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Author headshots with FC Shultz

I have the pleasure of knowing several fantastic writers. Mr FC Shultz is one of them. He's preparing to publish a new novel (very VERY soon now) and contacted me recently for some headshots. 

Hold up. What's the FC stand for?

I have a few suggestions. 

Ferdinand Cumberbatch

Ferguson Carsonburger
Frank Canada

Fernando Cadby

Fabian Carlos

No, I guess none of those are his real name. Let's let it remain a mystery. 

Back to FC. He wanted headshots with a sense of fun, beginning with a picture that paid tribute to his favorite author, the one and only Ray Bradbury. Ray once posed with his cat in front of his bookshelf, so, after chasing the cat down for 30 minutes or so, we got what we were looking for. 

FC and his faithful cat, whose name is of course, batman. 

With a headshots session, it's always a great idea to have a couple different looks- so that later on, when you produce more material and get tired of using the same headshot over and over, you've got a variety of pictures to choose from. So that's what we did, doing a couple of scene and outfit changes and also getting a nice mix of lighthearted, serious, and straight up goofy. 

Enjoy... and please, take a moment to head over to http://fcshultz.com to check out his work and subscribe to his monthly newsletter to receive a free short story every month. I love reading them- they've ranged from intense sci-fi fi to really funny. Sometimes, a little of both, just like mr Bradbury himself.