You don’t need a head brace. There are many work-arounds. Finding SOME bracing is important. The head brace becomes more important the tighter you get. The picture of my daughter leaning on the tree I believe was 13 seconds. Obviously wetplate. 20x24. Dallmeyer 8D. The picture of my son was 30 plus seconds. The backdrop is draped over my truck and his left arm is braced up against the door handle. Back is against the truck but his head is not. Same technical data/equipment as above. The biggest key i have found is explaining to your sitter that this is a collaboration and they need to participate. It is also helpful to let them know front to back movement is worse than side to side. That helps them concentrate on one thing instead of being ‘still’. To me that’s the most enthralling aspect of LF portraiture is the connection you make with the sitter because they feel vested in the outcome. The joy on their faces when it turns out well always speaks to the fact they feel they played a role in the success of the collaboration.
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