Shoot Overview
Location: Moser Building - 621 S. Plymouth Ct. Chicago IL 60605
Session Duration: 30 Minutes (includes time to select final image for retouching).
Rescheduling: Open up to 24 hours prior to your session. Use the reschedule link in your confirmation email.
Building Access: When you arrive to the Moser Building, buzz State Street Headshots. We kindly ask that you wait to be let up to the studio, as we wrap up the session before you.
Wardrobe Tips
What we see in the real world with our eyes is far different from how the camera sees a headshot. For the curious, you may enjoy reading about the 5 Underrated Challenges of Corporate Headshots.
Note - The following tips are not a reflection of taste, but rather recommendations based on thousands of headshots captured, retouched, and formatted into their final crops.
Creative decisions like sleeve length, hair style, jewelry, etc. are heavily influenced by the many incongruities of what is in a headshot photo versus what the eye sees in real life under real-life lighting.
Ignore at your own risk.
Session Logistics
The itinerary below allocates time to go over preferences, on-camera tips, run a practice round, review, run the real thing, while leaving time to filter, compare, and choose your new headshot.
Intro (5 mins): Review wardrobe options, answer questions, set thermostat.
Tidy Up (5 mins): Lint roll, oil wipe, hair, clean glasses, fix collars, etc. Hopefully you already trimmed your beard as per wardrobe tips.
Act I (2.5 mins): Practice round.
Review (2.5 mins): This is where the “a-ha” moments happen.
Act II (5 mins): With some practice and a chance to see how things are looking, the next round will be a breeze.
Act III (10 mins): The best part - image review! I will be help you filter and compare to pick out the best of the best.
Did I Forget Anything?
Hopefully this helps to demystify any unknowns, and prepare you for what most have confirmed to be out of their comfort zone.
If there is anything else you are wondering, feel free to reach out prior to your shoot.
I am looking forward to working with you!
Andrew Michaels - Owner/Photographer
andrew@statestreetheadshots.com
312.763.9639
State Street Headshots
621 S. Plymouth Ct Chicago IL, 60605
