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Preparing For Your Staff Headshot If you’ve found out that your workplace has arranged for a photographer to come on-site to capture staff headshots, you might be here to find some advice on how to get the most out of it (or how to look your best). Most people cringe at the idea of having their staff headshot taken. It doesn’t need to be this way, and unlike the speedy process of school photography, you’ll find most corporate photographers really […]
Creating A Custom Stock Library With In-Situ Staff Branding Photography What makes your business unique? You may have many answers for this: location, customer service, your products, your branding. What often doesn’t come to mind as quickly, is your staff. In reality, the people we have in our businesses are what make them most unique. The teams we have bring personality into our businesses, whether they are customer-facing or working behind the scenes. Photography Helps Build Connection: Most of us […]
Is It Time for a New LinkedIn Profile Photo? Ask Yourself These Questions to Find Out Have you ever stopped and thought “I need to update my LinkedIn profile?” Maybe you’ve just landed a new job, started your own business, or made a significant career change. Whatever the reason, updating your LinkedIn profile is a great way to show potential employers and connections your latest accomplishments and skills. Look at your current profile photo on LinkedIn. Is it still an […]
DON’T BLINK: The Power of First Impressions in Your LinkedIn Profile Photo In the world of first impressions, there’s a phenomenon known as “thin slicing.” Picture this: our brains are like finely tuned filters, sifting through a sea of information to focus on the key details that reveal volumes about a person. This innate ability allows us to make remarkably accurate judgments in mere seconds. It’s like a superpower we didn’t even know we had. When you meet someone for […]
Office Headshots in Melbourne: What To Expect How does it work, to have a photographer come on-site to your office to photograph your staff? I can’t speak for all photographers, but I can certainly speak about my own process. I offer on-site office photography, capturing staff headshots, action images and group photography. When I’m working with teams, I regard my photography as collaborative, personal and relaxed. A lot of clients see the benefit in having me on-location at their offices […]
Aurora Art 13 Old Lilydale Road, Ringwood East In a series of blog posts, I’m introducing the wonderful businesses in the strip of shops on Old Lilydale Road. Why? As a community project. This is where my studio is located, and I have loved every minute of being here. The community is wonderful, and the businesses and tenants were so welcoming. Here we are with a feature of Aurora Art Gallery – run by Mother and Daughter duo, Lani and […]
A Guide: Uploading & Using Your New Headshot You’ve got a brand new headshot, and you’re ready to update it across the board. There are lots of places to update your image, and I’ve created a resource so you can stay on top of it (and get those old, outdated images out of the way!). The below instructions have been provided when working from a computer browser. I’m using Google Chrome on an Apple MacBook Pro. Google: Gmail, Reviews, & […]
How do you create a brand for yourself? Personal branding – it’s moved on from the buzzword and now it’s in all of our vocabularies. As the world becomes more and more ‘online’ the way we present ourselves (our brand) becomes more and more important and prominent. When figuring out what your personal brand is, you need to first understand how you present yourself and communicate with others. Once you’ve figured the keywords of your personal brand, we can understand […]
Where to have your portrait taken If you’ve recently made the decision to have your portraits professionally taken, but you’re not quite sure where to go, or what style to even go for, then you’re at the right place. Let’s have a look at the different visual looks you can explore for your portraits, and then the best ways to find a photographer that suits you. Studio Portraits Do you like the professional, clean and formal look of studio photography? […]
Everything You Need to Know About Corporate Photography What does a corporate photographer do? And what is even classified as corporate photography? These are questions you may have been googling, and you’ve ended up on my humble website. Well hello, I’m Julia, a photographer based in Melbourne, Australia and I specialise in corporate headshots and personal branding photography (as well as actor headshots, family photography and fine art portraits). You need a photographer for business use? Chances are you are […]