Who needs a professional headshot in Ottawa?

If people are likely to look you up before deciding to meet you, hire you or do business with you, you should have a professional headshot.

Your photograph may be one of the first things someone sees on LinkedIn, your company website or an online search. Before they read about your experience, they’ve already formed an impression from your picture.

A good headshot helps you look confident, professional and approachable—while still looking like yourself.

 

 Who typically needs a professional headshot?

Business owners, executives and professionals

When you represent a business or organization, your photograph becomes part of its brand. You may need it for your website, LinkedIn, advertising, an annual report or a professional association.

University and College Students

Students may need a professional headshot for LinkedIn, co-op placements, internships, scholarship applications and the beginning of their job search.

A good student headshot shouldn’t make you look overly corporate or older than you are. It should show a confident, capable and approachable version of you as you begin your career.

Job seekers and recent graduates

Employers and recruiters often look at LinkedIn while considering candidates. Your headshot should support the professional impression created by the rest of your profile.

It should represent the position you want—not necessarily the position you have now.

Speakers, authors and media contributors

Speakers, authors, podcast guests and industry experts are regularly asked for high-resolution photographs. Having one ready means you won’t have to scramble when an opportunity appears.

Companies and professional teams

Consistent team headshots make a company website look organized and professional. I can bring a mobile studio to your Ottawa office and photograph everyone in a consistent style.

 

Be ready before someone asks

Years ago, a newspaper interviewed me about a business I owned. At the end of the interview, the reporter asked if I had a professional photograph to accompany the story.

I didn’t.

That experience taught me that opportunities can arrive before you’re ready for them. A current, high-resolution headshot means you’ll have the right photograph when someone asks.

Does your current headshot still look like you?

You may need a new headshot if your current photograph is outdated, blurry, poorly cropped or simply no longer represents you.

Your picture should be recognizable when someone meets you. It should show who you are now—not who you were five or ten years ago.

What if I don’t think I’m photogenic?

I hear this almost every day.

Most people don’t arrive knowing how to pose, where to look or what to do with their expression. They don’t need to.

Directing you through that process is my job.

We’ll work through different positions and expressions and review the results as we go. You won’t be left standing in front of the camera wondering what to do.

Most clients tell me it was much easier than they expected. Some even say it was fun.

 

Professional Headshots in Ottawa

I have photographed more than 3,000 people, and headshots are the only type of photography I do.

Individual sessions take approximately one hour at my Ottawa home studio.

I’ll direct you through the entire process and help you create a headshot that suits your profession, personality and goals.

You don’t need to know what to do in front of the camera. That’s my job.