High Volume Headshots - School Portraits, Corporate, Performing Artists

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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[ArsenijeRadenovic]

What the heck?
You just did a masterclass in 13minutes? For free. On youtube.
Hats off mister Matt. Thanks for sharing your knowledge! This was incredibly helpful!

[garrettwalker]

i found myself in the position of having to do headshots for 80 8th graders on short notice, having never really taken a headshot before. this video saved me a ton of time and helped me produce professional results for the kids' yearbook. thank you so much!

[MRJAY-xlce]

Bro not gate keeping anything from us! Thank you bro

[pittmanvisuals]

this quite honestly could be the best photography video I've seen. Just chatting it up as if we're having a conversation, but so informative that I know I became a better photographer after watching this wonderful video.

[andrefelixstudio]

Great video nicely explained but you’re giving all your secrets away, good job nobody can be you and it’s your expertise and talent for shooting people, that others will not be able to reproduce! A true professional on YouTube!

[mlsphotobybrentwoodgraphic]

That's an awesome video, thanks for sharing everything 🤗

[SK]

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!

[JBanksPhotography]

This video should be the gold standard for instruction related content. Awesome job. Thank you.

[djtoman]

Fantastic video, and so well thought out in every detail. Now that Headshot Tools is available the process is so much smoother and easier.

[DJYoshiVideos]

I still refer back to this video whenever I need inspiration

[odarrien]

Very comprehensive. I’ll be coming back to this video again!

[kennethwilliamsinc]

Man, what a small world. My daughter went to that school 5 years ago. They have some great people working there.

[leskrone]

Wonderful video, thanks for dropping all of this knowledge. This is what it means to empower your peers instead of gatekeep.

[Disneyphotog]

This is such a perfect video for me! Doing my first school portrait session in a few weeks. Thanks for putting me in the right direction.

[jeffreymodesto]

very very good indeed and helpful thank you for the video

[darronamann]

Gotta love that kid creeping in the background of every shot.

[bn-eugenepwa]

Thank you so much for this. Just completed part one of three company headshot sessions. I'm a videographer, not a photographer, and had never done this before. Your guides gave me all the info and confidence I needed to make it happen. I can't thank you enough!

[dominicwroblewski]

My hat is off to you on how you keep organized. I am getting a panic attack just thinking about how to match the names to the photos let alone thinking about the volume of print orders and keeping that straight. Giving the kids lots of room is the best idea I ever heard of.

[rondub]

I know you did this several years ago but I had to let you know this was extremely helpful !!!!

[orlandojonesphotography]

Amazing video and great content. Thank you for sharing 👍🏾