Let your professional headshot do the talking in 2018

Is a new professional headshot on your to-do list for 2018?

Are you still using an out of date photo, a holiday snap or a selfie? I'm guessing that isn't really cutting it in creating the right impression for your business. If so - this blog is for you (details of my next headshot day are at the end).

According to Linkedin, your profile is 10 times more likely to be viewed if you have a professional headshot. And we all know that we literally have milliseconds to make the right impression with our online presence.

This is exactly what had been on the minds of the various business owners who came along to my headshot day last month. They were looking to create the right impression with their profile photos. So, they came along to my headshot day at My Workspot in Maidenhead - a fantastic co-working space which provided the perfect generic 'business-y' backdrop for my photos.

The aim of the day was to offer a special price to my headshot clients who would book an hour slot, including hair and make up. I also managed to slot in some men who only needed the headshot, while the women were having their make up done!

There was a wide mix of businesses represented - including a relationship coach, professional blogger, car leasing company, a business coach, Marketeer and HR consultant amongst others.

Here are a couple of photos of Alison Oswald from Mary Kay cosmetics working her magic before I started snapping away.....

And here are some snaps of me taking some relaxed headshot options for one of the clients....

Finally, here are some of the images one of my clients chose from the gallery of images I sent her after the photo session. She chose a mixture of informal vs. some slightly more formal photos for the various different social media that she uses.

All my headshot day clients now have photos which they can be proud to put on their Linkedin profile, websites and social media profiles.

One of my headshot day clients was kind enough to send me an email summing up her experience on the day: I'm delighted with the photos from my headshot session; they're relaxed yet professional, which was exactly what I asked for. Having my hair and make up done by Alison was a real treat and Pennie was great at putting me at ease in front of the camera. Thanks for an enjoyable and productive morning!”

So - following on from the success of my headshot day last year, I'm happy to announce the date for my next one!

The important details that you need to know are:

When: February 9th 2018 (half hour slots available between 9.30am - 4pm)
Where: My Workspot Maidenhead (2nd Floor, 85 King Street, Maidenhead, SL6 1DU)
How much: £50 for a half hour headshot session (The price includes the session itself, then a selection of professionally edited and retouched photos from which you will choose your favourite. This will be supplied to you as a high resolution jpeg and also a cropped version for online use. Further jpegs are available at a cost of £20 each. )
Please note - for this headshot day, hair and make up is not available. I recognise that many people like to do their own hair and make up, so this way, you turn up having done your own and camera-ready.

It's a win:win situation - you book a time slot that suits you and at my special headshot day rate - what's not to love?

If you'd like to find out more about the headshot day on February 9th or would like to enquire what time slots are available - please email me on pennie@photosbypennie.co.uk