March 10, 2025
Are you speaking at a conference, improving your linkedin profile, or creating a new business website? You need a new headshot then. A great headshot can establish credibility, professionalism, and approachability in just one image. But before you…
February 10, 2025
If you’re a small business owner, entrepreneur, or professional in Portland, hiring the right photographer is not just about finding someone with a sweet new camera — it’s about choosing the person who’s going to shape how your brand looks to the…
January 24, 2025
The clothing you wear for your professional headshots can easily make or break your portrait. So, what to wear for professional headshots then? “Should I wear my zebra-striped blazer, or should I wear my wrinkled neon golf shirt with a popped collar?…
August 15, 2022
Dave Cesana is a life coach from Portland, OR, and he recently contacted me because he needed both a custom website and personal-branding photography for his business. In the past, I would have been able to just take care of the photography part, but…
October 28, 2019
Here’s the story…of Summit Learning Charter…needing headshots of all their lovely staff. In all seriousness, I recently created headshots of 40 staff members at Summit Learning Charter, which is an online K-12 school within the Estacada, Oregon…
August 15, 2019
Headshot retouching can make or break a professional portrait. It can make you look like your best self after a good night’s sleep. It can also make you look so “perfect” that it looks unnatural and just off. Have you ever seen a headshot of a co…
June 27, 2018
I put a call out recently so I could test my headshot setup in the studio. I've mostly been doing on-location work outdoors, so this was a nice change of pace. Tony answered the call, and here are the results. After Tony arrived, we chatted a bit and…
Category: Headshots, Portraits
Tags: portraits, professional headshots, professional portraits, profile photo, headshots
May 25, 2018
Here's a recent headshot session I did with Preston near Belmont St. in Portland, OR. He told me he wanted some new professional pics for his LinkedIn profile. We got these, and much more! Starting out on a variety of simple backgrounds: Let's…
Category: Headshots, Portraits
Tags: headshots, professional headshots, portraits, professional portraits, portland
May 24, 2018
I recently did a headshot session with Hanna on Alberta St. in Portland, OR. This is one of the most photogenic places in town, if you ask me. There are amazing murals, graffiti, and all sorts of other street art. There's also a lot of clean…
Category: Headshots, Portraits
Tags: portraits, professional headshots, professional portraits, business portraits, portland, oregon, alberta st.
