Northern Virginia Headshots & Portraits

Traditionally headshots are taken for official business use, while a portrait is more of a descriptive image used to tell a story about the subject. Your portraits will be ready for pick up approximately 6-8 weeks after your order is placed. Quality takes time, so please allow us the time needed to provide you with the quality you expect from a custom portrait photography studio. The result will be authentic images where you can feel the connection and see your unique beauty. I’ve spent years perfecting this art so I'm able to focus on your experience – keeping the shoot lighthearted, stress free, and changing the way you feel about being photographed.

If you can, always try and use natural lighting – it creates a more appealing end product. Headshots generally do not want to be mired in shadow – it can hide your client’s features. In article below, I’ll briefly discuss several key differences between headshot photography and portrait photography. I will Headshots and Portraits also include some photo examples from my portrait and headshot images from my archives. I hope this guide will help you to learn more about differences between headshots vs. portraits and learn what suits your needs best. This type of headshot is a corporate photo that uses specific company branding.

Hopefully I’ve answered some lingering questions as you begin the process of hiring a photographer. I also hope that you’re able to scroll back up through the images in the post and understand the pros and cons of each shot in a given context. When it comes to portraits, surprise surprise, anything goes for background. Aside from the neon blue streaks in a yearbook photo, you can pretty much get away with anything.

Or maybe like it’s not even possible to get a beautiful photo taken of yourself? The truth is it’s absolutely not your job to be photogenic. It's my job to see you, direct you, and make you feel at ease. One type of photograph that is sometimes overlooked is the headshot.

Headshots are all about locking observer’s attention on to subject’s face. For this reason, professional headshots photographed in studio usually will have neutral and clean background. Environmental headshots will usually have a blurry background.