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The key to consistency throughout a company with regards to wardorbe for headshots
Executive headshots by Vanie Poyey
I thought it only fitting that I post a blog about corporate headshots today since I’ll be gone all week shooting over a 100 people for a client.
The same client had a few questions about wardrobe and what I’m most impressed with is how my answers were neatly summarized into the following list, so I have to give them credit especially since they added a few more useful tips!
- Wear business attire (coats and ties for men, business suits for women)
- Avoid pinstripes as they can confuse camrea lenses or draw attention away from your face
- Avoid chunky or large jewelry as they can be distracting
- Have a contrast in shades between your jacket and shirt
- Avoid beigh and chocolate brown as muted colors can come across less powerful visually
- Do not wear bright colored jackets but bright undershirts are okay for an accent color to pop the photo
- For ties and accents, choose primary colors. Small patterns are okay.
- If you wear glasses, wear them for your photo if you have anti reflective coating.
Below are some examples.
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Padraic Mc Freen: IBM
Stephen Mason
Stephen Mason
Stephen Mason
- John Evans: USC / Katy MacLeod: New York Life Insurance
Deiva Blake: Creative Abundance
Ever wonder what it looks like on the other side?
Shooting on site at a law firm, my friend and assistant Ben James took a photo of me taking a photo.
Thought I’d share what the result of that painful position for my back brought about! This image was shot with one key light.
Image of Vanie shooting
Lawyer Portrait
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Business Headshots
Corporate Portrait Photography
I am often approached to shoot executive portraits. This month I had the privilege of going to beautiful Santa Monica, and taking a number of headshots for a company called Coda Automotive.
Even though we used studio lighting, I was able to utilize their location to bring in some color and texture into the backgroud rather than using a simple backdrop. You wouldn’t know it, but these two powerful executives are quite the characters!
Executive Portrait/Corporate Headshot
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