Everything about photographing a corporate headshot day feels right. I love organizing the shoot, working with my client to decide who goes when, and figuring out where we can shoot. Post session, I like organizing the individual subject’s headshot photos, renaming the files, and working with individuals to retouch their chosen photos. But, most importantly, I love finally getting to meet the people I’ll be photographing, helping them become comfortable in front of the camera, and seeing their reactions when they see their photos. My headshot photos are not just for internal purposes (email signatures and organization charts), but also for people’s Linkedin Profile Photos. Linkedin Profile Photo Photographer is just one of the many hats I wear.
Thank you Brian and the Storyful team for having me.
My NYC Headshot session Photography setup.
I created this setup when working for Hofstra University as their full-time university photographer. It’s been revised once or twice, but overall it hasn’t really changed. The goal of the setup is to be lightweight for transporting and quick for setting up. Even though, I have the big strobe lights and modifiers (beauty dish, softboxes with grids, snoots, reflectors…), and they create beautiful photos, they’re cumbersome. Those strobes and their modifiers are big to transport and timely to setup. However, the biggest problem is space. You’re not always guaranteed the space to set them up. More often than not, your client only has a conference room reserved for you. Ceilings can be low and rooms narrow. Space is limited in NYC.