| Jennie | Executive Headshot | Rodan and Fields |

I had the opportunity to meet and photograph Jennie last year for a quick turn around headshot session. She’s a thriving business woman on the Rodan Field team (if you don’t know R+F, girls this is next level skin care and I’m a fan and user myself!).

Under deadline to get the company an image (for life-size banner’s!) we had to get her in quick and that’s the thing I LOVE about how we do our executive portraits because it’s always under a deadline of like yesterday isn’t it?!? None of us (even me!!) are good about having consistently updated images of ourselves. Then, when we hit it out of the park and get featured in a magazine article or land a platform event, we have to scramble a bit to create an image we love to put our face/brand/personality out there to the masses.

Well, the good news is, that’s 100% my job! Our headshot sessions are 15 minutes in-studio with IMMEDIATE (yes like right NOW) viewing/selection on our 106″ Premiere screen. We make sure you LOVE that image life size (even if the final destination is an email-signature) and you walk out of the studio without any items on your to do list… no proofs to view/choose, nothing to wait on except your final image delivered often in 24-48 hours!

And since I know putting this off is easy and we could all use an update, I’m making it even easier this year with a two-day executive portrait event right here in the studio. Thursday, February 13th and Saturday, February 15th you can join us for your choice of:

  • Quick 15 Minute Headshot Session + Immediate viewing & selection of 2 digital artist files. Regularly $285, just $95!
  • Full in-studio one hour Branding Session + 20 Web Images & 2 digital artist files (artist selection). Regularly $575, just $295!

Booking is open now HERE.

| Morgan | Pageant Headshot Portrait Session |

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Checkout Morgan’s latest headshots! (And for fun, checkout her first headshot session with me HERE). I absolutely love the beauty and elegance and personality we try to create in these pageant headshot sessions. Portrait sessions are often just for you and your loved ones, to capture both the big milestones and everyday moments of your lives.

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But branding, commercial and headshot sessions like this are about portraying a message (personality, style, products, etc) to an audience who doesn’t already love you (like your family does!) so the pressure is on! My hope with pageant images is always to create a portrait that makes these gals stand out. An image where the model, Morgan in this case, is the most important element in the image with lighting and background selection choices here to enhance the mood and message we want to tell. We’re hoping these images grab the attention of some judges in her upcoming pageants. Good luck Morgan, we’re rooting for you!!

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| Executive Portraits | Network Solutions Unlimited |

Last month I partnered with Network Solutions Unlimited to host an executive portrait event at their office. This meant, courtesy of NSU, we offered FREE headshots to the community!!!

With our digital world we’re able to make connections with potential employers, colleagues and fellow professionals all over the world through social media sites like LinkedIn. Plus, a photograph included in your email signature can add a personal touch to correspondence that would otherwise be faceless.

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It’s often easy to put off scheduling an updated portrait for yourself. Most people aren’t fold of time in front of the camera, especially solo, but it’s my job to make you feel comfortable and to create images that show off who you are. We make these sessions quick and simple with immediate viewing and selection of your images. Plus, in our off-season January – March we offer on-location executive portrait events like this for a great rate to create your images for your entire office staff at your office!

| Executive Portraits | Richland Career Week | Decatur IL |

In January I was invited to speak at the Richland Community College 8th grade career fair on the art panel along with my fellow creatives and entrepreneurs Kat Smalley (Thrive Entertainment Guide), radio personalities Toby Tucker and Tat Taylor, Kate Flemming (Millikin University) and performer Jerry Johnson. This was a blast and I was excited to see a number of these 8th graders have a great interest in not only photography but many areas of arts and entrepreneurship.

Through that event I connect with John Oliver with Richland’s Student services office and they invited me in as part of their career week to offer executive portraits for some of their staff and students. As college students, either entering their college careers or about to graduate and searching for their full time career, many of them are starting to adjust their online profiles to reflect a more professional appearance and/or creating new professional social profiles through sites like LinkedIn. Clearly, when you set up your LinkedIn profile it’s time to phase out that selfie on the beach for something a little more formal and professional. But what students often may not think about or know is that a professional executive portrait session can easily run you a couple hundred dollars investment and much more for a full executive branding package*.

So I was excited to partner with Richland to bring the students these portraits for use on their growing web resumes absolutely FREE to them! And a few of their staff and visiting personalities (like Tat and Nicole) jumped in at the opportunity as well. And I’m excited to be offering a similar opportunity to the professionals in Decatur this coming Tuesday, March 13th from 3:30-5:30. We’ve partnered now with Network Solutions Unlimited to offer a public Executive Portrait event to once again create professional headshot images for the professionals in our area 100% FREE.

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Our NSU event will be held at NSU (1234 N Water St, Decatur, IL 62521) on Tuesday, March 13 from 3:30 -5:30 and will include FREE quick 2-3 minute sessions (black background) with immediate viewing of your images to select your favorite. PLUS, we’ll provide a fully retouched web-size file for use online (printing rights are available for as little as $50). And while you wait, you’ll be able to network with other area professionals and enjoy a few light refreshments.

To help us prepare please RSVP here.  Walk-ins are welcome but may incur longer wait times.

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Can’t make it to the event Tuesday, but still need updated portraits for you and/or your staff? We offer in-studio individual executive portrait sessions for only $45 plus the ability to bring out studio to YOU for in-house portraits your staff can complete in just a few minutes. Bulk pricing is available for larger offices/schools/etc.

| Commercial Headshots | Updated Look for your Business and Brand | Decatur IL |

When you’re looking to revamp your corporate image we can help and our business headshot sessions are a bit unlike our other SJP portrait experiences!

Modern studio portraits are some of my favorite. Black, white and grey backgrounds can add a bit of a modern flare (as opposed to more traditional marble blue/grey/brown) while still remaining sleek and professional. And their versatility is unmatched since these backdrops can easily be digitally dropped if/when your image needs used borderless.

Creating your corporate/business headshot is about more than just a few clicks of the camera though knowing you’re busy we make the process quick and easy with one self-contained one hour appointment where we will design/create/choose your image!

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We start with a quick chat about YOU and your personal brand. Whether you work for yourself or part of a larger organization or corporation you have your own personal brand. Do you want to appear strong, knowledgeable, professional, approachable, friendly, kind, intelligent, powerful…. You’ve heard a picture is worth a thousand words and it’s so true and we want to make sure yours says exactly what you want it to.

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Once we’ve decided on a direction for your portrait it’s time to get to work. In just 15 minutes we can create multiple poses, both full length and close ups to fit your needs and even partner portraits when needed. Then it’s time to view your images on our 106 movie screen so we can select and perfect your image before you leave! You should also post it on your social media, but if you need more people to look at it, then you can buy Twitter followers and likes.

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I know it’s easy to push off updating that corporate portrait but trust me when I say it’s my goal to make it 100% quick, painless and PERFECT for you…. one phone call, one hour and one more thing to check off your to do list!

Plus, ask us about a full brand package including environmental portraits to create your brand identity and social media content for 3/6/12 months!