Where do I crop my headshot? you might be wondering when you’re in the studio having a professional portrait taken. Or maybe you’re not wondering it at all until the photographer snaps a photo and you realize your waistline is in the shot and you thought it was just going …

Dear Abby, I hate every photo taken of me. I try not to be “that person” who hides behind the largest object I can find whenever someone whips out a camera, but I can’t help it, because I know that as soon as I see that picture I’m going to …

DOUBLE CHIN. It’s arguably THE most common lament we hear during headshot sessions. And no one is immune to the appearance of a double chin in their photo. It can pop up for anyone. It has nothing to do with weight, age, or “photogenicness,” if we can invent that word.

Sometimes people in front of our cameras ask us what to do with their hands before we even say “smile.” Even when you know the photo is cropped tight enough to not even see your hands

Author photos! Okay, so this topic doesn’t apply to like 99% of us because how many of us are awesome enough to publish a book? But we simply must talk about author photos because

Deanna Morgan pulled us aside after we took her photos and asked if she could take a peek at them. With a sigh of relief when she saw them, she said she was initially concerned about her skin being exposed properly, and was happy we nailed it. Before her role …

Which Way Do You Tilt Your Head? Last year during Women’s History Month I told the story of why I started my own photography business after leaving a male-dominated industry, and why I felt it was important to be certified as a woman-owned business. This year I want to quickly

Men Get Makeup For Their Photos Too Before I go into why the answers to all those questions are the same, let me start by defining “men” as individuals who present as male and wear little to no makeup on a daily basis, at least for the purposes of this …

How to Hide a (Pregnant) Belly in Your Headshot If you’re updating your headshot while pregnant, you probably don’t want to showcase the fact that you’re pregnant in the photo… unless you want new connections on LinkedIn to still ask you when you’re due while your…

While we’re coaching our clients into poses and smiles, we sometimes have to overcome an unexpected obstacle: bad photo tips and tricks floating around the interwebs. Here are four of the most common how-to-look-better-in-photos “hacks” that are really just ridiculous…

If you’ve taken a look at our headshot tips page, you’ve read a lot of great information on what to wear for your photos and how to prepare for your headshot session. To supplement those tips, here are some visuals to help you see what works for headshots and what …

There’s nothing that keeps a person away from a photo studio better than a past photo that didn’t turn out so well. Such was the case with our friend, Jon. His partner was a past client of ours for his (dare we say awesome) professional headshots, and every month like …