On Location Headshots

Given that yesterday was a trip to the dentist it was rather good fun.

A ‘hectic’ schedule though.

Task 1: Headshot Photography

Set up a simple headshot studio in one of the treatment rooms. This task would have been easier if someone hadn’t left a large dentists’ chair in the middle of the space. However to be fair the walls had been painted a very useful neutral grey. I went for a simple one light clamshell with the subjects holding the reflector themselves.

Task 2: Groupshot Photography

Set up a group headshot out in the larger reception open space. I wanted to go for a reasonably relaxed grouping but as I was setting up the young visitor was thrown in as a ‘curve-ball’ I was shooting from the play area and he seemed to like my Nikon! I invited him to press the button, he did, and then ran away shouting “Cheese!!!” A single high powered strobe and a big diffuser with the shutter speed taken down to balance the external lighting.

Task 3: Documentary Photography

As set of documentary ‘in the surgery’ shots to be taken as and when the clients were available or the dentists were free.

Task 4: Interiors photography

Recording the recently refurbished reception areas.

The main challenge was that these three tasks ran concurrently, as a photographer I find as well as very different camera settings are needed so too are different head-spaces needed. We were working around the surgery’s schedule which of course is reasonable.

This is a small selection of the images for the taken on the shoot for the client, heavens there were 23 headshots!