How should you crop a LinkedIn headshot?

By |2022-02-16T06:42:44+00:00January 8th, 2022|business headshots, Hints & Tips, LinkedIn, Uncategorized|

To crop or not to crop. Now there's a question. You'll know what I mean. We've all seen a profile photo in LinkedIn's post feed and the photo next to someone's comments is tiny. And they have a three quarter length portrait or worse a full length photo. The whole point of having a profile photo (often called an Avatar) is to be identified, noticed and remembered. The profile photo is like the big light on the top of a lighthouse; you see it and it grabs your attention. [...]

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Natural light | environmental headshots and team photos

By |2021-09-02T21:21:18+00:00September 1st, 2021|business headshots, Environmental headshots, Natural light headshots, Uncategorized|

Natural light or studio light? We have a growing number of returning clients in the north west of England who choose us because of the quality of our work, outstanding customer service and sensible pricing. We aren't the cheapest by a long way but most people recognise that you tend to get what you pay for. For corporate clients this is really important. With multiple people in a business, new people starting and longer term team members wanting updated headshots, a consistent style and consistent quality are really important for a corporate brand. But should you choose natural light or [...]

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Alderley Park | Headshots at for Redx Pharma

By |2021-08-04T16:19:20+00:00August 4th, 2021|Branding, business headshots, Corporate background headshots, Photography, Uncategorized|

Redx is a biotech company based at Alderley Park, Cheshire. It is focused on the discovery and development of novel targeted medicines for the treatment of cancer and fibrotic disease. They needed new headshots for the management board and they'd tried other photographers and hadn't been happy with the results. Emily Sutton, Redx's Head of Communications contacted us to see if we could help them. The problem was that whilst most members of the board were based in the UK and could travel to Redx's headquarters [...]

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Is your LinkedIn profile picture out of date?

By |2021-07-22T11:37:21+00:00May 31st, 2021|Black & white, business headshots, Dark background headshots, Fashion, Personal branding|

We all judge what we see I’ve spoken before about the importance of having a professional headshot for your personal brand and business’ social media profile pictures. After all, they are the first things your potential customers will see – and judge! At that first glance of a picture, we have already formed our first impression. It’s key to look approachable, friendly, open and trustworthy. It’s so important that the headshot actually looks like you too. There’s one thing worse than not having a profile picture, and that’s having an outdated one. As agile working increases [...]

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Chris Illingworth at Watsons Solicitors

By |2021-02-02T12:28:25+00:00February 2nd, 2021|business headshots, Business portraits, Corporate background headshots, Environmental headshots, Male headshots, Uncategorized|

Your Content Goes Here Your Content Goes Here Maintaining consistency in corporate headshots This week’s featured post is about Chris Illingworth, property lawyer at Watsons Solicitors and all round top bloke. I’ve known Chris for a few years and when he moved to Watsons Solicitors in Warrington last Autumn I was asked to take his new headshots for the firm’s website. Watsons is a very well established and well respected Warrington law firm offering a mix of family, property and commercial law disciplines. I’d done new headshots for Watsons in 2019 where we [...]

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Tips to be more photogenic in your business headshots

By |2021-01-04T08:03:22+00:00December 1st, 2020|Branding, business headshots, Business portraits, Hints & Tips, Photography|

As we live in a world dominated by social media selfies and perfect Instagram photos, we can all start to feel a little adverse to having our photo taken. It only takes one photo from a bad angle with the wrong expression for someone to start feeling camera shy, but that doesn’t always have to be the case. If you are looking at having business headshots taken you needn’t worry about not looking your best as a professional and seasoned photographer will be an expert at capturing you in the best light possible. Business headshots, unlike amateur photographs and selfies [...]

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Is it better to be casual or professional in headshot

By |2021-01-11T16:57:36+00:00December 1st, 2020|business headshots, Personal branding|

In order to understand whether it is better to have a casual headshot or a professional headshot, we must first understand the purpose of a headshot. A headshot is a modern digital portrait which typically focuses on the head and shoulders of an individual and is a term that is most commonly used to describe a photo that is to be used in a professional capacity. Your headshot is what will make you instantly recognisable across all channels and is a clear representation of who you are. Where can a headshot be used? Headshots can be used in wide variety [...]

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Why don’t people like having their picture taken?

By |2022-05-10T06:12:04+00:00November 6th, 2020|business headshots|

According to a recent survey, 68% of adults won’t share photos of themselves with another person or online without editing it first. Whether people are editing their photos to make smooth the texture and imperfections on their skin or are simply putting on a more flattering filter, it would seem that an increasing number of adults are struggling with photos of themselves. But why is it exactly that people don’t like having their picture taken? Typically, those most adverse to having their picture taken will have an issue with some part of their appearance. It can be difficult for adults [...]

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What are the different ways you can use staff headshots?

By |2020-10-09T12:07:04+00:00October 1st, 2020|business headshots|

Investing in headshots for your employees is one of the best ways to innovate and solidify your company’s brand. Staff headshots can be used in a variety of ways to help grow your business and demonstrate the professionalism and personality of your team and your brand. Here we’ll be exploring the different ways in which your company can make the most of your staff headshots to promote your company image and help employees boost their personal profiles. Promoting Company Image Company image is one of the most important assets to any organisation. Your image is what comforts and reassures customers [...]

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