Acting headshot
Here's a favourite shot from a stylish portrait we took of Solange, who is believe it or not, just 13 years old! Entering her first year of high school, her mother wanted to present her daughter with professional photos. She was a natural in front of the camera and had hazy engaging eyes. Bright future ahead of this lovely young lady!
Linkedin headshot
Kunal is a recent hire as a senior business analyst for a management consulting firm. His company required that we shoot his portrait loosely, so that they can crop it to what ever size they need later. So, we shot his portrait with a vertical orientation that had his waist and arms in the frame. As you can see here, vertical photos can become a cozy horizontal portrait with just the right crop.
Linkedin headshot
Congratulations to Amy for landing a job at the Vancouver Art Gallery as a leader curator after getting her masters in art history In London. She had to submit a headshot with her application and came to us looking to get a friendly portrait worthy of submitting.
fashion portrait
We shot Laura the other day, a recent high school graduate who wanted a non traditional graduation portrait. We styled her in this deep navy knit dress from Ralph Lauren, which had a traditional silhouette with mesh accent to keep the whole thing from looking too conservative. We blurred the background with a low aperture to create a classic and gentle portrait feeling.
family portrait session
Throwback Thursday! We still love this photo that depicts the sweet Marie-Louise and Johannes with their beloved only child Kara. We love how the two of them styled themselves in a classic matchy matchy outfit, the blended perfectly with their European decor which exemplified a similar colour scheme. Still the best behaved dog we've ever shot, Kara's focus was amazing. As soon as we hit the focus button, she would bring her attention right the camera as if she knew the drill!
Fashion portrait
Gabe had a unique style that was anything but black and white. We prepared this deep grey colour that had the slightest hint of character to it. Laid back modern trousers and casual knit paired nicely with his vintage fitted blazer in a classic checkered pattern. He also had the perfect summer tan which added warmth to the photo. Believe it or not, but skin this colour, whether real or applied in photoshop, is a little trick photographers use to make portraits more appealing, since people appear healthier with a tan and therefore more attractive.
Fashion portrait
We had the pleasure of shooting with the gentle Anna-sophie in a portrait session the other day. These days we are playing with the colour scheme of the background to match the clothing to harmonize the colours more. We do custom coloured backgrounds like the shade you see above. Choose from over 3000 colours online.
Business headshot
Ben is a managing director who wanted to retake his business headshot. The photographer who took his current headshot, overdid the retouching and he felt it didn't represent how he looked in real life. He didn't mind it when it was viewed as a thumbnail size, but it certainly wasn't the best choice for his company's website. This was our best shot from the session, capturing a natural smile that occurred when we busted out some jokes to make him laugh.