Great correspondence with your subject, posing, and post-processing are generally significant abilities as a headshot photographic artist, however you likewise need to have a solid handle of lighting to make incredible pictures. This extensive video tutorial will tell you the best way to make lighting arrangements for portraits and headshots.

Coming to you from Yaneck Wasiek with Westcott Lighting, this excellent video tutorial will show you how to build lighting setups for portraits and headshots. If you are new to artificial lighting, it is generally a good idea to start with a single light first. This will allow you to more easily build a strong foundation and an intuitive understanding of things like relative light source size and fall-off without having to manage more complicated setups. On top of that, it is important to remember that you can absolutely create great headshots with a single light. Once you master the single light, then it is time to start adding more sources to your setups. Check out the video above for the full rundown from Wasiek.