Dolly is a real estate agent who needed to update her headshot for her promotional goods and business cards. Her current material had an outdated photo on them, and looked too much like a snapshot. We suggested getting a white background since it is the easiest way to naturally clip an image when it's being used to design marketing materials.
Ghalib needed his a professional portrait of him to be taken at the 3/4 length to submit to his company. Sometimes, certain employers have image specifications, since they need to hand the files off to a web designer requiring a loosely cropped image that is easy to scale as they see fit.
Don't hesitate to let us know all the details if you are being required to submit an image for your job. The more we know, the easier it will be to help you get an image everyone can be happy with.
Sarah wanted to plan a surprise for her son's 17th birthday. He was interested in the film industry and wanted to get some professional portfolio shots he could use to submit for acting and commercial gigs. Since he was still fairly young and looking to apply for teenage roles, he wanted a look that was both casual with a pinch of formal.
Our Standard Portrait session gives our clients up to 1 hour of shooting time, unlimited outfit changes, and pose coaching throughout the session. Even if you are new to modelling and are worried about your ability to come up with a variety of poses —not to worry. we have lots of experience shooting new models and are stocked with many ideas of how to move the body. Come to your appointment with a fresh face and open mind, we'll take care of the rest :)
We had the opportunity to have a session with a young ambitious dancer the other day, who was looking to get an evocative personal portrait. One noticeable difference from a regular portrait, was that she was aware of her hand positioning and body shape all throughout. It was interesting to see the skills she learned from dancing come through.
For this session, we used our wooden set as the background, which was painted blue for this particular subject. If you'd like to enhance your portrait package, we suggest upgrading to a custom paint option which allows you to select from 1,500 colours online.
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Rachel is a dancer who needed her portrait taken for her profile picture on her website.
To our surprise she arrived camera ready, since she had so much experience styling her hair and makeup for performances and shows. Having your hair and makeup prepped beforehand definitely adds a confidence to your expression, allowing you to focus on what matters most.
Feel free to bring powder or hair spray on the day of for touch ups, or add Beauty Services to your package for $120 all inclusive.
Sebastien needed his business portrait taken to be used on LinkedIn. We suggested that he book the Quick package, which includes up to 30 mins of shooting and 1 final edited image. Perfect for someone who knows the type of look they are going for, with minimal wardrobe changes. Even though you only gets 1 final image with this session, there is always the option of adding an extra edited image for only $20.
Mikaela is interested in becoming a fashion model. Since this was her very first shoot, she decided to book the Exclusive Fashion Package, which gave her plenty of time to warm up to the strange new experience. She guided us with reference images prior to the session, describing the type of styling she'd like done to her hair, makeup, and wardrobe. In the end, a monochromatic colour scheme was selected for her, with a bold primary toned accent in one of the 3 outfits provided.
It's recommended to all our clients that they show us reference or inspiration photos prior to the session, and/or additional references on the day of. Regardless of the style you're going for, it's always wise to be as descriptive as possible with our photographer so that we can most accurately tailor our style towards your vision.