Professional Headshots...
I help professionals and teams look confident, approachable, and credible — with a process shaped by years of business experience in Engineering and Leadership.
...for people who may not like being photographed
...led by someone who understands business, leadership presence, and workplace professionalism.
Packages
Your session fee includes:
- 1-hour in-person planning session
- 2 hours of shooting
- On location in home or business
- Multiple looks, image variety
- Online gallery to select images
- Edited digitals are $50 each
Your individual session fee includes:
- 1 hour of shooting, 2-3 outfits
- More time, more coaching, more final images
- Studio setting in your home or office
- Online gallery to select images
- Edited digitals $50 each
Standard Headshot
$250
Personal Branding
$400
Your individual session fee includes:
- 30 minutes of shooting
- On location or studio setting in your home
- Online gallery to select images
- Edited digitals are $50 each
$200
Simple Headshot
Galleries
FAQ
A professional photo session should feel guided, comfortable, and relaxed. Before the session, we will talk through the purpose of the photos, the style you are looking for, location ideas, clothing suggestions, and any specific images you need. During the session, I will help with posing, direction, lighting, and small details so you are not left wondering what to do.
The goal is to make the experience easy and natural while creating images that feel like you.
The goal is to make the experience easy and natural while creating images that feel like you.
The goal of a business headshot is simple: you should look polished, approachable, and like yourself. Your clothing should support the image you want to communicate without becoming the focus of the photo.
Choose clothing that fits well, feels comfortable, and reflects how you want to show up professionally. Solid colors, simple layers, and clean lines usually photograph best. Try to avoid logos, busy patterns, wrinkled fabrics, or anything that feels distracting.
Bring two or three options if you can. A simple change of jacket, shirt, blouse, or layer can create a very different look and give you more variety in your final images. The best choice is clothing that makes you feel confident, comfortable, and ready to represent yourself well.
Choose clothing that fits well, feels comfortable, and reflects how you want to show up professionally. Solid colors, simple layers, and clean lines usually photograph best. Try to avoid logos, busy patterns, wrinkled fabrics, or anything that feels distracting.
Bring two or three options if you can. A simple change of jacket, shirt, blouse, or layer can create a very different look and give you more variety in your final images. The best choice is clothing that makes you feel confident, comfortable, and ready to represent yourself well.
Indoor / Studio Headshots
Studio headshots are clean, controlled, and professional. Because the background and lighting are simple, your clothing becomes an important part of the overall look.
For studio sessions, solid colors and subtle textures work very well. Jackets, blazers, button-down shirts, blouses, sweaters, and simple tops are all good options. Mid-tone and darker colors often photograph especially well because they help draw attention to your face.
If your session will be on a light background, consider wearing a color with enough contrast so you do not blend into the backdrop. If your session will be on a darker background, lighter or mid-tone clothing can help separate you from the background.
For a more formal business look, a suit jacket, blazer, dress shirt, blouse, or professional layer is a strong choice. For a more approachable or creative look, a clean sweater, casual jacket, or simple top can work beautifully.
Recommended options:
Try to avoid:
Studio headshots are clean, controlled, and professional. Because the background and lighting are simple, your clothing becomes an important part of the overall look.
For studio sessions, solid colors and subtle textures work very well. Jackets, blazers, button-down shirts, blouses, sweaters, and simple tops are all good options. Mid-tone and darker colors often photograph especially well because they help draw attention to your face.
If your session will be on a light background, consider wearing a color with enough contrast so you do not blend into the backdrop. If your session will be on a darker background, lighter or mid-tone clothing can help separate you from the background.
For a more formal business look, a suit jacket, blazer, dress shirt, blouse, or professional layer is a strong choice. For a more approachable or creative look, a clean sweater, casual jacket, or simple top can work beautifully.
Recommended options:
- Blazers, sport coats, suit jackets, or structured layers
- Solid button-down shirts, blouses, sweaters, or simple tops
- Neutral colors, jewel tones, blues, greens, grays, navy, cream, or soft earth tones
- Subtle patterns or textures, as long as they are not distracting
- Clothing that fits well through the shoulders, neckline, and chest
Try to avoid:
- Large logos or bold graphics
- Very busy patterns, tiny stripes, or high-contrast prints
- Wrinkled or overly shiny fabrics
- Clothing that is too tight, too loose, or uncomfortable
- Colors that are too close to the background color
Outdoor Headshots
Outdoor headshots are a great option if you want your images to feel natural, approachable, and modern. Because outdoor backgrounds often include trees, buildings, sidewalks, brick, glass, or greenery, clothing should be simple enough to stand out without competing with the environment.
For outdoor sessions, choose colors that complement natural surroundings. Blues, navy, gray, cream, olive, burgundy, rust, tan, and earth tones often work well. Solid colors are usually the safest choice, but subtle patterns can work if they do not fight with the background.
Layering is especially helpful outdoors. A jacket, blazer, cardigan, or overshirt can add shape and polish while giving us more variety during the session. Outdoor light and backgrounds can change quickly, so bringing a second option is always helpful.
For a more professional look, consider a blazer, suit jacket, dress shirt, blouse, or polished business-casual outfit. For a more relaxed personal-brand look, a clean sweater, casual jacket, or well-fitted top can work well.
Recommended options:
Try to avoid:
Outdoor headshots are a great option if you want your images to feel natural, approachable, and modern. Because outdoor backgrounds often include trees, buildings, sidewalks, brick, glass, or greenery, clothing should be simple enough to stand out without competing with the environment.
For outdoor sessions, choose colors that complement natural surroundings. Blues, navy, gray, cream, olive, burgundy, rust, tan, and earth tones often work well. Solid colors are usually the safest choice, but subtle patterns can work if they do not fight with the background.
Layering is especially helpful outdoors. A jacket, blazer, cardigan, or overshirt can add shape and polish while giving us more variety during the session. Outdoor light and backgrounds can change quickly, so bringing a second option is always helpful.
For a more professional look, consider a blazer, suit jacket, dress shirt, blouse, or polished business-casual outfit. For a more relaxed personal-brand look, a clean sweater, casual jacket, or well-fitted top can work well.
Recommended options:
- Business-casual or professional layers
- Blazers, jackets, cardigans, sweaters, button-down shirts, or blouses
- Colors that contrast gently with the outdoor background
- Comfortable shoes if walking between locations is part of the session
- A backup option in case the first outfit blends into the setting
Try to avoid:
- Neon colors that can reflect onto your face
- Busy patterns that compete with outdoor backgrounds
- Thin stripes or small checks that may not photograph well
- Clothing that wrinkles easily in transit
- Outfits that do not match the level of professionalism you want to communicate
Delivery time depends on the type of session and the number of images included. In most cases, you can expect to receive a professionally edited gallery within a clearly communicated timeframe after your session and, generally, 2 weeks or less.
Each final image is reviewed and edited for quality, color, lighting, and consistency so the finished gallery feels polished and ready to use, print, or share.
Each final image is reviewed and edited for quality, color, lighting, and consistency so the finished gallery feels polished and ready to use, print, or share.
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