Professional Headshots and Portrait in Toronto

Headshots and Portrait Photography in the Studio:

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Here is an example of a casual portrait we shot a few weeks ago, whereby we set up editorial style studio lighting against a dimly lit grey background. This particular client was inspired by our fashion photos which are often shot against dark background.

The reason we recommend to shoot against a dark background is because it adds a particular mood you can never achieve with lighter tones. It in some way it feels more natural and authentic to human emotion, as the background fades out of importance and the focus sits nicely on the subject who now pops into attention.

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Staff Headshots Photoshoot Setup On Location:

/ / / / / Light and action brought to you!

You wouldn’t be able to tell, but this was shot on location at CIBC’s office downtown. In one of the vacant offices, we rearranged the furniture and set up our tripods and light stands to make ourselves a cozy little makeshift studio for the afternoon.

Staff trickled in as they pleased to get their headshots taken for the internal website, and for 10 minutes endured a good mix of taunting and encouragement to smile for their not-so-best-friend the camera.

As like with all of our sessions, you can be as particular as you like about the lighting style. in this case, the client requested the lighting create a thick shadow from one side for a more serious tone.

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Corporate Headshots Photography at the Office:

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If you have more than 5 staff needing an updated headshot, feel free to book us in for a site visit at the office! We bring our studio lights to you and recreate our classic portrait lighting. For this particular photoshoot we travelled to the financial district.

This particular company required an environmental headshot, as opposed to the white wall headshots they had from a previous photographer. We managed to use this meeting room with a couple windows that did just the trick. After moving aside some chairs and tables, we managed to make a cozy pop up studio for the afternoon.

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Professional Headshots and Modelling Portfolio:

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One thing we have noticed in our time shooting people, is how different the reaction is for close up portraits versus portraits shot from far away. These days we often suggest for our subjects to try both variation. The main reason being not so much related to their fashion choice as it is being able to communicate more with simple body language. No need for fancy posing, as the clothing silhouette (once cleaned up nicely like in the image above) exemplifies effortless sophistication.

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Corporate and Business Headshots in the Studio:

/ / / / / Professional Editing Service

Although we have an edge in fashion and acting headshots, we love to shoot corporate as well !
The benefit of going with our services is definitely that we have an eye for perfection like no other photographer, and will probably spend more time than you know, making sure your image looks spotless. For better or for worse, we see every hair our of place and every patch of discolouration, every wrinkle undesired.

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How to Dress Friendly for Corporate & Business Headshots:

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Today’s answering of “What to wear for your business portrait” entails an explanation of my favourite colour: blue ! Usually I explain this as an option for men to wear to make their corporate suits more approachable, but now I’m going to explain the strength for women.

Since childhood we have been trained to think of pastel blue as a boys colour, and because of this it’s always going to read more masculine (even though a boy isn’t really the epitome of masculinity). To soften the blue, I recommend keeping an eye out for silkier, more shimmery fabrics if you’re going to use this as a blouse colour. Essentially fabric that will pick up the shine of the studio lights will add some gentle, feminine highlights.

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Dressing for your for Professional Corporate Headshots:

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The most commonly asked question male or female, is what do I wear to my business headshot? That question can be answered in many ways, but the aspect I’m going to write about today or more so, how much should I wear? In other words, how far down do you dress—do you come in sweatpants on the bottom and suit and tie at the top, or should you wear the full suits and show a little more body in the shots? There really is no rule as to how much is too much when it comes to being a loose shot or tighter headshot, it’s all up to personal taste.

In this business headshot session, our client preferred the breathable feeling of a 3/4 length portrait. Since we knew that was his preference, we tailored the session to include mostly 3/4 length portraits to choose from as opposed to a classic shoulders up variation.

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Corporate Business Headshots for Professionals:

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For extra comfort in the studio environment, we like people to have something to lean on whether its a wall, a chair, or a fake studio posing table! This table is actually quite small and though you can’t even tell, has been extended in the editing process to appear like a normal table.

Everyone has a different comfort level on camera, and for some having your arms rest against something that feels like you’re free from the perils of gravity—simply works! Here, Bo was able to show off his accessories intentionally, to add a touch of personalization to his business headshot.