November portrait roundup...

As we reach the end of November (or Movember as my mustachioed amigos insist on calling it) and head speedily towards the delights of christmas, I thought I would take this opportunity to share some of the portraiture I have been working on over the last month or so. It's been a busy few weeks shooting everything from families, children, babies and even the odd pet pooch. . . so please enjoy some of the best bits . . .

There are still a few spaces available before christmas, for those lovely family shots for grandma! Or you could book your shoot as a christmas gift for the new year  . . . please see my studio website for details: http://www.samjohnsonphotography.com/Samsstudio.html

Arthur...

After photographing Rich and Amy's wedding last year, it was great to hear from them to introduce me to the newest edition of their family. Having liked their wedding photos (below) so much they travelled up from Buckinghamshire to Leicester with 5 1/2 week old Arthur to have his first pictures taken. It was great to catch up with Rich and Amy again and Arthur was a natural. The shoot as really fun, and made for some amazing shots, of which Amy said:  "They're absolutely great and exactly what we wanted, thank you so much." 

 

Business Headshots

First impressions are very important in business, and can set the tone for all your future dealings with a perspective client. That first impression can be the deal breaker between creating a long lasting relationship and turning sales away for good. Nowadays, many first encounters will take place through either your website or social media (Facebook, Twitter LinkedIn Youtube etc) so are your photographs really selling the quality of you and your business?

I recently had The Social Media Sorcerer, Helen Palmer into my Leicester studio in order to create some 'friendly and approachable' photographs for use right across her online presence. The aim of Helen's work is to make sure businesses make the most of the new opportunities presented by the rise of social media. As such, she sees having professional headshots as an important part of creating the right first impression.

 

Another set of headshots I did recently were for Leicester Based Financial Advisor (IFA) Simon Houseman from Stirling McCall(Stirling McCall). As an IFA the headshots needed to express the hard working, serious nature of the work, but that didn't stop us from getting a few more jovial images too.

 

While using myself as a model to set the lighting for the shoot, I also snapped this image of myself, which I will be using from now on as an alternative to my usual suited and booted profile shot.

For more information on business headshots, please head to: www.samjohnsonphotography.com