Teacher of the Year
SBCSC Teacher of the Year candidate Charlette Hawkings
This was year three of the South Bend School Corporation Teacher of Year Headshots and we changed a few things. Usually we take headshots in front of the school official backdrop and then another set in front of the green screen for cut outs. But this year we changed that format and just used a white background to use as cutouts. I think I preferred how we made this switch this year, especially for the cuts outs. I know when we use a green screen behind the models, it would leave a green tint around them or on their faces and body. I wanted to avoid using it so that when they were cut out of the photo and placed in a graphic, it would look a lot more clean.
SBCSC Teacher of Year Candidate Lisa Dixon
The Headshots were pretty straight forward. When I do my headshots, I like tethering my computer to a TV or monitor of some kind so the models can see their pictures up front and not have to wait until they are sent the final copies. This is great because it makes it a lot easier for the models to pick the exact picture they like and I am not trying to guess which one they think is the best. It also cuts down on edit time so that I know exactly which pictures need to be edited and can spend a little more time on those.
The entire shoot took two days, and we had a makeup day for those who couldn’t make in my studio. Everything went off without any issues and the shot of the day, or of the shoot, went to Lisa Dixon. She was a great sport and was a little self conscious about herself, but she ended up in a perfect position, with the lighting just right, and got the absolute best shot. She did a great job of being open to direction and it ended up the best shot of the shoot.
