i shoot head shots::If you can do that the position of the person becomes less and less important as your subjects will look better and more natural i shoot head shots

i shoot head shots::If you can do that the position of the person becomes less and less important as your subjects will look better and more natural.
Then have them lean forward resting one elbow on their knee in front of them.
This causes them to raise their head which should reduce any double chin they may have.
Also it will force the subjects shoulders to be at a slight angle which leads to a very pleasing look.
Again start with your subject facing you and then turn them slightly, this will make the appear thinner and the shoulders less broad.
I think the shoulders can be one of the biggest things you need to watch.
If you have them level all the time or have them facing the camera dead on you will see that the shots look both boring and you make the subject look bigger then they actually are.
So there are staples in portrait lighting that most photographers would be wise to follow, just make sure you mix some of your own style in too.
Usually you want to work with two lights on the subject a main light and a highlight or fill light depending on the shot.
Depending on the effect you may also want a backlight.
The fill light can even be as simple a reflector card to bounce lighting back on the subject from the main light.
Shooting the shots you see here, i was using with a single flash on a radio slave with a small soft box and some natural light coming through a window to act as my fill light.
This turned out to be a great setup, i was slightly bouncing the main light off the ceiling and letting the natural light soften the feel of the shot.
There are plenty more lighting options but for shooting headshots this seems to work the best for me.
Last but not least have fun, if your not having fun you need to rethink how your doing it.
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