Headshot opinions - final selection added

[Mitchell]

I've looked at these several times and kept going back to #2, because it has a nice neutral, not-too-bright background and her outfit is well-suited to the situation -- the plain teal top as opposed to the maroon one with pleats (which I found somewhat distracting).

Good luck to her on submitting her applications!

Thanks, Connie. With any luck I may have a new partner in 6 years.

 

[Clix Pix]

I've lost track now....is Stef about to enter her third year of med school? Wow, time does pass quickly!!!! Whew!

 

[Mitchell]

I've lost track now....is Stef about to enter her third year of med school? Wow, time does pass quickly!!!! Whew!

Going into her 4th year already! She needs to consider residency applications in the next few months. This headshot will get tagged along with those when she submits them.

 

[GonzoBernelli]

Consider a hair light behind her head to show off her beautiful fully hair

 

[NikonAIS]

The lighting is flat. When I started with my usual ratios for this setup, she felt the shadows were a bit too strong. I wound up increasing my fill light to the point where it was just a bit under my main light. Perhaps I should have just gone with a clamshell setup like Walter posted a few days ago.

It is pretty easy to add a little bit of modeling in post production

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[Walter Rowe]

I really like the color scheme in #2. I find the green top, smile, gray background very pleasant and cheerful.

 

[Mitchell]

It is pretty easy to add a little bit of modeling in post production

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I'm intrigued. Please share your workflow on this one.

 

[Mitchell]

I really like the color scheme in #2. I find the green top, smile, gray background very pleasant and cheerful.

Thanks, Walter. I was hoping you would chime in.

 

[Clix Pix]

Going into her 4th year already! She needs to consider residency applications in the next few months. This headshot will get tagged along with those when she submits them.

HOLY COW!!!!! Fourth year already?//!!!! Yeah, time DOES fly, doesn't it? So, yes, the headshot will be very important with her applications for residencies.....

 

[Replytoken]

I'm intrigued. Please share your workflow on this one.

If he was using Lightroom Classic, I suspect he used a radial filter.

--Ken

 

[Walter Rowe]

Thanks, Walter. I was hoping you would chime in.

My photo club at work does free headshots for the guest researchers (post docs) every year. This is the style we typically use. You could make the background a little darker if you wanted - just to have her stand out a tad more. Its a really lovely portrait.

 

[Palouse]

Give the purpose of the shot—I see both her human side and her analytical side. No need to wax poetic, just capture the best of Stef that she shares.

 

[gnagel]

It’s a close call, but my vote is for #2.

Glenn

 

[Mitchell]

After some debate, new photos were taken. Here is the final selection.

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[Mike Buckley]

Call her "Hired!"

 

[Charles Loy]

2, two is it for me. Pretty lady

 

[Walter Rowe]

After some debate, new photos were taken. Here is the final selection.

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Well done Mitch. Pleasant smile. Cheery. Professional. Warm posture.

One question .. did you take any where the camera was a little higher looking slightly down? It would be an interesting comparison.

 

[gchappel]

Nicely done, heck I would use one of her waterski pictures.
Eons ago I was on one of the selection committees for a med school. I remember a candidate being discussed and moved to the top of a pile not because of his/her credentials, but because of the headshot. I am trying to remember, I think he was downhill skiing, I don't remember. The discussion was it was different than every other application. It made the application, and the candidate, stand out.
I wish her luck in her journeys.
gary

 

[Clix Pix]

I like this headshot the best -- she looks alert, friendly, approachable and caring, all traits highly desirable, of course, in an MD. Her academic record will speak for itself along with comments about her performance in the various rotations during med school.

Fingers crossed that she gets the residency she wants at the location she wants!

 

[JW53]

Sweet , looking good. Wish her best of luck and s bright fuyure.