Headshots Photography

Let’s get excited! You’ve worked tirelessly, thought about your passion endlessly, and now you’re ready to look professional. A GREAT headshot photo brings you to the next level and opens new doors. Your professional headshot is your first impression you get to make on your clients. In a moment, they get to learn so much about you. Are you approachable? Fun? Confident? Dynamic? Joyful? What you show in headshot photos starts the conversation. What do you want to say?

Portland Headshot FAQs

What should I wear for my professional headshots?

Professional headshots can vary quite a bit based upon your profession. For instance, corporate headshots generally require that you match your coworkers. Medical, engineering and legal professionals tend to lean more toward business attire whereas creative professionals usually try to show off their fun side. The other fundamental question is will be the headshot be just head and shoulders, or half or full body? Pants might be important.

What color wardrobe options work best for headshots?

In general, the best colors for headshots are navy blue, dark grey, medium grey, burgundy, deep purple and dark green. Small prints are generally not a great idea. Light blue and light grey shirts work better than pure white and cream for most skin tones. I generally recommend that clients bring a lot of wardrobe so we can work together with the lighting, backdrop and your skin tone and hair color to make the best possible image.

Indoor studio lighting or outdoor natural lighting?

Indoor studio lighting is generally shot on a solid color backdrop like white or light grey and might be necessary to fit a website design guide. Outdoor natural lighting, with the background out of focus, is a very popular style these days and is commonly used to tell a story or set context for your headshot. I can do either, or both, in a single headshot session.

Simple headshot or professional image package?

I offer a simple headshot session that offers 6-8 final edited options and takes 30 minutes to shoot. This is done at my studio and can be indoor studio lighting or outdoor natural lighting or both. I also offer a professional image package that takes 75 minutes to shoot, results in 40-50 final edited image and is suitable for website development, social media support and promotion of events. The professional image shoot includes a simple headshot and can be done at multiple locations.

Yep, it’s time to get professional headshots!

 

What am I going to wear? What color looks good on me? Should I use a photography studio backdrop, or a plain background? Do I need to do my hair and makeup? How am I supposed to sit, pose, and smile? I get it! When you’re preparing for your professional headshot, your head is probably spinning with all of these questions. Let go of ALL of it. You aren’t just hiring me as a professional headshot photographer. You’re hiring me to see the vision of your perfect headshot and walk you through every step of bringing it to life.

Professional Headshot Photographer Reviews

“I have never loved any of my professional headshots, until I hired Kitta Bodmer Photography! Enter Kitta, with wardrobe, makeup and hair advice, and her calm, lovely demeanor. She puts everyone at ease right away, and manages to capture your actual real smile, and your true personality.”

— Leia C

“Without reservation I'd recommend Kitta Bodmer Photograpy for professional or personal shoots of any setting. She recently did headshots photography for our organization, and was an ABSOLUTE delight to work with.”

— Conor M

“Kitta Bodmer Photography did professional headshots for both myself and my business partner (real estate brokers). Her upbeat personality made for a very relaxed session and brought out the best in us. ”

— Marc T

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