New year, New headshot

Is it 2026 already? Time is whizzing by. I don’t feel any older but my kids are certainly growing, but often I can’t tell because I’m with them so much. It’s only when other people see them; people who haven’t seen them for a while who tell me and my wife how much they have grown or changed.

Everyone always says that when you reach a certain age, you never really feel older. I’m not so sure about that - physically I feel more aches and pains than I did when I was younger, though there probably is a remedy to that - more exercise and more stretching. However much time I have on my hands, at this time of year I find it difficult to motivate myself to do that. Anyway, I digress, slightly.

We all do change, whether we like it or not, and it’s important to update your online persona to reflect that.

I often hear people say, right before I take their headshot at their office, that they like their current headshot, so weren’t sure why they need a new one. I ask them how old their current headshot is, and their answer is often more than 5 years. It’s no wonder they like their current one, it was taken when they were 5 or more years younger!

I’ve recently changed my headshot - one I took of myself whilst on a shoot for a client. I’ve gotten quite good at a fake laugh or smile. What do you think?

My new headshot for 2026

Clean and simple style.

My old headshot

A little more hair up top and a moodier style.

Do you think it’s time you updated your headshot? What about the headshots in your team at work? Or perhaps the whole company?

I can replicate any headshot style that’s been done before for your business or I can create a new look for you.

You can see more about the options on my London Corporate Headshots page.

Thanks for reading. Hope to hear from you soon!

Back To Work: Corporate Headshots, Events, Office Lifestyle

It will be of no surprise to you that the Covid-19 pandemic had a serious negative effect on my business as a corporate photographer in London. My job has always been reliant on people being at work in offices, so the lockdowns were not good for business. But there were little bits of work, here and there, which helped me make it through, and I’ve come out the other side of the pandemic with all guns blazing. It’s been a super busy year so far, dominated by headshots but with an increasing number of corporate events happening again since the easing of restrictions.

It was such a great relief to be busy again, visiting my clients’ offices to shoot an enormous number of headshots because so many people have changed jobs in the last two years. I’ve met loads and loads of people doing that, and I’ve been really enjoying getting back into the swing of things. Events have come back into full force, and I’ve been loving getting creative again to help my clients’ events look outstanding.

Probably the best thing to come out of the pandemic is the new approach to working that the majority of businesses and society have adopted. Businesses realised that many employees are more productive when they work at home because there are fewer distractions. Less time is wasted commuting back and forth to the office each day, less time is used up moving between meetings because they are all lined up back to back on Zoom or Teams.

But people really missed being in the office; the atmosphere, the company, the interaction and environment. There are some meetings and work that are best done face to face, in the flesh. It’s the interaction and atmosphere in the office that often attracts people to work for a particular business. So office lifestyle photography is as important as ever; photos and imagery that showcases what it’s like to work for an organisation.

It’s so good to be busy again in London taking photos of events and people again. Here is a selection of some of my favourite images since the pandemic eased towards the end of 2021.

Why You Need A Great Corporate Headshot More Than Ever

One of the societal effects of Covid-19 is that more and more people are working from home. As some businesses try to move back into their offices, many have realised that the way they use an office may have changed forever. The lockdown(s) has forced companies to adapt to their employees working from home, and they may have now realised that their business is still just as, if not more productive than it was before. People are being trusted to work from home, so when the pandemic is over, office and business life may never be the same again.

With remote working more accepted than ever before, and lots of new small businesses springing up as people explore new income streams, it’s important to look after your online image. A key part of your online image is your profile picture, so having a great headshot is crucial.

It’s an old cliché about interviews that the interviewer makes up their mind about the interviewee within the first few seconds of meeting them, based on their appearance and manner. It’s no different online, with people making snap judgments about whether they would like to do business with a person within seconds of seeing their profile picture. So it’s important to make the best impression you can with your headshot.

Browse through LinkedIn and you’ll see a huge range of profile pictures; ranging from great headshots to poorly lit selfies. Who do you think most people would do business with? A great corporate headshot helps your profile stand out from the crowd, encourages people to connect with you, and most importantly tells people that you take yourself and your career seriously.

Whether on LinkedIn, another social media platform or your own website, people are deciding if they want to do business with you partly based on your image.

A great corporate headshot can tell potential clients that you understand what it takes to portray the right image online. It can show people you mean business, but at the same time can show off some of your personality. You can even have multiple different headshots for different purposes; one very serious headshot for instances when gravitas is needed, one where you’re really smiling which shows your fun and approachable side and maybe one somewhere in between. That’s before trying different outfits, which, even in a head and shoulders headshot can show off a different side to your character to the viewer.

If you think it’s time to book a corporate headshot session, I am available, although the location for shoots may change depending on the ever-changing government Covid-19 restrictions. Please get in touch for more information about organising a shoot.

2018 In Pictures

2018 has seemingly flown by. I’ve been busy growing the business, starting to work for new clients whilst enjoying working for my valued, existing clients.

I hope 2018 has been a positive year for you and your business.

Thank you for your support this year, it means a lot to me. If we haven’t worked together yet, I hope we can do so in future.

Here are my favourite photos from 2018 in a slideshow for you to enjoy. Make sure you view it in full screen and turn up the volume on your speakers or headphones.