I was able to capture some video while on location shooting three days of headshots for a local private Christian school. In this video I’ll share how I set things up, my camera settings, and other tips and tricks for getting great images quickly without losing your mind!
I’ll show a floor plan of how things are arranged and share tips for getting good exposure on a wide range of skin tones.
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Featured in this video:
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Laptop Stand: Gator Frameworks Heavy Duty Media Tray (Don’t cheap out on your laptop stand!):
Sony A7III:
Sony FE 70-200mm f/4.0 G OSS E Mount Lens:
Manfrotto MT055XPRO3 Tripod with MVH502AH Video Head:
Flashpoint eVOLV 200 TTL with R2 2.4GHz Remote:
Glow EZ Lock 42″ Silver Beauty Dish:
Flashpoint Zoom Li-ion R2 TTL Speedlight:
Phottix 40x90cm Easy Up Softbox with Grid:
Westcott 42″ Collapsible Reflector Kit:
Flashpoint Reflector Bracket Light Stand:
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Favorite Lenses
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Sony Vario-Tessar FE 16-35mm F4 OSS:
Tamron 28-75 f/2.8 Di III RXD:
Sony (Zeiss) Sonnar T* FE 55mm F1.8:
Sony FE 85mm F1.8 E-Mount Lens:
Rokinon Cine DS Lenses:
Fotga DP500IIS Follow Focus:
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Favorite Lights and Modifiers
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CLAR Illumi Max 120 High Power Bi-Color LED Light:
CLAR Illumi Max 300 High Power 5600K LED Light:
Aputure Amaran AL-F7 On-Camera LED Light:
Clar Luminous Pro 19” Ring Light:
GVM RGB Video Light Kit:
Glow EZ Lock 38″ Deep Parabolic Softbox:
Glow EZ Lock 25” Beauty Dish:
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Misc Grippy Goodies
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iKan E-Image GA752T Tripod with GH06 Video Head:
Flashpoint 10′ C-Stand w/ Arm & 2 Grip Heads:
SmallRig Camera Cage Kit for Sony A7III:
SmallRig Action Stabilizing NATO Handle:
SmallRig Super Clamp:
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Audio Equipment & Monitoring
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Feelworld 7 inch Field Monitor::
Feelworld F6 Plus:
MOTU M4 USB-C Audio Interface:
Sennheiser MKE 600 Shotgun Microphone:
Movo VXR10 Microphone:
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Miscellaneous stuff I can’t get along without
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X-Rite ColorChecker Video:
GVM Slider:
Innorel D-30 Ball Head:
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27 responses to “High Volume Headshots – School Portraits, Corporate, Performing Artists”
Cheers for this video you legend! 🍻
flogging tripods or how to shots portraits
School and headshots not really great combo 😀
Hi Matt,
Thank you so much for the helpful information—I really appreciate it! I’ve been considering branching out from my current role as a graphic designer to focus more on youth team photography, something I already do on a freelance basis. I’d like to approach a couple of schools in my area to offer my services but am unsure of the best way to go about it.
If you have any recommendations or advice on how to approach schools effectively, I’d love to hear your thoughts. Once again, thank you for your insights—I’ve learned a lot in such a short amount of time.
Best,
Adrian
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Outstanding instruction Thank you for giving such a clear explanation of your approach You have included working with the institution, client flow, setup and settings Great! Subscribed!
Fantastic video, and so well thought out in every detail. Now that Headshot Tools is available the process is so much smoother and easier.
That's an awesome video, thanks for sharing everything 🤗
Bro not gate keeping anything from us! Thank you bro
Bro is a genius
Bro is amazing
Hey great vid! Do you pay the assistant?
Great breakdown and display of how to get it done.
Do you also have a video or your acquisition process? Getting into spaces like school photography seems complicated.
Awesome video Matt. I have a question. Are your corporate clients seated for your business headshots for consistency?
This is the most helpful!
WOW !!! Thank you very much for this wonderful video!! So helpful!!!
THIS DUDE WAS AMAZING… LOVE IT…. THX A MIL SIR
I know you did this several years ago but I had to let you know this was extremely helpful !!!!
This video is loaded with useful informations! Thanks for that!
Where can I find the backdrop
where or how can i duplicate the stand for the reflector – especially where it clamps the edges of the reflector…TIA
How you handle the client with eyeglasses? Because the light reflect in the eyeglass
Bravo!
Pretty much starting off in this area of photography. I just want to say thank you. That was really helpful.
No backdrop light?
I have a question sir. What do you do to children that are not comfortable with camera or getting spot light, no matter how you make them feel comfortable, especially if a child has a special needs. Its really hard because some parents are expecting unrealistically. I hope Im making sense. thanks in advance.
Looks like the mirrors need cleaning on the dark spots right of the student