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Hate having your pictures taken? You’re not alone.  Most people, unless they are professional models, feel shy or a bit uneasy in front of cameras. This anxiety may feel heightened when there is an urgency to have professional photographs taken for some direct purpose, as may be the case with professional headshots for work or career, or perhaps for dating photos, boudoir portraits, etc. Your main trick is to work with the right professional photographer.   At a minimum, your photographer should be someone who understand shadows and light.  Someone who is committed to capturing...


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Before a client every enters out studios or shows up on location for a headshot, a great deal goes into the planning for their headshot portrait sitting. What exactly goes into the planning for a professionally photographed headshot portrait sitting? Usually, a client will have called or emailed after having been referred or found our headshot photography website.  That is, no one just walks in for a headshot.  We communicate and prepare accordingly.  Both the client is prepared for the session, and the studio, time and resources are prepared for the client on our side. The first question...


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Choosing the Right Background for Your Headshot In a recent post, we discussed how important it is to know the goal of your headshot. A picture that will help you get a job is probably quite different from a picture that will help you get a date. One thing to consider in your goal to create the best headshot possible is the background. If you hire a professional photographer, you will most likely visit his/her studio where the photographer will use a white, grey, or black background. The reason for a neutral background is pretty simple: external elements in the background serve to distract...


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What to Wear for Your Headshot: Choose Clothes That Make You Feel Great! It’s an age-old dilemma: what to wear for your headshot.  The fact is, however, that your clothes are really secondary to the main feature of the headshot: your face. And the tighter the cropping on the head shot, the less of your clothes that will be seen anyway. Your main goal is for your clothes to enhance your pretty face, not distract from it. Things to keep in mind when choosing your clothing for a headshot: Wear clothes you’re comfortable in. This probably isn’t the time for something brand new,...


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