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Photographer takes hideous photos of herself… so every other photo of her will look awesome.
“Even I don’t wake up looking like Cindy Crawford!” – Cindy Crawford During the last 9 years working as a headshot photographer I estimate that about 95% of the people I’ve taken a headshot of have made some kind of self-deprecating comment during the photo session. Such as: “I’ll try …
Operation: David Bowie inspired photo shoot
Last weekend I got together with make-up artist Megg, hair stylist Dottie, and our brave friend Anna. We dressed Anna up and fashioned her hair and make-up in different styles to create some photos inspired by the looks of David Bowie. “Why did it take you so long to finally …
Another Angie's List Super Service Award!
Organic Headshots is proud to announce the acceptance of this beautiful digital plaque for the Angie’s List 2013 Super Service Award! Also winning the award in 2012, Organic Headshots got the award for receiving positive reviews from Angie’s List members, which put us in…
Favorite shots of 2013
With just a couple weeks left in the year it’s time for me to sift through my hard drive and pick out some of my favorite shots of 2013. If I had to do some quick math, I think I took somewhere around 105,000 photos this year… so instead of …
A day in the darkroom. With X-ray film.
My photographer friend and neighbor Randy Moe just finished a huge and ridiculously awesome project: turning a large portion of his apartment into a giant darkroom. Part mad-scientist, part photography historian and rescuer of film format equipment, he has amassed an…
Headshots for a funeral?
I’ve taken headshots and portraits for a variety of strange and interesting reasons over the years… billboards, political campaigns, book jackets, television appearances, dating websites, long-distance relationships, greeting cards, business cards, and even “to replace all…
Have your headshot ready for anything
Last night I was having some evening tea and finally getting a chance to peruse this week’s issue of Crain’s, and I happened across an ad on page 15 with a familiar face. The ad had a handful of peoples’ headshots side by side and there it was- a headshot …
Don't look shiny in your photos.
I work with lots of talented make-up and hair artists for headshot shoots, like my buddies Megg, Sara Jean, Jay, Jenn, Lisa, Alex, and Rachael… But not for every shoot. Make-up and hair is an added service that is worth every penny in my opinion because it makes for…
Looks that change daily
Picking out clothing for your headshot can fun and even easy, but how do you pick out your beard? I get a lot of requests for advice on glasses and beards- two things that can be transient on someone’s face. Sometimes you wear glasses, sometimes you don’t.
Cheesy green screen photos
Today I figured I would share a little green screen artistry. For the record, I don’t like green screen. I think it looks fake. Top-notch visual effects artists in big-budget Hollywood movies should be the only people who mess with it. In still photography, I’m of the opinion that if…
Are you in a comedy or a horror film?
When I take someone’s headshot I like to take into account the quality of light that I’m using and how to use it to achieve the “ultimate headshot.” (Which is not a technical term. But it should be.) Everyone’s face shape is different and I find myself moving my key …
A headshot on your business card?
A few months ago I wrote a quick post about putting your headshot on your resume. Today, it’s about putting your headshot on your business card. I’ve had my headshot on my business card for a of couple years now and have come to a simple conclusion about it: it’s …