A GLIMPSE AT YOUR HEADSHOT Session
Tony’s Session Info & Rates
I limit my bookings to a maximum of two sessions per day. One morning session, one afternoon. It’s a private studio, so there’s only a couple of people in the studio all day long, which means that there’s not strangers staring at you while you get you headshot taken, and it makes it easy to disinfect the place between shooting.
I don’t limit our time, and I don’t book people back to back, so you essentially get all the time we need for our shoot. I don't do 30 minute sessions, 60 minute sessions, etc etc. We can go at your pace. I’m not going to keep you there any longer than you need to be (I know you’re busy), but we also don’t need to rush your headshot session because somebody else is booked in straight after you. Each person gets the attention they deserve and need in order to get headshots which fit your needs. As important as the lighting, posing, composition of the shot is, I'm experienced enough that we can get all of those things right in a few minutes. The part of the shot that takes time, and is the most important ingredient, is the expression. It's much more important to me to produce quality work that I can be proud of, and that you get value from, than to cram as many clients through the door as possible.
Quality over quantity, every time.
The last thing I want is you leaving your headshot session with a headshot that isn't what you wanted because we've only got 4 minutes left and we're not where we need to be yet. It takes a little time to get the right expressions, and that's because getting your headshot taken can make people feel uncomfortable. I understand that. The expression we want is confidence and approachability. We might get there quickly, which is great, or it might take a little longer to get there, but that's fine too, because we're not clock watching. So either way, we've still got plenty of time to do all of those outfit changes etc. we want to do. (there's no limit on outfit changes/looks).
I'll be coaching you throughout the session on everything you need to know. Expression, angles, positioning, hair, all of the stuff which you don't need to worry about. The aim of the session is to get some great shots, and I'll spend as little or as long as is needed in order to get them. I love shooting headshots, so I'm in no rush to finish our shoot. As well as confidence and approachability, in your headshot, you need to look relaxed, competent, like you're in control of the situation. If you don't look like that, then your headshot could be doing you more harm than good. It's all about the subconscious, and the first impression people subconsciously feel when they see our headshot. We get this perfect mix of confidence and approachability by having some fun with it.
Once or twice throughout the session, we'll stop and look at some images we've taken, so you can see what shots we're getting, and if there's anything you want to change, we can do it on the spot.
It's a fun, relaxed atmosphere that lends well to getting the expressions you need from your headshots.
At the end of the session, we'll sit down, grab a coffee, and review all of the images we shot. From there, you'll pick your favorite shots to be professionally edited and retouched, i'll give as much or as little input as you like on what the best shots are, it's sometimes nice to have an opinion other than our own in what we look like. As well as the high resolution JPEGs, I'll also make sure you receive the same shots that are custom size and crops for social media platforms like LinkedIn. That'll save you the trouble of re-sizing and cropping the shots after you receive them.
