I just shot some headshots /beauty shots for a friend Eva K and they are stunning ..but that’s partially because she is .. stunning. and just like in cooking the better the ingreadients the better the dish ..potentially that is, unless you go and F**K it up by burning it or putting too much sauce on it..lol

But Beauty shots are not as simple as they might appear to be, i know because my first few attempts looking back were disastrous. But that was because I didn’t know what the hell I was doing.

The best light for beauty is usually a very soft light (big softbox) above and in front of the subject (not too high because you want to have a nice reflection in the eye to keep her face bright), and if your doing a straight shot .. try to keep the light as evenly balanced from one site of the face to the other to help with overall symmetry, Oh and don’t forget to soften those shadows even more with either a white board to reflect the light back up or a second light below the subject a few stops darker than the main light.

here are samples from my shoot with Eva K.