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Monique: Metal Doily Press | Headshots

Heidi — Tue, 12 May 2009 16:33:48 +0000

You may have noticed Monique mentioned on this blog before. She is my friend and graphic designer and the person who gave life to my favoritest owl, Herbert! Monique is starting her own letterpress company, Metal Doily Press, and needed some headshots for the ‘About Me’ section that will be found in her soon-to-be-released website. I was happy to oblige.

We started out downtown at the Walt Disney Concert Hall for a cityscape backdrop and then drove out to Topanga Canyon to frolic in some mustard fields. Monique joked about her “one smile” all the while, and though I had never noticed it before, it’s true — Monique has one terrific smile that is standard for every photo! When I tried to direct her and get her to try some poses with a different expression, it just didn’t feel right. So, we went with sincerity and stuck with what felt natural. I’m thinking Mo should trademark those pearly whites because people would pay good money for a smile like that!

Thanks for flashing that grin at me over and over again, Mo! I can’t wait to see all the success you are going to have with your new business!

James: Headshots

Heidi — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:52:37 +0000

I wanted to test out the light at a new location the other day so my friend James volunteered to step in as my model. We decided to do a straight-forward headshot session. It was decided that the location was a dud, but James may have a future as a model—or at least as my permanent light test stand-in! Here are my three favorites:

Faith: Headshots

Heidi — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 06:51:02 +0000

A little over a month ago I had the pleasure of spending the afternoon with a lovely lady with a lovely name: Faith. You may remember I snapped the headshots of her husband, Jason, at the end of last year and just got around to blogging them in February. I’m that awesome. Anyway, about the time I blogged Jason’s, I made Faith’s headshots.

Obviously Faith is a gorgeous girl so my job wasn’t too difficult! I remeber the portrait session I shot of them as a couple being super easy because they were so photogenic and fun and their headshots sessions were super fun, too. Here are my three favorite shots of Faith. The first one is the shot that she ended up choosing for duplication.

Ninah: Work and Play

Heidi — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 13:31:03 +0000

Yesterday I spent some time with my new friend Ninah at Lemon Creek Park in Diamond Bar. For the past couple of years, Ninah has been expressing interest in acting and being in commercials, so her grandma asked me to take a few headshots so that she could put together a portfolio for her. I was happy to oblige, but I already had it in my head that I wasn’t going to make an eight-year-old spend a couple of hours at a park without getting some play-time in, so we got to work right away with some headshots, with a plan of finishing our time together with some rowdy fun. Here are a few of my favorite headshots:

Ninah was kind enough to let me indulge my artistic side with this one:

After getting those out of the way, we let loose a little. Ninah was all business up until I said it was okay to fool around–an activity she obviously takes very seriously:

She even recruited her cousin, who was hanging out behind the scenes, for some piggy back action:

And, of course, we got some jumping and running in. Wouldn’t be a trip to the park without those two activities! Note the Camp Rock outfit, which Ninah picked out special for our shoot. Jonas Brothers reprezent! (She thinks Nick’s the hot one, in case you were wondering):

I had a superfun time hanging out with Ninah. With a face like that and personality to boot, I know she’ll go far.