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Senior’s Portraits: A Once In-A-Lifetime Empowering Celebration
Senior's portrait shoots are big, and we’re not talking about folks over 65. We’re talking 18, off to college, leaving the nest, mom and dad in the rear-view with nothing but these amazing pictures BIG. Geoffrey Donne Photography delivers an elaborate, creative...
Headshots Have Seconds to Grab Attention – Choose Wisely
According to Princeton University, people assess trustworthiness, competence, and likability within 100 milliseconds of seeing a photograph of someone’s face. In the highly competitive world of film and television casting, a casting director looks at an actor’s...
Headshots That Work: Why A.I. Should Never be Your Choice
Headshots That Work: Why A.I. Should Never be Your Choice You can hardly scroll through social media these days, without encountering waves of ads promising “Your Best Headshot in Seconds” with just a selfie! The rise of A.I. manipulation is everywhere, across...
Getting Headshots that Turn Heads and Open Doors
According to LinkedIn’s internal metrics data, profiles with professional headshots get 21 times more profile views, and 36 times more messages. Answering the calls at Geoffrey Donne Photography, “I just need a great business headshot” is something I hear a lot. But...
Personal Branding Photography Under Pressure: When Someone Demands Your Picture
On occasion, some of Geoffrey Donne Photography's clients come to me with some anxiety, because someone in power or authority told them they had to take a picture of themselves. Gulp. They "must" have new headshots for the company website, or a personal branding...
Actors: Getting Through the Door Means Knowing Your Casting
Do you know, really, candidly know, how you are most likely to be cast? Today. Tomorrow. Right now. From your submitted headshot. Not your fantasy role, the lead in everything, but have you done your homework on your casting in today’s media, and do you fully own it?...
Your Dating Portrait Photographer: Finding “The One”
Finding Your Ideal Online Dating Profile Photographer Connecting with your photographer is essential, just part of why a pre-shoot, in-person consult is so valuable. Creating your online dating profile is an exciting journey, and to make a lasting impression, you'll...
Secret Sauce of an Actor Headshot that Really Works
You spend hard-earned money on new acting headshots, and happy day, everyone loves them! Mom, friends, even your enigmatic new agent is pleased. You get your shots up on the casting sites and online profiles, on your IMDB page, your website, and self-submit like...
Tricks of the Trade
Unless you’re a professional model or actor, celebrity or star athlete, the chances are high that having a camera lens pointed at your face is nearly as appealing as getting out of bed on a Monday morning. Fear, dread, self-judgement, self-doubt, all come crashing in,...
