Portraits

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Jersey City Headshot Photos - Ryan

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Tips for posing headshot photos

Finding a headshot photographer can be tough and becoming comfortable in front of the camera can be even tougher. When photographing headshots (or “portraits”, call it what you want) I keep it casual, relaxed, and open. Meaning, there’s no awkward posing and no uncomfortable moments of silence with a big camera pointing at you. When taking your photo I like to ask you questions about yourself, and what it is you like to do. If you think about the fun and happy things, you’ll relax and forget your being photographed. If you feel good, you’re guaranteed to look good.

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Headshots of a Professional Photographer

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I told myself “no pressure” when photographing headshots of Northwell Health’s official photographer, Lee Weissman. I’ve known Lee for several years now, going back to my days as a university photographer for Hofstra University. In addition to his healthcare work, Lee also photographs sports for Newsday and several other outlets. He’s a jack of all trades.

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NYC Professional Headshot at MLB Offices

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Finding a NYC Headshot Photographer that works with you.

Today’s assignment was for a longtime client and my alma-mater, Binghamton University. The assignment was to capture fellow alum Seth around his office at the Major League Baseball (MLB) in Manhattan, NY. My goal was to highlight his place of work and his journey to becoming one of the top most successful IT Networking specialist in NYC in to his photos. The images created are to be used alongside a written article, which will be published online and in print, on his personal LinkedIn photo, and elsewhere.

Tips for posing for your professional headshot photo

  • Relax - That’s easier said than done. However, I always “chat it up” with my subject and get to know them. This casual environmental allows the subject to almost forget they are being photographed. Being photographed becomes secondary.

  • Location, Location, Location - The standard flat background is great. However, it does not show off, nor highlight, your individuality. Find a location you know and where you feel comfortable. A photographer’s studio is most likely not that location.

  • Dress like you normal would, plus some. - If you look good, you feel good. If you feel good, you look good. Wear something comfortable because it will make you comfortable, and it’ll show in your photos.

The image was used as seen in the layout above.

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Kayla's Columbia University Graduation Photos

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NYC Grad Photos that will Leave an Impression

Having spent the entire last year of grad school online, Kayla wanted a graduation photoshoot that would show offer her accomplishment and school spirit!

Kayla and I worked around her busy school schedule and New York City’s unpredictable spring showers to plan a grad photo shoot at the beautiful campus of her soon-to-be alma mater, Columbia University. Kayla loved how her photos came out evening leaving us a review: “I am truly happy with how my graduation photos, thanks for helping me capture this moment!”


How Will You Remember and Capture YOUR Moment?

Jonathan Heisler Photography can help you to plan a grad photo session that celebrates you and your accomplishment. We’ll help you pick a day, time, and location that works for you. All you need to bring is an outfit change, a family member or friend, and your smile!

Congratulations Kayla!

Photographer: Trent Campbell

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Roanoke Headshot Photographer

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Since moving to Roanoke, Virginia, I haven’t photographed all that much. Last Sunday, I changed that “streak” with my first headshot session and I quickly became a “Roanoke Professional Photographer”.

Kuei, photographed above, is our neighbor and a professional software developer. Monika told her I photograph professionally in New York and she asked if I’d be interested in taking her photo. She wanted a headshot photo she could use in her email signature, contact card, and LinkedIn.

So, I setup my mobile headshot studio right in her garage and within a couple of minutes I was ready to go. We tried a few different looks and I always asked Kuei for her feedback; glasses, no glasses, jacket, and no jacket. After the backdrop photos we walked 15feet behind me to the outdoors.

For our outdoor headshot photos, I brought one light outside with a small diffuser. I used the sun as a hair light and the woods as a background. The headshots above are lightly edited and retouched removing hair fly aways and oil spots.

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Nassau County Headshot Photographer - Business Headshot

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As a headshot photographer based out of Long Island and serving New York City I receive a lot of requests for “something different than the standard backdrop”. Jonathan reached out to me for his new LinkedIn photo saying he wanted something different, and he liked my work.

So, we met up early one Saturday morning in July, before it got too hot, in Sea Cliff, NY. I knew Sea Cliff could provide us options throughout our headshot photography session. Sea Cliff would provide us green backgrounds, long streets to bring in your eye to the subject, and clean architecture to act as another element of interests.

*In the final photos, I took out the van behind Jonathan’s right shoulder.