The art of the headshot

April 17, 2009

Kimberly Brooks on thehuffingtonpost.com comments that different jobs often require different kinds of headshots:

  • Real estate agents and Bloggers: smiling, smart, confident
  • Activists and serious writers: not smiling
  • Artists: intense
  • Scientists: occasionally wacky

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I think Kimberly gets it right. A great headshot should portray the subject appropriately for a given audience.

Here are a couple examples from a shoot last week. This is Ed, and we shot two different looks - one for business and another more causal look for social media.

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comment posted at 4:24 PM comment 1 Comments

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  1. bug wrote:

    What sort of photographer should I look for when considering a bid for the Presidency?

    Posted by bug | April 17, 2009 5:34 PM

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