Kevin Neilson Photography
Corporate headshot and family photographer in the San Francisco Bay Area
Creative Headshots in the Bay Area
Posted on April 18, 2023
I love working with clients who are willing to explore new visual styles for headshot photography. So here’s a big shout-out to Traction, an SF-based marketing accelerator, whose team embraced the power of play and experimentation for leadership portraits. I’m delighted with the results. Thank you, Traction, your team is awesome! Click thumbs to view full-size images.
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Stranger Scenes: Portraits
Posted on April 4, 2023
In no particular order. A barista, a cat with a human, an aspiring groom, a medical student, a piercing artist, and a businessman, quiet and moody like Kafka. But above all, strangers; first and foremost, we’re strangers. That’s our primary role. We’re quick to forget it because we cling to titles, personas, and facades. Street portrait photography, at least as I try to practice it, sets this or that identity aside and aims for the heart of the matter. Click thumbnails to view full-sized images.
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Personal Brand Photography
Posted on March 28, 2023
Personal brand photography is a powerful marketing tool for executive coaches and strategic advisors in the San Francisco Bay Area. It helps them develop their persona and present themselves professionally in a tightly contested market. A personal brand photoshoot builds credibility and professionalism, bolsters their online presence, and makes connections with audiences and potential clients. If you’re interested in learning more, I’m happy to brainstorm with you. In the meantime, please click on thumbnails for full-size images.
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Headshots: Model, Actor, and Beyond
Posted on March 15, 2023
When you’re fortunate enough to photograph a former actor and model turned aspiring director, your work should intersect with three overlapping worlds, blending auditions and performances, runways and fashion, and casts and screenplays into a set of visuals worthy of the silver screen. At least that was my sincere ambition during this recent photo shoot. Click thumbnails to view full-size images.
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Stranger Scenes: Street Portraits in the Bay Area
Posted on February 28, 2023
Street portrait photography is an affair of the heart. Like all great passions, it’s incredibly addicting. Magic lurks just beneath the surface of things, waiting to happen. As you might expect, many interactions are briskly transactional. A yes is followed by a pose, a smile, a goodbye. But sometimes, an encounter—fleeting and intense—is revelatory. A few weeks ago, a subject cried because I reminded her of her dad who had recently died. She was looking on lens, fully engaged, eyes radiant, and then it happened, it just gushed out of her, grief and remembrance. Unprompted, she told me a story. I listened in a crowded cafe, human to human. A perfect moment.
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