You can spot a default corporate headshot from across the room, and your competitors all booked the same one. Two professionals decided to stop disappearing into that crowd. The before-and-afters are in this one.
Your brand has already been defined by people who don't know you. The photographer guesses, and the audience fills in the rest. The version that pulls in the clients you actually want needs you in the room before the shutter fires.
SPF in your foundation will turn your headshot into a flashback hostage situation. There is no editing fix for that ghostly white face on the day. The MUAs in this round-up have stronger advice and better products.
Photography is doing more for your personal brand than you think, and probably less than it could. This pillar guide pulls the full playbook together so you can stop second-guessing what to shoot next.
Most professionals pay for a headshot session and then use one image on LinkedIn forever. By year two they've quietly decided headshots aren't worth the money. The shoot did its job; the unused folder behind it tells the actual story.
Headshot prices range from £20 to £20,000. Yes, the market is genuinely chaotic, and most people book the wrong tier. This breakdown explains who you're really paying when you book.
Dave Algeo's personal brand has shifted. He's moved from operating as The Stressed Guru to building under his own name, with a more grounded, human feel. This case study shows how the photography moved with him.
There are five distinct types of headshot, and most photographers will quietly sell you whichever one they prefer to shoot. Booking the wrong one costs you a reshoot and a brand that doesn't quite fit. Know the difference before you book.
Most people show up to their headshot session unprepared, then blame the photographer when they don't love the photos. Shoot day is the easy bit. Whether you look good is decided three weeks earlier.
Neil and Mark of Bespoke Fitness wanted more than gym headshots. We shot in Northumberland's woodlands and in real client gardens, capturing the actual texture of how they work. Their brand now comes from the locations their clients live in.
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