I dragged my heals for years before buying a Mac! I dragged my heals for years before forking over over $2,000 for a laptop. Now I get why those Apple people are so loyal. On January 17th it will be one year since I purchased a MacBook Pro. I know this because that’s…
What background colour should you use for your Headshot? People ask me all the time. What background colour should you use for your headshot? White is my marquis look and is what I think I do best. Love it! There’s a bunch of reasons I love white backgrounds. It’s easy for your designer to work with if your…
You might think that Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson wouldn’t need a professional Headshot. Surely he has enough pictures of himself? A quick Google search for images of him and you’ll find for sure there are a lot of photos of the Mayor. BUT there are only a couple that could qualify as portrait Headshots. Most are shots…
I recently had the amazing opportunity to meet and talk with John Rowlands. John is an iconic rock and roll photographer – and we met at where else – a rock concert. Within two minutes of speaking to him at Kemptville Live I knew that I wanted to take this legend’s Headshot.
Maybe you have been wondering if it is worth it to have good Headshots of your staff. Here are some strong reasons to make sure you do. Last Winter I had the opportunity to photograph Environmental Headshots of the staff of an Ottawa men’s clothing store. This is not your typical men’s clothing store. The sales people…
I got an email today, one of those that you sign up to receive, from Sandy Gallagher from the Proctor Gallagher Institute. That’s Bob Proctor’s business partner and President of the PG Institute. I love almost everything that comes out of that website. Bob Proctor will be well known from the movie ‘The Secret’ and…
Does a great headshot really matter? Sometimes people ask me does a great HEADshot really matter that much? I say Hell Yeah! Gayle has a resume writing business. She gets most of her clients from referral and on-line. In personal branding on-line there is a sub-conscious ‘split second’ where someone decides whether they ‘like’ you or not. Not whether…
Do professional sales people need a great Headshot? I received a call from a medical supply company. We’re doing a big trade show in Toronto and we want to personalize our company. Can you do a headshot or two so that we can use it in a brochure we are handing out to visitors ? Yes… that’s…
One of my favourite marketing minds is Terry O’Reilly of CBC’s Under the Influence. A recent episode was called Selling Yourself: The Art of Personal Branding. I’ve reached out to Terry and have his permission to paraphrase some of his points from this episode. These days, everyone is a brand. You are unique, you have a…
Every photographer has their own style or look. As a HEADshot photographer my look is the crystal sharp white background for your headshot. Although it is not the only to shoot a headshot it is definitely my preferred look and I love it. Here’s why. White is clean and professional looking. It makes you focus on…