I had the privilege of working with some of the top Vancouver luxury real estate and property management agents last week. They invited me to visit their office in Vancouver’s Yaletown to do individual headshots and on location corporate group photos. Shots were done right outside the front door with a mix of natural light and studio lighting techniques.
Here’s a corporate business headshot for a hedge fund manager I had the pleasure of photographing this past weekend. Lighting was a bit more edgy than usual because I had the idea of an editorial-style Forbes magazine cover type business portrait. These were the three of the best headshots from the photo session.
We all know the importance of social media websites like LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ for business in the modern age. But surprisingly, so few of us have good portraits of ourselves posted on these sites. While it may be fine to post family snapshots on sites like Facebook, it’s becoming increasingly important that our LinkedIn profiles have professional looking headshots attached our career profiles. J.D. Gershbein even goes as far as to say in an NBC post that not having a profile photo attached to your LinkedIn in account can be a deal breaker for people looking to promote themselves or their business.
According to LinkedIn, you are 40 times more likely to receive business opportunities if you have a complete profile on LinkedIn, and that includes having a profile photo of yourself. And to top that off, a LinkedIn profile with a professional headshot is 7 times more likely to be viewed than one without – now there’s a solid business case for getting your LinkedIn profile photo done right.
Having your headshot done professionally, with the right lighting and shot without all the usual distractions you get with an everyday snapshot, can make the difference between getting the right opportunity or not. It should be no surprise that a business portrait done right attracts attention. It tells your prospective clients or employers that you have put a face to your credentials, and that you are serious about your career. It also shows your commitment to quality and getting things done right. Compare that to someone who posts a vacation photo as their LinkedIn profile photo. With all else being relatively equal, which one of these two candidates would you want to do business with?
It’s clear from the social media studies that have been done that attaching real faces to profiles helps you to stand out in the social media jungle. It doesn’t take much time to get your headshot done, and done right – and the benefits can great!
With Spring comes one of the hottest seasons for Real Estate Headshots in Vancouver. We often get many real estate agencies wanting to have headshots of their team members for use online and in their print advertising. We can craft a contemporary look that matches an agency’s brand image and have the photos ready within a few days. Contact us today to schedule a headshot session for your real estate team.
Another common corporate headshot option is to do “multiple looks” at a headshots session, which provides you with the ability to do different poses, outfit changes, and lighting options. Having this sort of flexibility at a portrait session allows you to create a set of photos that differ from one another for different uses. Notice how the subtle changes in background lighting and and the position of the front studio lighting alters the look of each image. Each photo now looks like it could be used for different marketing purposes.
To book your Vancouver corporate headshot session, please visit our contact page to get in touch.
Here’s a sneak peek at some photos I’ll be posting soon from a Vancouver actor headshots session we did a couple of weeks ago with model Ravi Bansal and Vancouver Makeup Artist Donika Rudari. These photos were done in studio with Donika doing makeup, hair, and wardrobe styling. More photos from this portfolio session to come in a future post.
Here are three environmental headshots I took for Peter at his down town Vancouver office. Notice the differences between the portraits – in particular the differences in the background and also how the photos are composed and cropped. Even what he’s wearing makes a difference to the photo’s identity.
Here are a couple of Metro Vancouver real estate agent headshots I recently did in studio this past weekend. This was shot against a white Lastolite background and Elinchrom studio strobes along with a large Westcott Apollo softbox and a gridded beauty dish. The lighting was adjusted in camera to get the grey colour background. Just for display purposes, these photos were further edited to provide more negative space and smooth even colour which is great if you want to add text to the photo.
If you would like to book a headshot portrait session, contact me today to discuss setting up an appointment or to create a custom headshot to help project your company’s unique and creative brand.
(Any banding you see in this image is due to the lower resolution format for web display)
Here are a series of business corporate portraits I did last month for managers and executives at a local mining company in Vancouver. I used a dark charcoal background for this one because we felt that it added some pop to the individuals being photographed. Each photograph only took between 10 – 15 minutes and it took just a few hours in total to complete all the sessions. If you or your company are interested in having business portraits done for your staff or members of your management or executive team, contact me to get a quote and schedule a session to update your business headshots. The process is simple and efficient, and the turn-around time for your photos will amaze you.
Ever wonder why so many people are getting their corporate or small business headshots done professionally? I’ve just written a page that lists the top 3 reasons why you need to consider getting a professional headshot done.
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