In the past year we have seen clients come back looking for a corporate headshots and business photography. We are happy to say we are quite busy bringing everyone's headshots back in line and making sure everyone feels great about their new work photos.

There are a few key reasons that people are coming back to us for headshots at this time. In this blog entry, I will share a few!

Keep It Current with New Business Headshots.

The key motivating factor to bring a corporate headshot photographer in for a day of headshot photography is the change in staff, in style, and in communications have changed. Our client's websites and communications, the LinkedIn profiles and the speakers portraits, they all have to reflect the current state of their businesses. So much has changed over the last few years and having current headshots for your professional team is an important part of communicating with your clients and business partners.

It's been a long time since you did corporate headshots for your team.

By the time people come to us to book professional headshot photography, they are usually a few years behind on the service. Maybe there is no clear person in charge of it in your company, maybe things have been going so well that there's been no time – one of those rainy day projects that never happens. Maybe you they run a startup that just now has a little money to spend. It's time to get a professional LinkedIn profile photo. And maybe it's just hard to get the team rallied for it.

Now add the 6 months it takes to figure out budget, find the right business photographer and get a date on the calendar that works for everyone on your team.

And, oh yeah, the pandemic...

So here you are, in February, 2020. The last time you did business headshots for your team was in 2015. We are already ripe for a new headshot. FYI, we recommend 3-5 years top to renew your headshots.) So here you are, it's been 5 years and you are ready to update the team's corporate headshot photography, and then the pandemic hits. Now you are more like 7-8 years overdue.

But I Look So Much Older!

People use the images they see online of you to familiarize themselves. It kicks off that first meeting either in person or over a video call app, with a trust or familiarity. If your photo doesn't reflect who you are now, it can get in the way of that trust you are trying to build. A client might wonder why you don't look like you do in your photo. It is jarring not to be able to trust it.

And let's just put this out there. Embrace the wrinkles. You earned them!!! And know you are your worst critic. No one sees the age lines or the haircut changes or any of those things the same way you do. If you are keeping your photo because you don't like your look now, well this can create a trust problem. i.e. why is that person keeping her LinkedIn profile from 2005??? She looks great in it but it's not her anymore. Let us get the best version of you and you share that with your team, you are being honest and showing a client who you are.

New Hires!

There are other reasons that people are coming to us for headshots right now. NEW HIRES! There has been a record number of hiring/firing since 2020. No matter where you are or what you do, if you have a team of 10 or more people, the personnel in your team has likely changed. It's time to let your clients and business peers know who is on your team! Take new corporate headshots so that everyone is represented. This not only helps people know who is at your firm, it helps them understand the status of things in your world. What does the new team look like? Who is leading the marketing team? Who are the current account executives?

Working From Home

While there is a return to office push going on in the world, the reality is, there is no more 5 day work week. It turns out that working from home, at least part time, well, works. This means that you might not actually see your colleagues if your days skew differently from your colleagues. And if you are in a situation where the team is another office in another city, you are getting to know these colleagues through their professional headshots or LinkedIn profile photos. For the same reason that having a current, business headshot accessible builds confidence with your clients, it builds confidence with your team. If no one knows you yet and you are unlikely to meet up in the office anytime soon, that headshot could be a first step in getting to know one another.

We love that we are seeing our clients again. Whether it is in our office shooting profile photos for real estate companies, local business for CEO headshots, or creative design firm headshots. Whether we are in your office covering your new hires, or all 50 of you, we are happy to be back with you. Whatever your reason, we are here to support you and get you and your company up to date with the best corporate headshot photography.