Headshot of the Week! | 9-7-2015
Headshot of the week for September 7th! Local actor and voice over talent (and friend) Lynn Yates.
Headshot of the Week! | 5-15-2016
This week’s HotW! is of Justin F. I had never met Justin before this shoot and didn’t know what to expect. Turns out I had nothing to worry about as he came in and delivered “the look”. Perfect “squinch” in the eyes, not too much smile, just totally solid! Awesome job Justin!
Headshot of the Week! | 5-5-2016
Stephanie S. is this week’s HotW! and was an incredibly easy decision to make. Stephanie has to be one of my favorite subjects of late. We only had a few minutes (three actually!) but she was apparently ready to throw some serious attitude at the camera when she showed up.
There were several photos of her with a nice broad smile but this shot of her coming down from a laugh just makes one stop and look. I usually ask my subjects to unleash their inner “rockstar” but never even had to ask here. Great job Stephanie!!
… and the World Laughs with You
Proof Photo Sessions are Fun!
One of the statements I like to use to market my photo services is that my sessions are fun, and I truly believe this. I know I have fun doing headshots, portraits, and even the occasional wedding (but those are hard work!). It’s an easy thing to say that these shoots are fun, but how does one prove it? The answer struck me as I was reviewing my photos from 2015, big laughs! So, in no particular order, here are some of my favorite laughing (or just plain funny) photos from my sessions.
Happy New Year everyone,
Brandon
$40.00 Headshot Event | Sunday Dec 13th, 2015
This Sunday, Dec 13th, I will be running a promotion with my friends over at Eskew Studios where I am offering “mini” headshot sessions for just $40.00 a pop. These sessions will be short, 15 minute blocks of pure headshot work. Since time will be short and space limited, I’m going to ask that clients show up ready to jump in front of the camera. This shouldn’t be an issue and I’ve done sessions for groups with only a few minutes with each client, but I still want to get the most time I can with each subject.
If you are interested in getting some headshots done at this crazy low price (had to say it) just click here to fill out a registration form and I’ll be in touch to confirm the time with you.
Project Spotlight – The Insurance Ninja
“So I’m thinking about bringing a sword and some other toy weapons. What do you think?” came the question over the phone.
“Sounds like fun, Kay. I’ll see you tomorrow evening” I said, and truly believed this would be a fun shoot.
The client on the line was my friend and insurance agent, Kay Cordell. Kay has a thriving insurance business near Old Hickory, TN and she was looking to create a fun persona for her company’s Facebook page and she came up with the Insurance Ninja.
To create the Insurance Ninja, we had to strike a balance between “Professional by day” and “Ninja by Night” so a black suit worked out perfectly. Kay, being Kay, and having two small children had several “Ninja-esque” toys like swords and sais and she brought a variety to my home studio.
Headshot of the Week! | 9-2-2015
Headshot of the Week!
I present to you Woody.This dashing pug belonged to my friend Rita Casey and unfortunately “Wood” is no longer with us. He was great in front of the camera and was always “himself”. He may be gone but not forgotten.
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DPI Why?
I was asked recently by the editor of a website I write for to please make sure the images I send him are saved at 72 DPI. As soon as I saw this I thought “uh-oh, here we go..”. I politely agreed to make the change to the setting (it’s easy enough) but asked what the reasoning behind this would be. I had a pretty good idea what the response would be, but I wanted to make sure. A few minutes later I received the response that I feared. He said it would help the images load faster when viewed on the web site.
I was correct in my guess. The editor was under the impression that a reduced DPI setting would decrease the image file size which in turn would facilitate faster loading times for images from his web site. This is not an uncommon misconception but one I felt I would like to clarify. This editor is intelligent and a great guy to work with so I wanted to help him understand. This setting would not affect the images in the way he thought they would and while it would not harm anything being set differently, it adds an extra step in his workflow at times that he doesn’t have to take.