Professional Headshots That Make You Stand Out
One person or the whole company. On a clean backdrop I bring to your office, or on location in real light. Consistent across the team, retouched so you still look like you, and delivered in the crops LinkedIn and your website need.
Backdrop or on location. Pick one, or do both.
- Backdrop.
- A clean, even set: white, gray, or a color that matches your brand, lit the same for everyone. This is the choice when the headshots need to match across a team page, a directory, a proposal, or a conference program. It travels: I set it up in a conference room, a hallway, or a corner of the shop, and it looks the same in your office as it would anywhere else.
- On location.
- No backdrop. Your office, your storefront, a wall with some character, or outside in open shade. The framing is still a headshot, chest up and eyes to the camera, but the setting says something about you. This is the choice for the About page, the speaker bio, the LinkedIn photo that does not look like a badge, and anyone whose business has a place worth showing.
If you are not sure, most people do a few of each in the same session. The backdrop version goes on the team page and the on-location version goes everywhere else.
Need more than a headshot? The team together, your people at work, the space, the owner with the work. That’s business photography, and headshots can be part of the same visit.
One person, one session.
You need a photograph of your face that you are not embarrassed to send. New job, new title, new business, a book, a board seat, a speaking slot, or the LinkedIn photo from a phone at a wedding that has been doing the job for six years.
Here is how it goes. We pick a place, your office or somewhere that suits you. I set up, we talk for a minute so the first photos are not the stiff ones, and we shoot for twenty to thirty minutes on the backdrop, on location, or a bit of each, longer if you bring more than one outfit. You see every photo on a laptop as we shoot, big enough to tell when we have it. A few days later a gallery arrives, you pick your favorites, and I retouch those and deliver them in a square crop for profiles and a wide crop for websites and bios, full resolution, with a license to use them anywhere you like.
Individual headshots are quoted in writing before we shoot, with the session, retouching of your picks, and both crops included.
The whole team, in one visit.
Team headshots have two problems, and neither is the photography. The first is time: nobody wants twenty people away from their desks for half a day. The second is consistency: the team page has three photographers, two eras, and one person’s vacation selfie.
I solve the first with a schedule. The set goes up before anyone arrives, and each person gets a fifteen-minute slot, which is where the good photos come from: time to talk, loosen up, and try a few things. They’re away from their desk for fifteen minutes, and the day runs in one conference room. If you need a lot of people done fast, I can run a quicker line, a few minutes each. The photos are simpler, closer to a badge photo, and some jobs call for exactly that. The second problem I solve by recording the setup: backdrop, light, distance, framing. The person who starts next month gets photographed on the same setup and drops into the grid without anyone noticing they were not there the first day.
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What a team session includes
- The set brought to your office and struck when we are done.
- Fifteen-minute slots, or a faster line when you need one, scheduled in advance so people know when to show up.
- Backdrop, on location, or both, decided once for the whole team so the page matches.
- A gallery organized by person, with each person choosing their own favorites.
- Retouching of the picks, natural, consistent across everyone.
- Square and wide crops, full resolution, licensed for the company’s use.
- New hires added later on the recorded setup.
Teams are quoted in writing before the day.
A headshot station at your conference, luncheon, or member event.
If you run events, a headshot station is the sponsor perk and attendee draw that people line up for. I set up a backdrop and light in a corner of the venue, attendees step in for a couple of minutes, and their photographs are delivered to them afterward, with your organization credited on the delivery.
It works for chamber events, association meetings, member appreciation days, conferences, and career fairs. It also works for the annual “we need everyone’s headshot updated” day when the whole staff is already in one building. Event-day headshot stations are quoted for the day, and they pair naturally with event coverage, which I also do.
A short guide to showing up ready.
- Clothing.
- Solid colors photograph better than patterns, and mid-tones better than bright white or pure black. Wear what you would wear to meet your most important client, not what you would wear to a wedding. Bring a second top if you want options; changing takes a minute.
- Hair and grooming.
- Whatever you do on a normal good day. A haircut a week before is better than one the day before. If you wear glasses, wear them. Reflections are my problem, not yours.
- Sleep and water.
- The unglamorous truth: the night before matters more than anything in your bag.
- Expression.
- You do not need to know how to pose. That is my job, and it is why the first minute is a conversation and not a countdown.
- Time.
- Twenty to thirty minutes for one person, longer with outfit changes.
Retouching that keeps you recognizable.
Every delivered headshot is retouched, and the standard is that the people who know you should not be able to say what changed. Blemishes that are not usually there come out. Stray hairs, a shirt crease, the reflection in the glasses. Skin keeps its texture. Nobody gets a new jaw.
If you want more than that, ask, and we will talk about what makes sense for how the photograph will be used.
Teams and people I have photographed.
I have photographed team headshots for medical groups, professional firms, nonprofits, and the leadership of local organizations, along with a lot of individuals who needed one good photograph and needed it this week.
Questions people ask before they book.
How long does a headshot session take?
Twenty to thirty minutes for one person, longer with outfit changes. Teams run on fifteen-minute slots, or a faster line of a few minutes each when you need to get through a crowd and simpler photos are fine.
Do you come to my office?
Yes. Almost every headshot I make is at the client’s office, storefront, or a location they choose. I bring the set, so you don’t need a studio. If you’d rather not do it at the office, I can book a studio nearby.
Backdrop or on location, which should I choose?
Backdrop if the photographs need to match across a team, a directory, or a proposal. On location if the photograph is for you, your About page, or a bio, and you want it to say something about where you work. Many people do both in one session.
How many photos do I get?
You see the full gallery from the session and pick your favorites. Your picks are retouched and delivered in two crops.
What is the turnaround?
The gallery usually arrives within a few days. If you need them sooner, you can pick your favorites on the laptop before you leave, and I’ll turn those around first. Tell me your deadline when you book and we plan for it.
Can you match headshots we already have?
Send me one. If the setup can be reproduced, new people get photographed to match. If it can’t, I’ll tell you, and we talk about re-shooting the team on a setup that can be matched from then on.
Do you photograph LinkedIn headshots?
Yes. That is the most common reason people book, and the square crop is delivered for exactly that.
Do you do corporate headshots for large groups?
Yes. Larger companies are scheduled across a day or split over two, and the setup is recorded so anyone who misses the day is added later on a matching photo.
Can I get the raw files?
No. You get full-resolution, finished files with a license to use them. The unretouched photos stay with me, which is standard, and it protects you from the one where you blinked.
Book it before the reason you need it.
The best time to get a headshot is before the new job, the board announcement, or the conference program asks for one by Friday. Tell me how many people and where, and I’ll send a quote.
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