are shown here. You will see how Markus deals with his clients in front of the camera and guides the person.

After a shoot, there is usually always a selection and you are spoiled for choice. In this video, Markus shows the criteria he uses to select the images and how he goes about it.

RAW development lays the foundation for retouching. RAW development via Adobe Camera Raw is shown here and what you should pay attention to.

Healing involves "healing" or repairing broken or non-existent structures. In this video, Markus shows what he pays attention to.

This part shows how the hair can be corrected so that the viewer's gaze is not distracted or areas around the hair can be filled in.

It is often difficult to detect small errors, especially with white, overexposed backgrounds. This video shows how you can use adjustment layers to make this visible and correct it.

The "inverted high pass" method can be used to soften hard transitions. This method is shown in this video.

The local dodge & burn is used to even out shadows, spots and unclean transitions. In this chapter, Markus shows how he uses this technique.

To give the face a little more depth, Markus also uses the dodge-and-burn technique. He shows how he shapes or models the face.

The eyes are very, very important in a headshot. Markus uses a technique here to emphasize the eyes even more.

There are often differences in skin tones, especially on the face and upper body. Here is a little trick to equalize the skin tones of the face and neck.

The last chapter of retouching is about improving the overall image once again using various adjustment layers or filters.

As the name suggests, Markus has a few final words for you.

Many people are not yet familiar with the Headshot crew's platform. In this video, Markus shows you a little glimpse behind the scenes.

This bonus video shows you a time-lapse of Evelyn being made up by make-up artist Sabrina Dennison.

This bonus video shows you a time-lapse of Helena being made up by make-up artist Sabrina Dennison.