What Should You Bring to a Professional Headshot Session?
Three wardrobe options you trust beat eight you’re unsure about. Here’s what to bring to your headshot session and what to leave behind.
Should Your Professional Headshot Look Serious or Smiling?
Smile or serious? Neither answer is universally right, because the question itself is incomplete. The better question is what you want someone to feel in the second before they read anything else about you.
Where Should You Look in a Professional Headshot?
Direct eye contact or a look away? Where you look in a headshot shapes the first impression it makes, and the right choice depends on where the photo will live.
What Should You Wear for a Professional Headshot?
Thinking about buying a new outfit for your headshot? Before you shop, here’s why the clothes you already wear often photograph best, and what actually holds up on camera.
Why Do Some Portraits Feel More Natural Than Others?
A forced smile and a genuine one activate different muscles around the eyes, and most people register that difference instinctively even if they couldn’t explain what tipped them off. A stiff, over-posed headshot doesn’t just look less pleasant, it reads as slightly less trustworthy, because it looks manufactured. A natural portrait reads as accurate, and accuracy is exactly what a professional headshot should deliver.
How to Look Confident in a Professional Headshot
A headshot is often the first impression a client or employer forms before any conversation happens. Waiting until you “feel confident” to book one treats the photo as a reward, not what it is: a tool that shapes how prospects and colleagues assess your credibility. This post explains how a well-directed session produces that result, and why the right process matters more than mood.