Guide for Headshot photography

Background vs Clothing

Your headshot should make you stand out in the image, not your clothing.

Many times a client shows up with an idea that they want a light colored background when Ideally the clothing they have chosen should have a background that matches the tone of their clothing.

See in the images here how her face stands out and not her shape with the dark clothing on a darker background. Sometimes this unfavorable combination is unavoidable due to company guidelines and we will do the requested background look.

Multiple looks

We can produce multiple looks for you so you can say just the right message to the right audience. This client wanted a casual look and a more formal look.

See how we matched the background tone to the clothing tone...light with light and dark with dark.

More Dramatic 

If you want a more dramatic look, we can do that all sorts of ways with posing, lighting, expression, cropping and even producing a black and white version of your headshot.

This client wanted her image to be a little more dramatic than the standard headshot. 

Indoors or Out and Multiple Crops

Our studio location allows us to have both indoor studio backgrounds and our outdoor garden scene.

We will also provide you with various types of crops depending on your needs like a LinkedIn crop, business card crop and a traditional headshot crop.