THE BLOG

Almost every person who sits down in front of my camera asks some version of the same question within the first two minutes: should you smile in a professional headshot, or does a serious face read as more competent? It is a fair question, and the honest answer is that there is no single expression […]

Most candidates I meet already have a photo they have been using for years. It came from a phone, a family event, or an old work directory, and it has been cropped and resized so many times that it barely holds together on a screen. Political campaign photography solves a larger problem than a single […]

People arrive at my New Milford studio carrying two garment bags more often than you would guess. One holds a full suit. The other holds the sweater they actually wear to work. Then comes the question I hear most: how formal does this need to be? The professional headshot formal vs casual decision stalls more […]

Most actors do not need a suitcase full of clothes. They need enough variety to show a few believable sides of the same person. For most sessions that means two to four purposeful actor headshot outfits, often built from just a few tops and layers. Past that point, wardrobe starts taking time away from expression, […]

Most people walk into a session convinced everyone else already knows the secret. They don’t. Across three decades of headshot sessions in Northern New Jersey and New York City, I can tell you the best professional headshot poses are not poses at all. They are small adjustments to angle, posture, and expression that make you look like […]

Yes. In most cases, one well-planned portrait can work for LinkedIn, your company website, and professional bios. Using the same photograph does not mean using the identical crop everywhere. I hear this question often from people who booked professional headshots for LinkedIn and then discovered that marketing needs a team-page photo or a conference organizer […]