An Executive Portrait – Not Just a Headshot

Get the right executive portrait for the position you’re in…

… or the one you want.

Sometimes all you need is a head-and-shoulders shot for a corporate directory or to use on social media and business cards. But if your position in your company is an upper level one – or if that’s the level you aspire to – you might want to consider having us create executive portrait for you in addition to a headshot. In an executive portrait, your stance and your attire work together with your facial expression to convey that sense of power that clients expect when they’re dealing with a corporate executive. This is the sort of executive portrait that might hold pride of place in a corporate lobby. Because the executive portrait isn’t cropped as tightly as a traditional headshot, your body language plays a bigger factor. And that gives you a bigger canvas to create the image you want to portray of someone who commands respect. Someone who is at the helm. Someone to look up to.

You might be wondering – what if I’m not an upper-level executive? Why should I consider an executive portrait rather than a more traditional business headshot? Well, you’ve probably heard that old saying about dressing for the role you want to have. This is the same sort of thing. The job of a headshot is to sell you – your personal brand – to your audience. It does this in fractions of a second and in a very subtle way. If you want to advance in your company or be hired into a position above your current level of experience, you’ll almost certainly face competition. If you can plant a seed in the mind of a hiring manager that here is a person who can handle more than they’ve been tasked with – why wouldn’t you?

Here is an executive portrait we created for one of our clients, and we think you can see what we’re talking about. You can also listen to what Lance himself had to say about the experience: “I needed an executive professional look. I visited C1M’s site and saw the range of headshots there. That’s what sold me. Walter’s whole process is thorough. It meant a lot to me that he explained all the nuances of getting a good photo. I would absolutely recommend C1M. The whole experience was professional and fast, and Walter listened to what my needs were. I think he’s done a great job. ”

Thank you, Lance. You did a great job, too.

Learn about all the executive headshot options we offer by visiting our headshot page.

Walter Schnecker, CPP

Walter Schnecker is the owner of C1M Photography, LLC, in Amherst NH. He specializes in Executive Business Headshots and crafts hundreds of headshots each year for businesspeople in a wide range of professions.

This is the sort of executive portrait that might hold pride of place in a corporate lobby.