Headshot questions, answered

The studio is at 107 E 7th St, Suite A, in downtown Vancouver, Washington, a short drive from Portland, Oregon. Sessions are by appointment. Company and team sessions can also take place at your office anywhere in the Portland area.

I photograph professionals, business owners and executives, actors, models, and company teams. Every session is a headshot session, and every session is fully coached.

Pricing and available dates are instantly viewable when you request them. Tell me who you are and both open straight away. See pricing and availability

Request pricing, choose a date and time on the live calendar, and pay a booking deposit to hold your time. Your Headshot Preparation Guide arrives by email as soon as you book.

An AI headshot is a computer's guess at your face, and people who meet you will notice the difference. In a 2024 Ringover survey, 66% of US recruiters said they would be put off if they realized a candidate's headshot was AI-generated. A coached headshot looks like you on your best day.

No. That is who these sessions are designed for. I coach every expression and angle from the first frame, so you never have to work out what to do with your face or your hands.

Wear what you would wear to meet an important client: solid colors and a good fit. Bring several options, because we review your outfits together at the start. Booked clients receive a full preparation guide and can schedule a pre-session Zoom call to plan wardrobe.

Yes. Outfit changes are unlimited and encouraged. Changing looks gives you more variety, and most people relax more with each change.

Sessions are never rushed. I take the time you need to feel at ease, so there is no stopwatch running while you settle in.

Yes. Your images appear on a laptop as we shoot. We talk through what you like and what you don't, and that shapes the coaching for the next frames.

With 24 hours' notice or more, your session can be moved once at no extra charge, subject to availability. Email team@theheadshotphotographer.com or call (503) 212-6856.

You choose at the end of your session, going through the images with me. Use as much or as little of my professional eye as you like. Images you do not choose are deleted after the session, so the decision is made on the day.

Yes. Every image you choose is retouched by me to your preferences, and you can guide and approve the edits. Retouching is kept natural, so you still look like you.

Each headshot is delivered in color and in black and white, in a range of crops ready for LinkedIn, your website, your email signature and press.

Your delivery date is confirmed at the end of your session and again by email.

Every image you purchase is covered by my happiness guarantee. If you are unhappy with a purchased image, I will provide additional retouching or a reshoot at no extra charge.

Yes. Every purchased image includes a perpetual, worldwide commercial-use license, so you can use it on your website, LinkedIn, marketing, publications and press. The Headshot Photographer keeps the copyright.

Yes. I photograph working and new actors, with commercial and theatrical looks in one coached session, and light retouching so you look like your headshot when you walk in.

Most actors start with two: one commercial and one theatrical. Add character looks once you know the types you are being called in for.

Yes. A model session can cover a strong beauty headshot, clean natural digitals and a small set of portfolio looks, with coaching on expression and movement.

Yes. I bring a full studio to your office, or host smaller teams in the downtown Vancouver studio. Every person is coached and photographed with the same light and background, so the set is consistent.

Each person is with me for only a few minutes, and staff book their own time slot. The total time depends on the size of the team and is agreed when you book.

Your lighting and background are kept on record, so a new hire can book a studio session and receive a headshot that matches the rest of the team.

Portland, Vancouver and Southwest Washington. More about team and corporate headshots