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Headshots – Why your trustworthiness matters
Dec. 21, 2018 Executive Headshots,News No Comments One question we ask every headshot client is how they would like to come across. Specifically, we ask them to list a few adjectives that they would hope people would use to describe them. And we often hear answers like: competent, confident, capable, skilled, expert. That sort of thing. Those are all positive qualities. Or […]
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Headshots and Your First Impression
Dec. 17, 2018 Executive Headshots,News No Comments No doubt you’ve heard it said, “you never get a second chance to make a first impression.” As if that didn’t put enough pressure on you to present yourself well, the fact is that these days, your first contact with someone often happens well in advance of a face-to-face meeting. How so? In our ultra-connected […]
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Collaborative Editing: We’re in this together
Dec. 13, 2018 Executive Headshots,News No Comments Collaborative editing … a fancy way of saying that you get to be involved in the process of editing your headshot. Most of the time when you have your headshot taken, you stand in front of the camera for a while, and then off you go. And you wait for your finished image to arrive. […]
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Should you choose a Nip & Tuck Headshot?
Dec. 11, 2018 Executive Headshots,News No Comments To tuck or not to tuck … that is the question. When you have your headshot taken by a professional photographer, chances are that you’re expecting some light photo editing. Most of us have the occasional blemish we’d like removed, or a brow furrowed from years of deep thought that we’d like softened. But how […]
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The High Cost of a Cheap Headshot
Dec. 07, 2018 Executive Headshots,News No Comments When people think about what a headshot should cost, they tend to think in concrete terms. What is the price tag? The bottom line? It’s tempting to believe that the cheapest option is the best value. And yet, we know that’s often not the case. When it comes to a headshot, the fact is that […]
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Navigating the Nightmare of Team Photos
Dec. 03, 2018 Executive Headshots,News No Comments There is a sentence that strikes fear into the hearts of office managers everywhere. And that sentence is “we need new team photos.” Maybe you’ve experienced this nightmare. Coordinating everyone’s schedules is challenging enough, but many times, that’s only the beginning of the ordeal. Nine times out of ten, at least one member of your […]
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Get a Perfect Headshot
Nov. 27, 2018 Executive Headshots,News No Comments 1) Overdress: Imagine you are going to meet your top-notch client, someone whose business could mean that your next years are taken care of. How would you dress for that person? And why would you dress any less for your headshot? 2) Get a good night’s sleep: And drink plenty of fluids. There is no […]
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Your Executive Portrait and the Trustworthiness Imperative
Jun. 22, 2016 News No Comments How do we decide who to do business with and who to avoid? This is a hard question to answer, sometimes. That’s because a lot of what draws us towards someone – or pushes us away from them – functions at a subconscious level. We might call it intuition, or instinct, or “going with your […]
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The Power of Visual Marketing
May. 22, 2015 Commercial,News No Comments Standing Out From the Crowd There’s a lot of “noise” out there. Everyone has something to sell, and often, lots of people seem to be selling the same thing you are. How can you stand out from the competition? Savvy marketers know that images have big impact. Sites like Pinterest and Instagram are built on that truism. […]
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A C1M Executive Portrait is Still Stress-Free
May. 01, 2015 News No Comments You may have noticed that we changed our roadside sign recently. While our “stress-free” sign may be no more, thanks to the rather aggressive winter, our executive portrait sessions are still, above all, stress free. We do everything we can think of to ease your mind. That now includes, on two of our Executive Portrait […]
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