HOW WE PORTRAY OURSELVES – THE DOVE SKETCH One of the hardest things I come across within my industry is dealing with people’s own self reflection of which they imagine flaws that nobody else can see. Upon working, whether it is a close friend that I engage with easily or a powerful thought leader within

I met John Cassidy for the first time at the Women Unlimited 2013 Thrive Conference.  I saw a camera in the corner with lights and a man surrounded by women!  What more could any gentleman want?! I watched as the day progressed and John was still standing in the corner entertaining the girls, making them

I get a number of event headshot clients asking “Where’s the top of my head gone?” so thought I’d explain… It’s actually quite deliberate, unlike those old family photos where Uncle Albert has chopped of the top of our heads (usually caused by pushing down too hard on the shutter release button forcing the camera

What I’ve learnt with The Headshot Guy. Having been on the client side of the camera as well as beginning to work with John Cassidy (The Headshot Guy), I have perceived how much is involved behind the scenes of photography as well as the day-to-day practical side of the role. On the client side: I

I’ve met and photographed Eddie Jordan on a number of occasions both for the Times and whilst doing some charity photography for CLIC Sargent. I always found him a very likeable character with a great sense of humour and always open to ideas for images. As with most newspaper shoots time was always limited but

PPE stands for Professional, Personable and Engaging and FFF means Fuzzy, Faraway and Forgetful. So if your image PPE or FFF? Your profile photo is often the first stage of building a rapport with potential clients, associates and employers.  As more of us use social media tools for marketing and networking purposes, it is increasingly

The key to capturing a great headshot is expression. It doesn’t matter about the technical stuff, the lighting, equipment or background. If you haven’t got expression you’ve got nothing… We all have so many different expression that we use every moment of the day, yet somehow we loose the ability to control them the moment