Headshot FAQ
This FAQ will answer most of your headshot photography questions.
General Information
This FAQ section will answer general headshot questions.
You can find our headshot portfolio by clicking here.
You can view our services and offerings by visiting our headshot services page.
Absolutely! For larger companies and teams, we would advise scheduling the headshots to take place over a series of days.
Absolutely! We offer a complimentary on-location setup and actually prefer it this way as we can photograph you and or your team all at once. In advance of your headshot session, we will find the ideal location, usually a large conference room is all that is needed.
AnswerBoth! We have experience photographing headshots in both indoor and outdoor environments. Outdoor headshots do require proper timing for the best outcome.
Portfolio & Experience
This FAQ section answers questions regarding our headshot portfolio and experience.
You can view examples of our headshot photography by visiting our headshot portfolio.
We have experience photographing headshots since 2014.
We have experience photographing headshots across many different industries and marketplaces. Some professions we have not worked with include professional golf ball diver, professional cuddler, and Iceberg diver. These few professions are considered some of the most rare according to Google.
Style
This section covers common questions regarding our headshot aesthetic style and editing.
We would describe our headshot style as modern. Typically, we aim to avoid using patterned backdrops as they can distract from the subject. to view examples of our modern headshot style, please visit our headshot portfolio page.
Our editing and retouching can be considered true-to-life. We prefer not to go overboard in regard to retouching. Pushing it too far when retouching an image can result in plastic-looking skin, excessive sharpness, and other unappealing results.
To ensure that we exceed the expectations of our clients, we always take the time in advance to fully understand the scope, requirements and vision of our clients.
Services
This FAQ section will answer services-related headshot questions
Our 3 main headshot service offerings are:
- Individual headshots
- Team headshots
- Headshot Event
Our primary service area is Knoxville, TN, and surrounding areas including Farragut, West Hills, Bearden, Rocky Hills, Sequoyah Hills, Fountain City, and Cedar Bluff. Additional areas served near Knoxville include Maryville, Alcoa, Lenoir City, Sevierville, Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg, and more.
We love to travel! Some nearby locations we are looking to photograph headshots in are Nashville, Chattanooga, Asheville, Lexington, and Atlanta.
Pricing
This FAQ section will answer pricing questions related to headshots.
Our headshot session typically includes the session itself, lasting around 10-15 minutes, a fully retouched high-resolution image selected by you, and a web-resolution version of that image. Additional images are available for purchase if you are interested.
You can find our pricing by visiting our commercial pricing page.
Booking
This FAQ section will answer headshot booking and payment-related questions.
We currently accept credit cards, debit cards, checks, cash, and digital cards. All online payments are processed securely using Square.
We do prefer 100% upfront but can work with companies requiring specific payment terms such as
- Net 15
- Net 30
- Net 45
- Net 60
- Net 120
We recommend scheduling your headshot session a minimum of 2 weeks in advance of when you absolutely require your headshots. This will give you ample time to plan out your session with us, attending to any beauty/hygiene needs such as hair styling, hair cuts, hair removal, shaving, tanning, etc.
Although your headshot images will be delivered well before 2 weeks, this time will allow you to archive them on your side and submit them if needed. Typically, we deliver images between 1-7 days of your session.
We recommend scheduling a professional makeup appointment/DIY makeup first thing in the morning with your headshot following directly after.
Although your headshot images will be delivered well before 2 weeks, this time will allow you to archive them on your side and submit them if needed. Typically, we deliver images between 1-7 days of your session.
We recommend scheduling a professional makeup appointment/DIY makeup first thing in the morning with your headshot following directly after.
Pre-Session
Your pre-session questions answered.
Before your headshot session, we typically request that you fill out a pre-session questionnaire that includes particulars such as parts you are self-conscious about, favorite features, retouching requests, and more. This questionnaire may also include specific style requests including desired location, backdrop colors, and more. We may also provide you with a headshot guide that includes tips and helpful articles.
Great question! Here are some quick thoughts for you to prepare.
2 weeks before
2 weeks before
- Plan out the look, attire, theme, colors, and location you prefer.
- Pre-schedule hair appointment.
- Pre-schedule makeup appointment or DIY. (Morning of session)
- Choose an outfit or go shopping.
- Prepare your outfit.
- Pack/prepare a "day of headshot" back that contains some items such as a change of clothes, extra brush, lint roller, chapstick, lip gloss, lotion/moisturizer, hair spray, etc.
- Hydrate, aim for 10-12 cups of water.
- Fill the vehicle gas tank if needed. If electric, plug it into the charger.
- Reduce carbohydrate intake.
- Reduce alcohol intake.
- Eat an early dinner.
- Avoid new foods or restaurants.
- Reduce TV/electronic time
- Take a hot shower.
- Apply facial moisturizer.
- Set a soft alarm clock. Plan to wake up 2 hours before anything important.
- Go to bed earlier than you think you need need. 8-10 hours of sleep is what we recommend.
- Hydrate, we recommend 8-24oz of water when waking up.
- Go for a small walk or light exercise.
- Shower
- Eat a healthy breakfast with plenty of protein, and avoid consuming too many carbohydrates.
- Avoid consuming social media and negative news.
- Take some personal time to read something interesting.
- Leave early for the day's appointments, we recommend arriving at your first appointment a minimum of 15 minutes early.
- Get hair/makeup done!
- Headshot session!
Session
Here you can find some answers related to your headshot session.
A headshot session can take anywhere from 2 minutes to 15 minutes depending on your requirements. We have photographed time-constrained shareholders in as little as 2 minutes and personal branding headshots in as long as 2 hours with a variety of outfits and looks. On average, for team headshots, we aim for around 2-3 minutes of camera time. This is plenty of time to capture a few looks.
We keep on hand essential backdrop colors and tones, including, but not limited to:
- White
- Black
- Gray
- Cream
- Blue
- Green
- & more
Post Production
Have retouching or post-production-related questions? This FAQ should answer them.
For most headshot sessions, we deliver:
- 1x High-resolution fully retouched image
- 1x Web-resolution version of that same image.
Typically, our turnaround for most headshots is within 1 week. We do offer options to have your headshot as fast as the same day.
We offer several different levels of retouching that can be found below.
Basic Retouching (Included on all images)
Advanced Retouching (Included on all selected and additionally purchased images)
Basic Retouching (Included on all images)
- White Balance (Temperature & tint)
- Exposure
- Contrast
- Highlights
- Shadows
- Whites
- Blacks
- Texture
- Clarity
- Dehaze
- Vibrance
- Saturation
Advanced Retouching (Included on all selected and additionally purchased images)
- Additional skin smoothing
- Imperfection removal
- Teeth whitening
- Hair removal
- Cropping
- Backdrop addition/removal
- Slight wrinkle removal
Other
If you have questions that are not answered here, contact us and let us know so we can include them.