I want to begin my first blog entry of 2012 by wishing everyone a happy new year. Before the dawn of the new year, Aman came in to see me for second time for some updated actor headshots.

I took a different approach this time and shot all his looks on an all-white background. For the longest time I had shunned the notion of shooting on a plain backdrop, that was until I was inspired by the work of Peter Hurley, otherwise renowned as the number one headshot photographer in America. 99% of his headshot work is done on a plain white backdrop. His rationale is that a headshot should focus on nothing else but the expression of the person you’re photographing, and that the bells and whistles that come with shooting someone on location is inconsequential. By keeping things simple, it’ll allow for photographers to spend more time on coaching and evoking amazing and genuine expression out of their clients, which is what ultimately matters. After trying this for myself with the same subject, I am inclined to agree.