A Headshot Session with Daniel Friesen Photography

What is the process of getting a professional headshot?

Well, this can vary a lot depending on your photographer. But I like to start with a conversation.

I want to know a little bit about you as a person as well as your profession. Depending on who you are and what you do, will help me narrow down what kind of headshot would be best for you.

What clothing you should wear, what kind of background and lighting would work for your style, clothing and skin tone. Lastly how should we pose and do we want a tight headshot or a wider shot? We could also get really creative and break all the rules!

After our conversation I will be able to get us started on a few best options. I will take a few photos of you with different compositions and styles of the previously mentioned categories. Then we work together to pick the right headshot for you and the photo you love the most!

This process can take anywhere from 20-60 minutes. Or sometimes longer if you are getting multiple headshots for your session.

This is one of the headshots I did with a client recently:

We talked about his job, did our test photos to find the right lighting, clothing, background and pose. Then took a bunch of photos and went through them until he found the one he liked best.

After the session I then give your headshot a professional edit.

This can include photoshopping features you want removed or altered. But usually I just clean up blemishes and dark circles under your eyes if you didnt get the best sleep before having your photoshoot.

After that I adjust levels, fix highlights and shadows and I like to add sharpening and light to your eyes to pull people into your headshot and really help make that first impression.

Here is the finished headshot:

And here is the side by side: