Some recent actor headshots for Scranton Fringe’s upcoming production of The Glass Menagerie, as part of the show’s promotional photoshoot.
A good portrait doesn’t have to be complex, and I setup a separate “station” for these in the room next door to our primary set. These were lit with a single flash + umbrella combo to camera right, using the room’s tan wall as the backdrop.
We setup in a corner, keeping enough separation from the walls to ensure that they’d drop nicely out of focus, while also taking advantage of some reflective lighting coming back out of the corner. It’s subtle, to be sure, but still a nice addition.
I used the amazing Sigma 56mm prime for these, at f/4, to ensure an adequate depth of field for the actor’s faces, and was very pleased with how they came out. The black & white treatment was done in post-processing, with both versions provided to the show’s marketing team at their request.