Meet Scott. He’s a marketing executive With clients on the East and West Coasts. Recently he joined me for a Friday Night Lights session. No, not football. A much more wholesome activity: Candid headshots for Bay Area professionals. I run the sessions out of my DIY home studio in San Jose. They’re good fun. IContinue reading “Friday Night Lights”
Category Archives: Headshots
1103: Origin Story
I didn’t go to grad school to earn an advanced degree for nothing. There’s an entire philosophy behind 1103 Photography. 1’s and 0’s are a nod to the Silicon Valley And its fascination with data. An 0 in the shape of a lens, Which has great iconographic properties. Plus, let’s face it—nought is cool. Just ask mathematician Robert Kaplan. “If you look at zero, you seeContinue reading “1103: Origin Story”
Then There Was Lightroom
My photography advanced with Lightroom in a big way. It taught me color theory, composition, and patience. Imagine my surprise when Adobe—the creators of Lightroom—contacted me for executive and staff photography. Surprise bordering on ecstasy. The photographic equivalent of returning to the mother ship. I gleefully boarded, then developed a new kind of String Theory…Continue reading “Then There Was Lightroom”
Stand Out
Clicks. Every brand wants them. But brands are only as successful getting them as their visual assets allow. Strong visual content improves reach, awareness, and engagement in a big way. And brand photography is the queen of visual content. From portraits, groups, and events, to office spaces and products— Brand photography helps you communicate how you’reContinue reading “Stand Out”
Let’s Shoot, She Said
Can you take my photo, Alex asked. She needed a new profile pic for work and LinkedIn. Of course, I said. So we met in Campbell near the Ainsley House. Typically, the first five to 10 minutes is a warm up period. I’m reading the light, Tinkering with exposure, And establishing rapport and trust. TheContinue reading “Let’s Shoot, She Said”