Contemporary vs Old Style Business Headshots in Dallas, TX

Older Style Dallas Business Headshot 

As a Dallas, TX headshot photographer, I get many kinds of photography requests, for many styles and industries where professionals need to look right to their respective audiences. To keep this short, our first example is common for an older style of headshots. It is subjective, so there is not just one right or wrong choice, but the trend is for a lighter headshot, more open and airy. 

This headshot with the blue background shows an older style. It is more reserved, more formal, more conservative. The headshot with the light grey background is more contemporary. It has a lighter feeling, clean, crisp with nothing to hide. This visually communicates authenticity and signals to the viewer that you are welcoming. It is safe to reach out and do business with you, knowing you straightforward - a person of your work.

Different industries can lean towards one or the other appearance. And we're just talking about studio headshots here, not outdoor or on-location photoshoots. A more serious industry, like litigation attorney or security, might benefit from the heavier and more formal look. While a public-facing professional businessperson might want to emphasize being welcoming and approachable.

Contemporary Style Headshot

If you are in sales, for example, you want a headshot that people feel they can connect with and agree with. A photo that makes them feel like saying YES to you. Likewise, with real estate (commercial or residential), as an agent, you want to emphasize how approachable you are.

In either style of headshot, I deliver the pose needs to be just right, being careful to not make the next look too thick. You want the jawline to be distinct as well. 

Call the Dallas headshot photography studio near you at 877-858-0071 for pricing and availability. Quantities of 4 people and larger, qualify for a quantity discount. Location photoshoots, outdoor portraits and group headshots also available. www.DallasBusinessHeadshots.com

Simple Wardrobe Solution For Your Corporate Photos & Headshots

As a professional headshot photographer in Dallas, TX, I wanted to share a few recent examples in 2025 of business headshots that show how this simple wardrobe strategy works well in so many cases.

This wardrobe solution for professional business Headshots wardrobe is popular for a good reason.

This wardrobe solution for professional business Headshots wardrobe is popular for a good reason.

Sometimes, because of your profession, your professional portrait does need certain colors (blue works well for medical, warm colors for a therapist, brighter colors for a real estate agent), but this fairly monochromatic combination of dark blazer + white blouse (as long as the neckline is not complicated) works great for so many industries. It indicates you are reliable, and this combination puts all the focus on the most colorful part of the photo — your face.

For a wide range of skin colors, ages, ethnicities and hair colors, the wardrobe strategy you see in this photo will deliver great results for your career. The way I do an open and plain background, without being a stark white, combined with non-colorful clothing selections, means that your headshot can appear on a wide range of website pages and their respective color schemes, without any conflict.

This kind of professional headshot also works for many strata of the workplace:
• your first serious job out of college
• pursuing a company change or promotion
• management photos

Now for business owners, CEO’s and the like, yes a little more “spiff” is called for — carefully chosen jewelry, classy earrings, etc.. But this white blouse and dark-or-black blazer will serve you well AND keep your headshot very contemporary in the workplace for many years to come!

In the Dallas, TX area, to book professional headshots for you and your employees, simply call the studio line at 877–858–0071. Ask about our photo retouching too! We welcome the opportunity to serve you with headshot results that look reliably great. www.HeadShotPros.com

{HeadShotPros is a Professional Headshot Photographer in Dallas for business headshots, corporate portraits, Actor and Model headshots as well as commercial photography}

The danger of going cheap on your headshots

Today's example shows what happens when you try to go "cheap" on your headshots or portraits. He needed a quick business headshot, so he called up the "professional" photographer that took the photos for his highschool senior. Well it turns out photographing kids out in a field does not translate well to giving the professional studio look. 

Professional Dallas Headshots done RIGHT - call 877-858-0071.

You need an experienced photographer to pose you... based on YOU - your neck, jawline, hair, etc.. This example needed lighting that integrated with other employees. Also, you can see that the glasses 

As a professional Dallas photographer, I look carefully at what I'm photographing. The details. You'd think this would go without saying, but when you look at other, so-called "professional" photographer, you can see the distinctions in a poor looking jawline that blends too much into the neck, which also looks unnecessarily thick. The pose, the lighting, the background, etc - it all has to come together to present a contemporary image for success. 

For individuals or groups, see the quality at www.DallasBusinessHeadshots.com and book your photoshoot with confidence.