Category:Corporate Headshots
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 […]
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are lots of places to update your image, and I’ve created a resource so you can stay on top of it (and get those old, outdated images out of the way!).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, & […]
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 […]
What should you wear for your LinkedIn Headshot? You’ve decided to update your LinkedIn headshot. Or at least, it’s on your mind that it needs doing. It can be a tricky and tedious thing to update your headshots. LinkedIn is a platform where we are making first impressions all the time. Every comment, post and search result shows that headshot whether you like it or not. Your headshot on LinkedIn is more than just a visual. It puts a face […]
How do I find a good headshot photographer? Have you ever struggled having your photograph taken before? Finding the process awkward or uncomfortable?Did you end up with headshots that didn’t feel right, or even really look like you? If so, it’s likely that you haven’t quite bonded with your photographer. It could be that the conversation didn’t flow, you don’t like their photography style, or they over-retouched your photos. Finding a headshot photographer sounds simple enough, but there are things […]
2021 Style Guide For Headshots & Personal Branding 5 personal branding trends to follow 2021 feels like a fresh of breath air. In Melbourne, 2020 had us enduring long lockdowns and disruption to business and daily life. But now, 2021 has an uplifting feel in the air. We resume our normal life, and people are beginning to get back into their routines again. While we in a covid lockdown up last year, many of us had a lot of time […]
What should you wear for your LinkedIn Headshot? If you’re currently using a headshot across your social platforms, email and website, then that’s great – you’re on the right track. However, it’s important to make sure your headshot stays up to date and relevant. What should my headshot say? Essentially, your headshot communicates who you are. It’s a vice to guide first impressions. Which is why it’s important that your headshot is capturing the right things. For you, this might […]
How To Take A Headshot Tips from a professional headshot photographer In Melbourne, Covid-19 had most of us in complete lockdown for months. While we were all working from home and staying in isolation, I put together a guide to assist people in capturing an updated headshot. After all, nobody was able to go to a professional headshot photographer! Since then, this blog post has brought people to my website from all over the world (it’s a little crazy, actually!). So […]
I’ll be honest here, I get a little bit sad every time I hear someone refer to a headshot as a ‘mug shot’. Many people think of school photos when they think of headshots. The process of sitting down for 10 seconds, then up and away. Results that nobody really likes, and that haunt you for the next year. But that’s the point I’m hoping to make about headshots here: Headshots aren’t like school photos. They aren’t like mugshots. Headshots […]