How to Create Headshot and Portrait Setups with Yaneck Wasiek

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Eyelighter 2: www.fjwestcott.com/eyelighter-2
‪@YaneckWasiek‬ is an award-winning wedding and portrait/headshot photographer based in Southern California's Orange County. He enjoys sharing his knowledge with other photographers through workshops, classes, and online.
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[@MS-gn4gl]

This is the kinds of apprentice level experience that makes youtube amazing. Thank you guys for this!

[@patricksmith7400]

Excellent! Thank you Yanek and Sasha!

[@WestcottLighting]

Thanks for watching Patrick!

[@thomashathaway3534]

Excellent tutorial! Everything is covered from equipment and set up to posing the subject to working with the client to make the final image selection. Great tip about using gels to slightly warm up the white backdrop. Thanks, Yaneck, 👍

[@WestcottLighting]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@YaneckWasiek]

My pleasure! Glad you found it useful!

[@willcadena]

Love it Westcott And Yaneck! Best in the industry.... If you can take one or 2 things and apply it to your work flow it's a win... But I took alot from this! Thanks for the information!

[@YaneckWasiek]

Huge thanks Will!!!

[@nykhalil21]

Very helpful and informative. Thank you.

[@deboracartwright88]

I love learning new tricks! thank you

[@WestcottLighting]

Glad you like them! Thanks for watching Debora!

[@YaneckWasiek]

Thanks Debora!

[@charliegreen1989]

Great video guys, one of the best I’ve seen in while. It’s also something I would eventually like to get into.

[@YaneckWasiek]

Big thanks!

[@barkyvonschnauzer2188]

Met Yanek and his wife in Nashville. Super couple and incredibly knowledgeable

[@YaneckWasiek]

Thanks! Happy to see you enjoyed this video:)

[@jesperweng4193]

I love this video. It is really informative. Fine way you show how different ligt setup. Thank you. Jesper i Roskilde

[@evronmckay6484]

31:15 was sooooooooooo key ! Thanks for the info. Spoken like a true pro.

[@jhrphotography64]

Great video guys! I’m surprised Sacha wasn’t talking back!! That had to be tough!

[@YaneckWasiek]

you know her too well:)

[@michaelmorrisphotography]

Great explanation thank you, Big like

[@YaneckWasiek]

Thanks!

[@saskelee]

thanks for this run through. I have a. session coming up with 30 ppl and i sure will be suing some point from this video

[@YaneckWasiek]

Super happy to know it helped and that you will put it to use right away!

[@saskelee]

@@YaneckWasiek Thank. thank shot got cancelled but i still keep it in the memory

[@YaneckWasiek]

@@saskelee sorry about this one not going through but I'm sure there will be another!

[@Mike-bn7kr]

I liked your last set up best. this show was well made. Thanks

[@WestcottLighting]

Thanks for watching Mike!

[@nasroullahdinally5140]

Excellent tutorial Yaneck. Can you please a video mainly about the files transfer process step by step if you would.? Thank you.

[@YaneckWasiek]

Check out my channel, I actually have a video about Tethering

[@errole]

What do people like more the Triangle look or the eyelighter look?

[@horacechincer]

Just got the rapid octa m. Can't figure out how to collapse it. Any suggestions?

[@manoharmgr8235]

Very useful video , I learned lot from it, looking forward more videos like this keep it up good work, R.manohar , india,chennai

[@WestcottLighting]

Thanks, will do!

[@YaneckWasiek]

Thanks so much for your kind words!

[@joseph-the-seventh]

How can I use the Eyelighter for 3/4 length portraits? Would placing the Eyelighter just above the sitters knee height work or would that be too far from their face? Thanks!

[@kennethjonesphotography]

Thanks for a very interesting video. I'd like to know which version of the Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L lens you're shooting. Thanks in advance...

[@aussie2uGA]

Awesome video, great examples. Now if I could only convince my customers that I didn’t “accidentally chop off the top of their hair...”

[@YaneckWasiek]

yeah it's an ongoing educational topic:)

[@juanstout]

I like your process... ? you have part of her headshot cut off on the right in every photo... do you adjust your lights for that

[@YaneckWasiek]

Thanks. No I do not. I remove it in editing. It's a 30 sec process

[@realepicphotosbyjohncook2430]

Great video Yaneck Wasiek. I had a volume headshot booking that needed me to do 175 sales professionals in 8 hrs. (by myself). So I put together a similar setup, but with the Glow Arc Softbox instead of the reflector. (much easier to setup for me.). After posting my setup and a sample SOC photo in the GODOX FB group, I got so much criticism on how flay my lighting was and that I was making it too complex with little to show for it. Would you mind looking at my SOC photo and setup and share your thoughts?

[@YaneckWasiek]

Thanks Jon! Where can I see your SOC photo?

[@mikem6796]

Its basically the Peter Hurley style and he charges several $1000s for a headshot so there is that.

[@jkspinalchoice]

Loved going through this again. Every time I learn more to add to my day to day headshot sessions! Thank you!!!

[@WestcottLighting]

Thanks for watching John!!

[@keepingtherubberdown5715]

So, I am trying to use the last set up with the softboxes and they eyelighter. But, I am struggling to not get lights in the glasses. How do I avoid that?

[@WestcottLighting]

We actually made a video on this topic! kzbin.info/www/bejne/i3zZXnaOZcehfsk

[@keepingtherubberdown5715]

@@WestcottLighting I have watched this and I still struggle. I am thinking it is my roof/ceiling height that is my issue. It is only 7 and and a half feet high. So I can only raise my light so high with my 36 Manny Ortiz umbrella. Thanks

[@JuJuGrafiks]

Great info but it would have been great if the model had not been blocked by the lights the majority of the video.

[@YaneckWasiek]

Agree:) we will try to position the camera better next time.

[@RichardJPhotog]

good tutorial and workflow but why are you so far back? I have same lights but never beyond 105mm...

[@YaneckWasiek]

I usually shoot at 135mm. It's personal preference :)

[@robertelphingstone8408]

A bit more informative than the master. P H

[@joshuagharis9017]

Jawline, come on bruh

[@YaneckWasiek]

what do you mean?

[@Bob4golf1]

you know that your lights are showing up in the pictures, right?

[@chrisroxs31]

A lot of photographers are working like that... You just Photoshop them away

[@bryang4856]

On a plain/solid background it doesn't matter. Not the case in an environmental shot, obviously.

[@derekmack]

The lights are literally cutting into her hairline, that’s not a solid background and better framing would mean it’s not an issue

[@YaneckWasiek]

Of course in an environmental set up I would keep the light a bit further away. I photograph every year over 6k people and do it this way:)

[@jerryphoto1]

Not understanding why your lights are so close that there cutting into the top of your clients head, why would you want to fix something like that in post when it would be something you could have easily done by repositioning the lights or just having her step back one step

[@YaneckWasiek]

Thanks for your question. The main reason I put my lights so close is to make them as soft as possible and have the light fall off toward the side od the face. Of course this is my approach so if you would like to keep them further away you can absolutely do it

[@YaneckWasiek]

Check my other comments, I explained why I do it this way:) cheers

[@MrDvaz]

work on your communication with the model...Queen Elisabeth?

[@derekmack]

There’s no way your editing that light out. Poor framing

[@thomashathaway3534]

It’s “you’re”.

[@asonjayyajn]

I was wondering the same thing!! Why are the lights in the frame and how is he going to fix it?

[@bryang4856]

As long as the lights/strip boxes aren't cutting into the subject's head, it's easy to edit them out. I do it all the time, even with a gradient background.

[@YaneckWasiek]

Oh yes there is a way do it and I'm doing it every single day. With content aware fill in Photoshot it's literally a 30 sec process

[@twelvethirtyfour]

LOL this is so dumb