Why A Professional Headshot Matters
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Ain’t it the truth - these days we are spending a lot of our time in the virtual world. The days of brainstorming over coffee and donuts in the meeting rooms are now replaced by informal home office zoom meetings. The same goes for conferences and workshops. Almost every in-person event now has an equally viable virtual option. When you are looking at your colleague’s headshot in a zoom meeting (when he has his no-video option on), do you find yourself judging their headshot? Even a little bit? Is this how they look in person as well? Or when you are checking out your client’s LinkedIn profile before your first call to them, do you make judgements on the manner in which you might want to approach them?
Just as you may agree to this (even so grudgingly), others are doing it to your headshot as well.
REASONS WHY YOU NEED A PROFESSIONAL HEADSHOT:
Here’s the thing - your headshot brings alive your virtual presence.
What you put up matters. It makes you a real person, not just a photograph.
Featured: Erin Klebaur came to us for her headshots when she became the President at Imbue Creative.
A confident, smiling, sharp headshot makes you look professional and approachable.
Featured: Maria Imbalzano, a contemporary romance writer, wanted to update her headshots for her website.
First and foremost - is your headshot blank?
Is it because you are unhappy with the way your pictures turn out? If true, it is one of the top reasons why you need a professional headshot photographer. It’s amazing what the right photographer can bring out in you. Leaving your headshot blank doesn’t do anything for you but makes you look uninterested. So fix that, pronto.
Selfies are not headshots. Read that again. And again.
Are you using your logo as your headshot? Your branding logo, however fabulous it is, cannot be a replacement for you. Your voice needs a face and your face needs a virtual presence. Voilà - a headshot.
Is your current headshot shot by your spouse (even though with their super critical yet loving eye) against a white wall in your house? Well that is wayyyy different than being photographed by a professional headshot photographer in their studio who will take the time to understand your branding vision. It is an investment, but read it again, it is an investment towards a more confident and professional virtual presence.
WHAT A PROFESSIONAL HEADSHOT PHOTOGRAPHER DOES FOR YOU:
Featured: Tirza Wahrman, Attorney.
Connection - It’s all about the connection. Your photographer, if a professional headshot photographer, has spent time working and dealing with all kinds of people from various walks of professions and roles. Your photographer is your interpretor. Taking the time to understand your brand vision and your work goals and dreams and translating them for you through the lens is the job. That is the job. So find one who will speak your language and will give you the time and the attention.
Styling and Wardrobe - Dressing up for the camera is a lot different than dressing up for an in-person event. You might have a favorite color or a suit but if it doesn’t flatter you on camera, it doesn’t really serve it’s purpose. If you wear glasses, how you wear your hair, how your collar is, what tie is the right color for your suit - all these minute details are taken care of by your photographer. Remember you need to dress for your clients and your target audience and your styling and wardrobe should reflect that.
Background - A well lit, solid background makes all the difference. You don’t want to use a picture that you cropped out from a group picture with someone’s hair or part of their hand poking in. The focus in your headshot should be only you.
Lighting - Lighting is the key to a great shot. A professional photographer with the right lighting will flatter and shape you in many ways.
Cropping - This can totally make or break your headshot.
Your look - The right angle and posing can make you look so amazing, you will be surprised. The slight tilt of your chin to the way you keep your hands can make your headshot go from mediocre to fabulous! And an experienced professional headshot photographer knows this posing language well.
Those pesky technical details - Trust me there are annoyingly so many but so crucial for your website SEO purposes and your website designer will thank you for it when you give them the right file size and the resolution.
Featured: Darren Gunnar Peterson, Co-Founder and Producer at Aspire Studios.
Want to know how kapuPatel Photography can help you create the headshot that will alleviate your virtual presence? To know more, reach out to Kapu directly and schedule your Discovery Consult:
