JKlein wrote:
Your lighting is spot on. I prefer 1&4. She looks natural. In headshots lighting is important and you nailed it. To me, it's obvious you told her to smile in 2&3 and she has a much more natural smile in 1&4, because her eyes are smiling. How long did you speak with her before she got in the light? Did you let her know what to expect, get her nice and relaxed? Now that you have the lighting down, remember to try to draw the personality out and capture it. Practice. You got this!
She is a local actress in the town where I live, I’m friends with her bother-in-law (we’re in the same camera club). I met her for the first time about 5 minutes before we started shooting. I think we were both a little nervous, but things relaxed a little as we went forward. The good news is, she wants to do an outdoor shoot.