{"id":3538,"date":"2018-03-14T17:53:46","date_gmt":"2018-03-14T17:53:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.devonshanorphotography.com\/?p=3538"},"modified":"2018-03-14T18:11:05","modified_gmt":"2018-03-14T18:11:05","slug":"yes-you-do-need-a-professional-headshot-photographer-hampton-roads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devonshanorphotography.com\/blog\/yes-you-do-need-a-professional-headshot-photographer-hampton-roads\/","title":{"rendered":"Yes, you DO need a Professional Headshot | Photographer Hampton Roads"},"content":{"rendered":"

I am just like you. \u00a0I have a job, a husband, kids, grocery shopping, a home to clean, bills to pay and a life to live! \u00a0I budget and cut coupons and love groupon and discount sites! \u00a0I hate spending more for something that I can get cheaper somewhere else. \u00a0I only have so much money coming and and I really do need to make it stretch as far as possible. \u00a0I get it! \u00a0That said… you REALLY DO NEED A PROFESSIONAL HEADSHOT done by a professional photographer! \u00a0A “picture of you” is not just a picture of you when you are trying to sell yourself. \u00a0And we all need to sell ourselves at times!<\/strong><\/p>\n

I was just searching online for a therapist for someone I love. \u00a0I found an incredibly helpful site that narrowed down therapists in my area to those that specialized in the the disorder I was looking for help in, where they were located, a short bio about them and their practice and a picture. \u00a0I was completely turned off by MOST of the pictures! \u00a0Only a handful had professional portraits and most were snapshots with distracting things in the background and were unflattering. \u00a0A few looked to have been taken 30 years ago with outdated clothing or hair. \u00a0They might be AMAZING therapists but I didn’t even click on their profile for more information.<\/strong><\/p>\n

We all love selfies but a selfie is NOT a professional portrait!!!! \u00a0Yes, I am a photographer and of course I have a professional headshot… but be honest, if you were coming to do business with me about ANYTHING and I had this as my profile picture or on my website, does it look like I invest in my business? \u00a0It’s a SELFIE with\u00a0clutter all behind me! \u00a0\"12998176_10153456027631516_3870900673969742748_o\"<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Or this one? \u00a0A nice picture of me<\/strong>,\u00a0but there is an unmade bed behind me and an open door. \u00a0I’m sitting in a hotel bedroom! \u00a0<\/strong>\"13173532_10153499581491516_8247333593334832702_o\"<\/a><\/p>\n

These are the kinds of things I saw when looking for a therapist this morning. \u00a0There was one where he was standing beside a horse and you could only see a portion of his face but ALL of the horse! \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

We shouldn’t make judgments on people by the way they look…. but we do have first impressions that are hard to get past. \u00a0We often have a TON of options in front of us and we navigate ourselves to the ones that relate to us. \u00a0Often, unless we are buying something \u00a0and there will have NO interaction (like online), we want to feel connected to the people we will be working with, buying from, spending time with, etc. \u00a0Some of the pictures I saw today, the therapists were almost scowling… and you want me to come and lay on your couch and tell you my problems??? \u00a0No thanks, Mr. Grumpy. \u00a0The outdated ones… um no thanks Mrs. Seventies show. \u00a0The selfies… is this a\u00a0legitimate business Ms.\u00a0Smartphone?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The take-away from this is you NEED to have a professional portrait. \u00a0It doesn’t need to be BORING but it does need to focus on you and how you are trying to sell yourself. \u00a0Do you want to be inviting and warm? \u00a0Powerful and important? \u00a0Confident and trustworthy? \u00a0Self controlled and competent? \u00a0Amusing and charming? \u00a0Selfless and calm? \u00a0Different jobs call for different portraits!! \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here are a few of MY portraits. \u00a0I usually try to go for inviting, warm, and friendly. \u00a0 Sometimes I include my\u00a0camera, sometimes I don”t. \u00a0I love to be outdoors and since many of my sessions are on location- I usually choose outdoor locations too.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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In response to my frustration today in viewing terrible headshots of therapists, I am going to offer a special discount for the rest of this week only. <\/strong><\/h2>\n

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\u00a0Contact me for a professional portrait of <\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

yourself for only $110. \u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

This will include the session plus one digital image. \u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Please invest in yourself and in your business. \u00a0Put your best foot (er… face) forward and see the difference it makes!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I am just like you. \u00a0I have a job, a husband, kids, grocery shopping, a home to clean, bills to pay and a life to live! \u00a0I budget and cut coupons and love groupon and discount sites! \u00a0I hate spending more for something that I can get cheaper somewhere else. \u00a0I only have so much […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4,12],"tags":[40,44,29,56,21,42,5,28,78,46,43],"class_list":["post-3538","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business","category-personal","category-professional-portraits","tag-acting-headshots","tag-actress","tag-celebrate-you","tag-devon-shanorphotography","tag-hampton-roads-photographer","tag-modeling-headshots-hampton-roads","tag-photography-business","tag-portraits","tag-professional-headshot","tag-professional-portraits-2","tag-virginia-beach-acting-headshots"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/devonshanorphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3538","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/devonshanorphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/devonshanorphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/devonshanorphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/devonshanorphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3538"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/devonshanorphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3538\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3555,"href":"https:\/\/devonshanorphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3538\/revisions\/3555"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/devonshanorphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3538"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/devonshanorphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3538"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/devonshanorphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3538"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}