Preparing for your Business Headshot in Dallas

Investing in a professional headshot is investing in yourself, so why not prepare for it properly?

As a leading professional headshot photographer in the Dallas, TX area I want you to get the MOST VALUE from your business photo. Having captured countless headshots in over three decades, I've noticed that most people underestimate the impact of a quality photograph on their career and its profits! Done right, it has amazing value, making it the single smartest investment in your profitability you can make in business!

Professional Headshots Photography in Dallas, TX

Stop and appreciate that your headshot speaks for you in your absence, conveying a consistent and positive message. Whether we admit it or not, we often judge based on appearances, so ensuring you have an excellent "cover" is essential. To a marketing or advertising company, we would call it, "visual marketing communications" - it speaks - it SAYS SOMETHING about you. Your professionalism. Your ability to provide answers and results and follow through. Your poise, savvy, and confident attitude. These are more message are conveyed visually in your photo. So you want a professional headshot that says that you are poised to deliver strong, positive results!

With that in mind, here are some top tips to help you prepare for your professional headshot session, ensuring you look your best and making the photographer's job easier:

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   Professional Dallas Business Headshots

   Define the Purpose: first of all, understand what you'll use the photograph for. Like any investment, you want a return. Probably your headshot will go on LinkedIn. Will it go in a company newsletter, in a press release, or just upon the website? Communicate your intended use to the photographer, enabling them to tailor the image to suit your needs effectively.

   
   

2. Dress Appropriately: Treat your headshot photoshoot like a job interview. If you'd wear a suit for the occasion, wear one for the shoot. Discuss attire with the photographer; they'll offer valuable insights. Bring a variety of outfits to see what works best. Consider hiring a stylist if feasible—they work wonders.

   
   

3. Be Honest About Concerns: Have an open conversation with the photographer about any insecurities you have regarding past photos. Your photographer can address these concerns, helping you look your best by adjusting angles, posture, etc.

   
   

4. Hair Preparation: If using a hairstylist on the shoot day, wash your hair the night before for better styling. Schedule haircuts a few days prior to allow it to settle.

   
   

5. Skin and Hair Products: Avoid using new skincare or hair products to prevent potential reactions that may be hard to retouch later.

   
   

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   Professional Makeup: Have your makeup done professionally? Is that really necessary? MOST PHOTOGRAPHERS SAY YES, but my experience says otherwise. My level of expert retouching accomplishes MOST of what women want to accomplish with makeup - blemish coverup, more dramatic but not overdone eyelashes, teeth whitening in a tasteful way, reduction in skin shine, etc. Now, I'm talking about a corporate headshot. In most case my experience demonstrates that 3rd party makeup services are not needed.

   
   

   Now, if you are doing a beauty pageant headshot, then of course, that is yes - hair and makeup service is required for that. Modeling Portfolio Headshot: usually yes, but makeup in a way that LOOKS more natural Acting headshots: usually no, or some looks with and some looks without.

   
   

   If your headshot is going in a magazine cover, trade show publication, or other prominently featured ways, then that shifts the makeup question more towards yes, than no. Makeup for photography is different from everyday makeup -- it is designed for the camera. This applies to men too—properly applied makeup can enhance features and reduce imperfections.

   
   

7. Avoid Alcohol: Refrain from drinking the night before as it can make your skin appear tired and cause redness in the eyes, possible to but difficult to edit out later and still look authentic.

   
   

8. Get Adequate Sleep: Lack of sleep affects appearance, so ensure you're well-rested before the shoot.

   
   

9. Bring Essentials: Carry items like a brush, additional makeup, and lipstick for touch-ups if needed. Maybe even your own lint roller.

   
   

10. Wrinkle-Free Clothes: Ensure your outfits are clean, ironed, and free of wrinkles. Wrinkles are challenging to edit out, so presentation matters. TIP: I often encourage my headshot bookings to bring their clothes in on hangers and change right before their photo in my changing room, to keep the outfit as fresh as possible.

By following these steps, you'll set yourself up for a successful headshot session, resulting in a stunning photograph that truly represents you. Enjoy my strong, positive results on your Dallas headsets, LinkedIn Profile Photos, and any time you need to look your best - call 877-858-0071 and book your Dallas (Richardson, Plano, Allen, McKinney and North Dallas, Highland Park, Park Cities, Uptown, Downtown) photoshoot at www.HeadShotPros.com 

Psychological Secrets to High-Impact dating photos for Women

Psychological Secrets to High Impact dating photos for Dallas Women in 2024

Stand out with truly classy photoshoot for your online profiles and Dallas dating photos.

It is not about showing more skin. If you want to be respected and valued, then show CLASS.  It is professionalism and class that make you STAND OUT for the highest-quality matches for happiness and success. 

But in addition to showing your face, the smartest dating photos show you in the right SETTING. That means doing an activity you want to visually suggest. In this case, a classy restraunt setting. Not a bunch of specific food on the plate to distract from them looking at you. The photo is clean, crisp, and it tells your prospects that if they want you to be smiling and responsive, then they must treat you right. 

If your profile photos show no imagination, you fail to stand out, and it gives your best prospects a reason to pass you by for a women with real interests, goals, and personality.

Do something, but don't be just another BORING SELFIE in lots of makeup! It does not have to be a formal dinner; you can mix in photos of you in the context of a coffee ship, for a "micro-commitment" first date, to get things rolling, for example.

It is all this kind of psychology that delivers the big picture message. Putting this kind of thinking, approach and strategy into your online profile photos provides a suggestion for a date, an activity. 

Active and on-the-go dating profile photos in Dallas

Again, it does not have to be extra fancy. Your next date does not have to be expensive, unless you want it to be. But the very BEST results come from intentionally showing off an aspect of yourself - your personality, what you like to do. In this way, your photoshoot goes BEYOND a token "profile photo", to what I like to call a dating photoshoot that suggests and "opportunity for action." You want to be responded to. Give them an idea of how to respond - something you both would like.

Are you sporty? Love to be active? Love to hiking or go horseback riding? Fantastic: turn that into your next date! This is a great context of doing something together that lets you get to know more about each other. This is far more than just another "pretty photo", it is a photo forulated to get specific results that you already know you're likely to like! It is not just a photo, it is a photo that suggests the view take action and respond. 

This is your perfect opportunity to express yourself. Something out of the ordinary. Stand out. "Fly your freak flag" as they say, or visually show something about your value system in your photos. This is how to get your pick, not just of a bunch of random guys filling up your dating messages, but men that are pre-qualified to be a good match for you! Go do target practice, archery, dog walking, boating, or paintball. 

Action in your photos, generates action in your dating life. Stop conforming and express yourself.

Get classy, get messy, get wet - you get the idea. A high-quality man will appreciate your photos as a step in the right direction to appreciating YOU.

NOTE: if you value using psychology to increase your own happiness, then invest in your own success with truly professional dating profile photos in Dallas. Value yourself by sending the right message with professional social profile and dating photos. Price starts at $395 and up depending on your specifics. Call 877-858-0071 for availability.  https://tinyurl.com/DatingInDallas