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What to Wear for Corporate Headshots in NYC: A Complete Guide for Professionals
Your corporate headshot is more than just a profile picture. It is often the first impression people see before they meet you, speak with you, hire you, invest in you, or trust your business.
Whether it appears on LinkedIn, your company website, a conference bio, press release, portfolio, email signature, or business profile, your headshot should communicate one thing clearly: confidence, credibility, and approachability.
But one of the biggest questions professionals ask before a session is simple:
What should I wear for my corporate headshot?
The right outfit can make your headshot look polished, timeless, and professional. The wrong outfit can distract from your face, weaken the image, or make the photo feel dated too quickly.
Here is a complete guide to help you choose the right wardrobe for corporate headshots in NYC.
1. Choose Clothing That Matches Your Professional Image
Before selecting colors or styles, think about the message you want your headshot to communicate.
Are you an executive who wants to look authoritative and polished
Are you a consultant who wants to look trustworthy and approachable?
Are you a creative professional who wants to look modern and stylish?
Are you an entrepreneur who wants a confident but relaxed personal brand image?
Your outfit should support your professional identity.
For traditional industries like finance, law, consulting, real estate, and corporate leadership, structured clothing usually works best. A blazer, tailored jacket, crisp shirt, or simple professional dress can create a strong and credible look.
For creative industries, startups, media, wellness, design, or personal branding, you may have more flexibility. You can still look professional without appearing overly formal. A clean blouse, fitted sweater, smart jacket, or modern layered outfit can work very well.
The goal is not to dress like someone else. The goal is to look like the most polished version of yourself.
2. Stick With Solid Colors
Solid colors usually photograph better than busy patterns.
Patterns like thin stripes, small checks, loud prints, or heavy textures can sometimes create visual distractions on camera. They may also pull attention away from your face, which should always be the focus of a professional headshot.
Good color choices include:
Navy
Charcoal
Black
White
Cream
Soft blue
Deep green
Burgundy
Gray
Beige
Earth tones
Neutral colors are safe, timeless, and professional. Deeper tones often add strength and contrast, while softer tones can feel approachable and clean.
For corporate headshots, avoid neon colors, overly bright shades, or clothing with large logos. These can date the image quickly and reduce the professional quality of the portrait.
3. Make Sure the Fit Is Clean and Tailored
Fit matters more than brand.
Your clothing does not need to be expensive, but it should fit well. Oversized clothing can look sloppy on camera. Clothing that is too tight can look uncomfortable or distracting.
For men, a well-fitted blazer, dress shirt, or clean knit layer usually works well. Make sure collars sit properly and jackets do not bunch around the shoulders.
For women, fitted blazers, blouses, dresses, structured tops, and simple layered pieces often photograph beautifully. Avoid clothing that requires constant adjustment during the session.
For everyone, the key is comfort plus structure. You want to move naturally, sit confidently, and avoid worrying about your outfit during the shoot.
4. Avoid Distracting Accessories
Accessories can add personality, but they should not overpower the headshot.
Simple jewelry, clean watches, subtle earrings, and minimal accessories usually work best. Large statement pieces can work for personal branding images, but for corporate headshots, the safest approach is to keep accessories refined and intentional.
Avoid anything that reflects too much light, makes noise, or pulls attention away from your face.
Your expression, posture, and eyes should carry the image.
5. Bring More Than One Outfit
For a corporate headshot session, it is always smart to bring two or three wardrobe options.
This gives your photographer flexibility based on lighting, background, and the overall look you want to achieve.
You may bring:
One formal corporate look
One approachable business casual look
One personal branding or lifestyle headshot look
For example, a navy blazer and white shirt can create a classic executive image. A softer sweater or open-collar shirt can create a more approachable LinkedIn headshot. A modern jacket or clean casual layer can work well for a lifestyle headshot or personal brand image.
Having options helps you get more variety from the session.
6. Think About the Background
Your outfit should work with the background of the headshot.
If you are shooting against a light background, darker clothing can create strong contrast. If you are shooting against a darker or urban NYC background, lighter tones may help you stand out.
For outdoor or lifestyle headshots in New York City, wardrobe choices can be slightly more flexible. A clean coat, stylish jacket, fitted blazer, or modern casual look can create a strong professional image without feeling too formal.
This is especially useful for entrepreneurs, creatives, actors, models, and professionals who want headshots that feel polished but natural.
7. Prepare Clothing Before the Shoot
A great outfit can still look unprofessional if it is wrinkled.
Before your session, make sure your clothing is clean, pressed, and ready to wear. Check for lint, loose threads, makeup marks, missing buttons, or collars that do not sit correctly.
Bring your outfits on hangers when possible. This helps avoid wrinkles during travel, especially if you are coming to a studio or location shoot in NYC.
Small details matter in a close-up portrait.
8. Dress for the Role You Want to Communicate
A corporate headshot should feel aligned with your goals.
If your headshot is for LinkedIn, dress in a way that fits the type of work you want to attract. If it is for a company website, match the tone of your organization. If it is for speaking events, press, or executive branding, choose a look that feels elevated and credible.
Your headshot should answer a silent question:
Would someone trust this person professionally?
The right clothing helps make that answer easier.
9. Do Not Overthink It
The best corporate headshots look natural, confident, and authentic.
Your outfit should support the photo, not dominate it. Choose clothing that fits well, feels comfortable, and reflects your professional personality.
When you work with an experienced photographer, they can help guide your pose, expression, lighting, and overall presentation so your final image feels polished without looking forced.
For professionals looking for clean, modern, and confidence-driven images, working with a skilled corporate headshot photographer in NYC like Dorothy Shi can make a major difference in how your final headshot communicates your brand.
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How to Look and Feel Confident infront of a Camera
As a full time, professional portrait photographer, I have taken 1000’s of portraits for business professionals, athletes, actors, musicians, models, teenagers and children. And the most important role I play as a photographer is not about knowing how to use a camera or how to light a person correctly, (although both essential) it’s how to make the person or people having their picture taken feel relaxed and comfortable.
It's true to say that many people shy away from having their picture taken professionally and keep putting it off, often resorting to what they can capture on their smartphone. I would even go as far as to say that as many as 75% of people that visit my studio starts off by saying “I should just let you know that I hate having my picture taken”.
So why do so many of us feel uncomfortable in front of a camera or feel that we hate having our picture taken? It’s a combination of things:
1) When we look at photos of ourselves, we often pay more attention to the things we don’t like about the way we look. Let’s be honest, we are our own worse critics. We may say to ourselves, “I don’t like the way I smile” or “I have a double chin”, “My teeth are bad”, “I don’t like my grey bits”, “I’m overweight”.
2) Most pictures we have of ourselves, these days are taken with a smartphone, which lack the ability to control light or be able to use the most flattering focal length for a portrait. So, although phones have quite sophisticated cameras these days, they are still huge differences in the quality of results between a smartphone camera and a $5,000 professional camera.
3) The person taking the photo doesn’t know how to pose or direct us. This is a big deal! Even if a friend or a family member owns a nice new, shiny expensive camera, it takes years of practice and experience to know how to pose and direct someone to ensure the most flattering results. And what looks good for one person may actually be less flattering for another!
So, to help alleviate these fears and previous experiences, I wrote this guide to provide five tried and tested easy tips for people who don't feel comfortable in front of a camera or are nervous about the whole idea.
I hope you find the guide useful.
- Stuart Beeby
Tip 1
Planning Your Outfit
Men:
Plain white or blue dress shirts are classic and clean looking. Solid shades of gray or navy are also good. Pinstripes or plaid patterns tend to distract the eye.
Layers on men look great on camera. Another layer will bring extra dimension and visual interest to your photos. For example, blazers, vests and jackets enhance any look. Or add a v-neck sweater with a pop of color from a long-sleeved collared shirt and tie underneath.
Don’t be afraid to get a little creative with layers!
Women:
When choosing colors for your outfits, I recommend selecting softer, lighter tones or more muted shades. Try to avoid ultra-bright, bold colors. The camera loves delicate shades, mixed with sophisticated light neutrals like heather gray, creams, brown and white.
A single plain top with neck jewelry with subtle earrings looks great, but adding another layer over your top, enhances any business portrait.
If you choose to add another layer, try a slightly different shade or tone rather than an exact match to the layer beneath.
Tip 2
Look away!
Constantly looking toward the camera and holding a pose, causes your eyes to glaze over and your smile will look forced, consequently your expression will develop into a "hard stare" after a few frames.
To make your expression more natural, I always have my clients "look away" from camera between each shot. When prompted, I'll ask them to turn their head and eyes towards me, at which point I capture a much more natural expression.
It works!
Tip 3
Lean Toward the Camera
For those who would like the camera to take a few pounds off, my favorite trick is to make my subjects head larger in proportion to their body.
I achieve this by asking my subject to "lean in" towards the camera so the closest part of their body is actually their forehead. This may feel awkward but it works, because everything further away from the lens (i.e. your body), appears smaller in the photo!
Never lean back when anyone takes your photo, if your goal is to appear a few pounds lighter.
Tip 4
Stool for confidence
I use this trick for the most camera-shy people and it works every single time!
Having a small "physical barrier" between you and a camera lens, really helps boost confidence.
I keep a high back bar stool in my studio for when I see someone having a hard time relaxing. I place my stool between us and ask them to lean on the back of the stool in a folded arm position.
Having this little barrier, instantly boosts confidence, which helps you to relax.
Relax and Have Fun
To sum everything up so far...
1) Plan your outfits
2) Don't stare at the camera and look away between shots
3) Lean in towards the camera
4) Use a stool to boost confidence
And my last tip is to simply RELAX and HAVE FUN!
If you relax and trust your photographer to coach you through your session, it will make all the difference in your final images.
ENJOY the experience and just "let go". I can assure you that your investment will be so much more worthwhile.
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Is Your Professional Profile Photo Damaging Your Brand?
Why Your Profile Photo Is So Important:
According to statista.com in 2019, 79% of the population in the United States had a social media profile, which equates to approximately 247 Million Social Media users in the US alone! Quite staggering, and this is a 2% increase in one year!
What we say and do on social media defines our online “personal brand”. So, it’s become increasingly important to represent our brand in the best way we can, which ultimately starts with your profile photo.
It’s fair to say that by not having a “half-decent” or updated profile photo (less than five years), on your professional social media account, such as LinkedIn and/or Twitter, it is likely damaging your brand in some way.
This article was written to help anyone who needs to update their online professional profile photo, and for businesses, updating their website’s “About us” or “meet the team” pages with executive headshots. I hope you find it useful.
There are two options to improve or update your professional profile photo:
1) D.I.Y Mobile Phone Headshot:
The good news is that the cameras in our phones are getting better all the time, and since the introduction of “Portrait Mode”, it’s possible to get some fairly good results.
If you opt for the camera phone route for your professional headshot photo, here are some tips to get the best results possible from your phone:
1) If your phone has a “Portrait Mode”, use it.
2) Find a place which has even, soft light. If outdoors, the best conditions would be an overcast, cloudy day. If it’s a bright sunny day, find a shaded area and make sure that the background is the same level of light as you are situated. I.E. The background shouldn’t be flooded with direct sunlight.
3) Find a background that is plain, and even in color and light to the area, you are standing in, and ideally, one which is a darker tone than your skin. Otherwise, your phone camera will underexpose your face!
4) Put as much space between you and the backdrop as possible, to prevent unwanted shadow.
5) If taking a “Selfie”, again use the Portrait mode, then switch the self-timer to at least 3 seconds. Those 3 seconds will help you to compose your shot and your expression!
6) Take a few photos and I recommend enhancing your favorite with the editing software which comes with your phone. I usually increase the exposure a touch and crop the photo so that your eyes are in line with the top third of the frame.
2) Hire a Professional Photographer
Hiring a Professional for your headshot is the way to go if you’re serious about your personal brand. But how do you find a photographer near you that will give you the results you need in order to portray the best version of yourself? Headshot Photography is a niche. I recommend to not just simply hire “a photographer”, but to find one who specializes in headshot and portrait photography. Just like Newborn / Infant Photography or Wedding Photography, a quality headshot requires someone with experience in that field.
Why choose a Specialist?
The fact is, most people, get nervous and anxious at the very thought of having a headshot photo. But this is where the interpersonal skills of a professional portrait photographer must shine.
In order to capture the true essence of someone’s character, they must have the ability to calm nerves and to help their client relax, and in a short space of time. This is probably the most important aspect of headshot and portrait photography. If someone is nervous throughout their photo session, it will show in the final photos. But a decent portrait photographer is (or should be) skilled at helping anyone and everyone overcome camera nerves and fill their client with confidence and energy. They should make it a fun experience, and not like a visit to the dentist!
Take an event photographer, for example, who is skilled at capturing and documenting events and candid moments. I’ve personally covered 100’s of events but compared to a portrait session, there is very little, if any, one-on-one interaction between an event photographer and their subjects (people). In other words, a decent event photographer may not necessarily have the added qualities and personality needed to be an excellent portrait photographer. So choose your photographer wisely.
The second most important thing to consider before hiring a photographer for a headshot is to know if the photographer has the skills and ability to work with professional lighting.
Here’s why.
Natural Light Photography:
A decent “natural light” headshot can be stunning but it requires an experienced photographer and nice, soft light conditions. For a professional using only natural light (No flash or studio strobe lights), the key is finding an area, space or location with soft, even lighting.
But the challenge for a photographer using natural light only, is that it may not be possible to find that light when it’s needed! I can think of dozens of situations where I have been invited by a business to take headshot photos of all their employees, and the only available room is a windowless conference room, with tungsten, overhead lighting! (I.E. Terrible lighting for a photo).
It’s for this reason that most Photographers who only use natural light, prefer to work outside. But then weather and the seasons will dictate the time and day of any photo session! Having a headshot outside in the middle of a snowstorm or torrential rain, wouldn’t be much fun for the Photographer or their client.
Professional Headshot with Studio Lighting:
A huge benefit and overwhelming advantage of having a professional headshot or portrait session in a photography studio are that every single aspect of lighting is controlled by the photographer. It doesn’t matter what time of day is, which day of the week or season it is, a studio headshot photographer can perform their craft 24 x 7. (If they really wanted to, but you get my point)
Studio lighting provides many other advantages. An accomplished studio photographer understands how to manipulate and shape light in such a way as to completely change the way a person or group of people are portrayed. For example, to create a feeling of authority, experience and importance for a CEO, Entrepreneur or an Author for example, a more “cinematic” headshot will portray a very different look and feel to a more traditional, evenly lit headshot.
Studio lighting really makes a headshot or portrait “pop”, especially when using a two, three or four light set up. Carefully placed lighting separates a person from the background of the surrounding. This means that the viewer’s eye is naturally drawn towards the person’s face.
Beyond a business headshot, lighting can also be used to create special effects, and when a situation arises for the need to get really creative, combining lighting with studio fog, for example, can provide some very dramatic results!
The Takeaway:
Ultimately, the biggest takeaway, is if you would like your professional headshot or portrait to portray your character or your business brand in the most authentic way possible way, the best option is to choose a headshot and portrait specialist. One who is professional, a good communicator, and one who can create stunning results every time, even in a poorly lit room!
Thanks for reading!
Stuart Beeby Photography
Corporate Headshots London, Exeter, Bristol and UK
Specialist Photography
Around 80% of clients say they dislike having their photo taken. Individuals inform me they are not photogenic. Yet everyone I have fulfilled is photogenic. It is just that disappointments develop camera-phobia. Because we have actually seen too numerous negative shots of ourselves, we believe we're not photogenic. Everybody has that one shot they like, the honest, unposed minute when the 'genuine you' was recorded. A knowledgeable reputable specialist digital photographer will certainly have the right knowledge and also skillset for making certain that the photo session will draw out the most effective in you for getting near excellent outcomes. The mix of lights, head and also body positioning, and also the photographers uplifting interaction will certainly all contribute to developing the right sort of feeling and also experience for creating an effective photo-shoot with images that record exactly what you require.
LinkedIn Headshots
Research studies have actually shown that individuals that have professional pictures in their resumes as well as Linkedln accounts have a higher chance of obtaining the work, just due to the fact that their photo shows the ideal degree of professionalness and responsibility, and that the image is more likely to remain in the mind of a potential employer even more than the written information. 90% of the info that reads will certainly be forgotten after 3 days however the image of your photo will stick around on.
Just how much should headshots cost?
Having expert digital photography on job associated profiles such as Linkedin or Spotlight is essential. Investing in photography is buying your brand, your job, your individual toughness, your personality. When you are included on a web site, such as the satisfy the group web page you need to provide an excellent first impression, particularly as these web pages obtain a large proportion of internet gos to. The first thing that gets a site visitors attention will be your image, a lot more than the bio itself, well-crafted expert photography indicates prospective customers, customers or companies will certainly relate and link to you much more properly. If you are a star, then by ensuring you are using well crafted professional digital photography it could be the make or break in your acting job: obtaining the leading role you have actually constantly been hoping for. Your headshot is your initial tryout.
Including a specialist picture to your Linkedln profile makes you 36 times more likely to receive a message through the Linkeln platform. These profiles tend to receive 21 times a lot more sights than those without an account image, as well as Linkedln accounts with professional headshots get 14 times extra views.
Photoshoot Clothing
To record precisely what you need the garments that you use and the colours additionally include as essential facets to the procedure.
The clothes will essentially require to mirror the career that develops an essential part of your life to guarantee uniformity of how and where the headshot is mosting likely to be utilized. Then wearing the garments you show in can be a proper option, if you are a tennis train. If your occupation is that of a lawyer or attorney after that using a formal fit and also connection might be the suitable choice.
When it comes to colours, it can be crucial to pick colours that are harmonious to your face. Strong colours in numerous situations can be better than the patterns. For males, a good combination of a dark suit with a light connection can work too.
Principles for taking professional headshots
Our service is improved 3 concepts:
For the cost of ₤ 200- ₤ 300 you are getting whatever the very same however the time is longer 2-5 hours. You can get a bigger selection of pictures to choose from merely since you are having more time with the digital photographer with more images taken. This gives even more trial and error time for the professional photographer to record more of you and also what you intend to convey.
If you are willing to pay ₤ 150- ₤ 250, you are going to get 2 hrs with the digital photographer, with the choice of 2-6 clothes adjustments, with the choices for either a interior or outdoor photoshoot.
Solution due to the fact that you are one of the most important person in our globe.
Quality that includes video cameras, illumination, high quality optics, Worth which indicates supplying the highest degree of service at excellent rates.
Typical London Headshot Photographers' Rates
Let's see several of London's headshot photographers' prices.
For headshot photographs under ₤ 100, you are going to get one hr (sometimes less), with 2-3 changes of garments. The photographer will provide the alternative of taking the pictures in a professional workshop or at an exterior location.
For ₤ 100- ₤ 150 you are getting a little more time and everything else is nearly the exact same.
Headshot Prices
With our Corporate Headshots & Portrait Rates our pricing frameworks are readily available to assess here and also below:
LinkedIn headshots
Professional Headshots best for LinkedIn, Site and also Social Media
Corporate headshots.
Corporate Headshots created for use on company sites Linedln and also various other Social Network.
US Cinematic.
For stars seeking screen as well as movie job, giving you a profile of vibrant, jailing, pictures.
Cost: ₤ 192.
Price: ₤ 96.
Firm Location Shoots.
We routinely check out clients very own offices for team as well as Supervisor Headshots.
What you'll obtain: Spotlight Shoot, Black And White (B&M) plus Colour, Workshop, A minimum of 70 pictures, Select from 20, 2 totally retouched photos, Planned for Spotlight, Equility, Internet & Printing.
Time: half an hour shoot.
Rate: Day Rate.
As the use and referral to socials media has ended up being a major part of life and also company nowadays it is very important to show the best picture of yourself where ever you perhaps can. As your picture is the impression you offer to the globe why not maximize it.
As a professional headshot can make such an essential declaration concerning you, we always suggest examining out any kind of digital photographers reviews and comments connecting to their work. The fulfillment of each one of our clients is an expression of the dedication and also professional method we take to every headshot shoot. Getting the ideal outcomes that you are pleased as well as extra than pleased with is of the utmost significance to us.
Time: half an hour shoot.
What you'll obtain: US Cinematic Promotional Shoot, Monochrome (B&M) plus Colour, Location or Workshop, A minimum of 250 pictures, Select from 100, Photo evaluation, 8 fully retouched images, Gotten ready for Spotlight, Internet, printing & equity.
Stage door.
An excellent structure for brand-new talent as well as even more skilled specialists that need to revitalize or extend their look.
Time: one hour shoot.
What you'll get: 2 backgrounds, 150 images, 2 properly retouched pictures, Digitally delivered.
Specialist headshots tell a story. Let us belong of yours!
Time: two hour shoot.
Price: ₤ 360.
That's why specialist photography sessions can have the power to offer more than just an image, when taken properly is can express your individuality that is 100% unique to you.
What you'll get: Promotional Shoot, Grayscale (B&M) plus Colour, Area or Workshop, A minimum of 150 pictures, Select from 60, Photo testimonial, 5 fully retouched pictures, Prepared for Spotlight, Internet, equility & printing.
What you'll get: three attire, 3 backgrounds, 60 images, 10 properly retouched pictures, Digitally provided.
Director portraits.
Director portraits for Directors as well as entrepreneurs. Perfect for LinkedIn as well as PR.
Price: ₤ 288.
As time passes you might intend to update your photos in order to represent your current look as well as desires.
What you'll get: two attire, 3 histories, 30 pictures, 5 professionally retouched portraits, Digitally delivered.
Casting pro.
A more full shoot providing you with a system to display your psychological array.
Time: 2 hour shoot.
A skilled well-established specialist digital photographer will certainly have the best expertise and skillset for making certain that the image session will bring out the best in you for obtaining near perfect results. The garments will basically need to show the occupation that creates an indispensable component of your life to make certain uniformity of exactly how and where the headshot is going to be made use of. You can obtain a broader selection of photos to pick from just since you are having more time with the photographer with more images taken. As a specialist headshot can make such a vital declaration concerning you, we always advise inspecting out any digital photographers reviews and also comments relating to their work. The complete satisfaction of each one of our customers is an expression of the commitment as well as expert method we take to every headshot shoot.
Price: ₤ 96.
Time: one hour shoot.
What you'll obtain: One outfit, 2 backgrounds, 15 pictures, 2 skillfully retouched pictures, Digitally provided.
Price: ₤ 192.
Allow's see our Actors, Musicians & Celebrity Image Shoot Prices.
Time: half day shoot, as much as 10 Staff (complete day= 20 staff).
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