Headshot Editing

To edit or not to edit your headshot? In our Phoenix headshot photography studios, we are often asked about the need and or desirability of editing headshots. Much passion and opinion surrounds this topic of editing photographs, portraits and headshots. Also referred to as enhancing, post processing, editing, Photoshop and other similar terms, there is a great deal of conjecture and misunderstanding surrounding this topic. Perhaps this stems from the power of images in the form of photographs.  We have all heard for example that 'a picture is worth a 1000 words.'  This suggests...


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Women executives often ask, in professional headshot sessions, is editing a portrait really necessary or even helpful? Is facility with Photoshop even a consideration when looking for your next headshot photographers? As we can clearly see in this example of the executive headshot of the professional businesswoman portrayed here, the initial headshot, the unedited version on frame right, is a pretty strong image. Yet, when we look at the polished, edited version on frame left, we see how much more polished and crisp, how much more 'professional' the headshot with editing appears. What...


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Some clients prefer black and white for their headshot expressions versus color, which is very much the current standard for headshots. While black and white used to be the headshot standard in the early and mid part of the 20th century, in the last decades, the shift to color has been steady and is now the norm. The shift to color headshots was fueled by shifts in technology and tastes. In the past, black and white, or duotones were initially the only easy option.  Color portraits may have required hand painting or other post processing techniques on the prints, negatives and substrates...


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