Changing Backgrounds for Headshots

by | Dec 14, 2025 | Blog, Client Work, Headshot

When it comes to professional headshots, the background you choose can have a big impact on the overall look and feel of your headshot photo. As part of the headshot image reatouching service included with our of our headshot pricing our team can edit backgrounds into your updated headshot. 

Included in the price of the headshot is the session, studio rental and one image selection from the proof gallery (unless you select a invidual session like the Classic for example). All selections from the proof gallery are retouched for final delivery.

Some of our clients requested a new background to give an environmental feel, view our client examples below!

Visit our Retouching for Headshots to explore more about how we retouch our images.

What is image retouching?

The retouching process designed to polish the image by removing blemishes, under-eye circles, stray hairs, yellow teeth, etc., or even remove or change the background of an image. ​

Image retouching is a post-production service applied to all headshot selections made from the client’s proof gallery and applied to all headshot selections. 

For more editing examples visit our Reoutching Headshot Guide.

Client Examples

Le’ts look at some before and afters of our some of our client’s edited in background headshots.

Below are four client exmaples (with a look at our lighting setups) of how we changed the background to match the brand colors, to match exisiting headshots for the company or to update company headshots with a new look.

Each request is unique and allows for pure customization for the brand, invidual or company.

1. Adding a background to match exsisting company headshots

Here is an example of our client’s headshot that was made at our studio with a retouched office background in post production. The first images is of our studio wall and the one below is a background image provided by the client.

2. Changing the background to an outdoor environment

For our client Liveops, we photographed the new company team headshots on-site in Lake Oswego, Oregon with a white background and then took an environmental shot and edited it in the headshots in post production. View our behind the scenes look at our lighting set up for shooting and view our Blog Post for their headhsots and group photo.

View our Blog Post for their headshots and group photo.

3. Changing the background to match the brand colors

Behind the scenes look at our lighting set up for shooting Brigette Keane Counseling (BKC) headshots on-site at their office in Beaverton, Oregon. View our Blog Post for their headshots and group photo.

For our lighting we used a single strobe flash setup with a 5ft umbrella modifier and a white background behind the subject. We used a single white V-flat to fill light and flag modifier card to block any artifical light coming in from the side, our posing stool and apple boxes.

We used the client’s brand colors to add in a solid background for their new website.

4. Changing the background to an office environment

Our client at Insight Health wanted headshots made in the studio with a different background retouched in for the final images. View our Blog Post to see their headshots.

We used the strobe flash headshot photography style setup to create these headshots at our studio and retouched a new environmental background to give a new look and feel.

Visit our Retouching for Headshots to explore more about how we retouch our images.

Crop, Image Size and Resolution

Here are several examples of multiple crop options for each selection made from the proof gallery.

Most images are in an 8×10 vertical and square crop. A horizontal crop is usually by request.

Three file sizes included in delivery

  1. Print 12 inch long, 300dpi 5 MB
  2. Large Web 2,000 pixels long, 72 dpi 1.5 MB
  3. Website Sized 1,080 pixels long, 72 dpi 100 KB

View our Headshot Booking Guide for more about delivery details.

What are the best tips for choosing a headshot background?

Discover the best backgrounds that will make you stand out in this guide, Best Backgrounds for Professional Headshots.

Studio Headshot

Don’t just take our word for it.
Read what our clients have to say about working with us.

“Erica is very professional and made me feel at ease during the shoot, which resulted in great photos. She had great suggestions along the way and took the time to get things right, encouraged me to change outfits – which made a huge difference – and was proactive with angles / coaching me on which way to move to get the best result. Highly recommend!”

Brittney H.

Creative Director, AUthor, Thunder Egg Collaborative

“I was in need of a headshot refresh as the 10 year old iPhone picture just was no longer cutting it. I found Erica Mitchell and am happy to say I would recommend her to anyone in search of professional headshot photography. Her wealth knowledge and the talent she possesses in immeasurable. She has a beautiful studio conveniently located that provided an abundance of natural light making the process all the better. I am actively referring her to anyone looking for this style of service.”

John B.

“Erica is an incredible photographer! I recently booked her for headshots needed for my career. I have never been a fan of having my picture taken, it has always felt uncomfortable and awkward. However, Erica was a wonderful coach, her energy made the entire process so easy and actually enjoyable. Not only do I love my final photos, but I have already received many compliments on them. You won’t regret booking with Erica.”
Maeve A.

Medical Student

Have questions about scheduling a headshot session? Visit our Booking FAQ for more information or contact us.

We specialize in natural light headshot photography. Learn more by visiting our Natural Light Headshots Gallery.

Interested in Working Together?

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New Author Headshot for Eileen Horne

by | Nov 22, 2025 | Blog, Client Work, Headshot

We created new author headshots for Eileen at our studio in NW Portland, Oregon using the natural light techniques. We moved through 2 different outfits and multiple poses in the minimal space. We used bounce cards and modifiers to add light and shadows to achieve this look.

Eileen had a 1 image selection package (Basic Session) and added on 1 after reviewing the proof gallery. View a preivew of the selected images below! View Individual Pricing for more.

Eileen’s Headshots

About Eileen Horne

“American by birth, a Londoner by trade, and an Italian ‘nel cuore’, I’m currently based in California and Umbria after thirty-odd (sometimes very odd) years of living and working in London. I am a non-fiction author of three books as well as a dramatist, principally for radio. Previously, I worked in film and television production. As an independent drama producer in London throughout the Nineties and the Noughties (under former surname Quinn), I founded a successful drama production company and was responsible for the generation and production of dozens of hours (circa $100 million worth) of primetime fiction content for the UK and international market. For the last several years, my focus has been writing narrative non-fiction as well as numerous original and adapted radio dramas for the BBC, combined with a little journalism and an Italian translation. When global pandemics allow, I divide my time between the US and Europe with enthusiasm and alacrity.” LinkedIn

Crop, Image Size and Resolution

Here are several examples of multiple crop options for each selection made from the proof gallery.

Most images are in an 8×10 vertical and square crop. A horizontal crop is usually by request.

Three file sizes included in delivery

  1. Print 12 inch long, 300dpi 5 MB
  2. Large Web 2,000 pixels long, 72 dpi 1.5 MB
  3. Website Sized 1,080 pixels long, 72 dpi 100 KB

View our Headshot Booking Guide for more about delivery details.

Don’t just take our word for it.
Read what our clients have to say about working with us.

“Erica is very professional and made me feel at ease during the shoot, which resulted in great photos. She had great suggestions along the way and took the time to get things right, encouraged me to change outfits – which made a huge difference – and was proactive with angles / coaching me on which way to move to get the best result. Highly recommend!”

Brittney H.

Creative Director, AUthor, Thunder Egg Collaborative

“I was in need of a headshot refresh as the 10 year old iPhone picture just was no longer cutting it. I found Erica Mitchell and am happy to say I would recommend her to anyone in search of professional headshot photography. Her wealth knowledge and the talent she possesses in immeasurable. She has a beautiful studio conveniently located that provided an abundance of natural light making the process all the better. I am actively referring her to anyone looking for this style of service.”

John B.

“Erica is an incredible photographer! I recently booked her for headshots needed for my career. I have never been a fan of having my picture taken, it has always felt uncomfortable and awkward. However, Erica was a wonderful coach, her energy made the entire process so easy and actually enjoyable. Not only do I love my final photos, but I have already received many compliments on them. You won’t regret booking with Erica.”
Maeve A.

Medical Student

Have questions about scheduling a headshot session? Visit our Booking FAQ for more information or contact us.

We specialize in natural light headshot photography. Learn more by visiting our Natural Light Headshots Gallery.

Interested in Working Together?

BOOK NOW

Professional Headshots for Toll Brothers

by | Nov 20, 2025 | Blog, Client Work, Company Teams, Headshot, Jodhi Mather-PIke Photographer

New headshots for the team of Toll Brothers photographed by our staff photographer Jodhi using strobe flash photography as the light source. Jodhi photographed on site at the client’s luxury home model.

Professional headshot sessions for Toll Brothers team

Out staff photographer Jodhi photographed the team on site with strobe flash as the main light source with a white background. He also offered an additional background of the home model designed by Toll Brothers. Learn more about our Strobe Flash Lighting↗

Visit our Best Backgrounds for Headshots Guide↗

What are Team Headshots?

Team headshots are individual professional mini photography sessions to capture the individuals of a company. Use team headshot sessions to update your company’s website or to onboard new hires. These sessions require two staff members for team headshot pricing. Team headshots are created in our studio, outdoors or on-site at the client’s office for easy coordination.

View our Guide to Company Team Headshots for more.

View the professional team headshots for the team at Toll Brothers

For our client Toll Brothers, we used the strobe flash headshot photography style setup to create these headshots on site at the client’s luxury home model.

“Toll Brothers, Inc., a Fortune 500 Company, is the nation’s leading builder of luxury homes. The Company was founded 57 years ago in 1967 and became a public company in 1986. Its common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “TOL.” The Company serves first-time, move-up, empty-nester, active-adult, and second-home buyers, as well as urban and suburban renters. Toll Brothers builds in over 60 markets in 24 states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and Washington, as well as in the District of Columbia. The Company operates its own architectural, engineering, mortgage, title, land development, smart home technology, and landscape subsidiaries. The Company also develops master-planned and golf course communities as well as operates its own lumber distribution, house component assembly, and manufacturing operations.“ Wesbite

Crop, Image Size and Resolution

An example of multiple crop options for each selection made from the proof gallery.

Most images are in an 8×10 vertical and square crop. A horizontal crop is usually by request.

Three file sizes included in delivery

  1. Print 12 inch long, 300dpi 5 MB
  2. Large Web 2,000 pixels long, 180 dpi 1.5 MB
  3. Website Sized 1,080 pixels long, 180 dpi 100 KB

View our Headshot Booking Guide for more about delivery details.

Don’t just take our word for it.
Read what our clients have to say about working with us.

“Erica is not only professional and friendly but also an exceptional photographer! The experience from start to finish was smooth and easy mainly because of Erica’s strong communication and genuine approach. The final headshots for me and my colleagues were of the highest quality and came out great. I highly recommend Erica and can’t wait for the next opportunity to work together!”

Keri W.

Chief Operating Officer, EFG

“I was on a social media hunt for the right photographer for our business. We needed headshots, but I wanted someone that we could easily work with while I was out of the office. Erica did such an amazing job! She was quick to respond, her communication skills are great, and she took the time to make sure my company headshots were taken in a decent location. My employees were extremely happy with the results, and I’d use her again in a heartbeat!”

Courtney D.

Cerbo

READ MORE

For companies that are growing and hiring staff, consistent looking company headshots is key to a website presentation and the professionalism of your business.

View Company Headshots to view more examples or to learn about booking team sessions.

Interested in Working Together?

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Grand Opening Event at Terracina Vista

by | Oct 21, 2025 | Blog, Client Work, Event Photography, Jodhi Mather-PIke Photographer

We photographed the grand opening event of the Terracina Vista apartments for developer USA Multifamily Management, a major affordable housing developer based out of California. Photographed by our staff photographer Jodhi!

About USA Multifamily Management Inc.

“USA Multifamily Management manages more than 90 apartment communities in California, Nevada, and Oregon. They provide full-scale management services with affordable and senior housing options.” —Website

Don’t just take our word for it.
Read what our clients have to say about working with us.

“Jodhi was so great to work with!! He was everywhere I needed him to be and so flexible throughout the day, I have nothing but great feedback for him!“

Kc P.

Events Manager, Associated General Contractors Oregon

“Thanks for these (event photography) galleries. Your work is exceptional! Many thanks to you and Jodhi for your time and talent.”

Laurie B.

Author and Speaker

“Jodhi was great to work with!“

Maylin B.

Business Operations Associate, GridStor

Professional Event Photography Services

Professional business and corporate event photography services are available for your next gala, leadership summit, conference, networking event, workshop or holiday party.

Use your images to increase your visibility on your website, in upcoming blog posts and social media channels. Grow your community and represent your industry by sharing your next event by hiring one of our professional event photographers.

Interested in Working Together?

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Technology Association of Oregon Event, Confronting the New Face of Fraud

by | Oct 16, 2025 | Blog, Client Work, Event Photography

The Technology Association of Oregon (TAO) is a non-profit organization that provides resources for the tech industry in the greater Oregon and Southwest Washington region. They held an event, “Confronting the New Face of Fraud” with guest speaker Erin West is the the Founder of Operation Shamrock, a former Deputy District Attorney in Santa Clara County she now speaks about the multibillion-dollar pig-butchering schemes to sophisticated AI-driven social engineering attacks.

The event included networking, keynote, a fireside chat, job seeker opportunities and reception. It was held at LegitScript located at 111 SW 5th Avenue Suite 2700 in Portland, OR.

About TAO

“TAO fosters an inclusive, innovative, and world-class economy for the Pacific Northwest. We drive the regional tech industry, empowering entrepreneurs and fostering connections to position the Northwest as a global innovation hub. It helps companies of all sizes grow, network, support employees, amplify regional influence, and celebrate achievements.” —Linkedin

Don’t just take our word for it.
Read what our clients have to say about working with us.

“Jodhi was so great to work with!! He was everywhere I needed him to be and so flexible throughout the day, I have nothing but great feedback for him!“

Kc P.

Events Manager, Associated General Contractors Oregon

“Thanks for these (event photography) galleries. Your work is exceptional! Many thanks to you and Jodhi for your time and talent.”

Laurie B.

Author and Speaker

“Jodhi was great to work with!“

Maylin B.

Business Operations Associate, GridStor

Professional Event Photography Services

Professional business and corporate event photography services are available for your next gala, leadership summit, conference, networking event, workshop or holiday party.

Use your images to increase your visibility on your website, in upcoming blog posts and social media channels. Grow your community and represent your industry by sharing your next event by hiring one of our professional event photographers.

Interested in Working Together?

BOOK NOW

Leadership Team Headshots and Group Photo for Liveops

by | Sep 10, 2025 | Blog, Client Work, Company Teams, Headshot

New headshots from the on location photography team headshot sessions for Liveops, photographed using strobe flash photography as the light source and adding in a background from outside the location to the headshots in post production retouching.

Team Headshot Sessions

The members of the leadership team of Liveops met in Portland from all over the country. They were looking to update thier headshots, make a group photo and create a cohesive look for their newly updated website.

Professional Team Headshots for Liveops

For our client Liveops, we used the strobe flash headshot photography style setup to create these headshots on site during a corporate in person meeting and retouched an environmental background from the location to give a new look and feel.

About Liveops

“Liveops redefines modern customer service through tech-powered, human-led solutions. For 25+ years, we’ve supported some of the world’s most recognized brands with flexible, scalable, high-touch customer support solutions—built on care, trust, and performance.“ Wesbite

What are team headshots?

Team headshots are individual professional mini photography sessions to capture the individuals of a company. Use team headshot sessions to update your company’s website or to onboard new hires. These sessions require two staff members for team headshot pricing. Team headshots are created in our studio, outdoors or on-site at the client’s office for easy coordination.

View our Guide to Company Team Headshots for more.

Behind the Scenes Lighting

Our strobe flash lighting set up on-site

Behind the scenes look at our lighting set up for shooting the Liveops’ new company team headshots on-site in Lake Oswego, Oregon.

For our lighting we used a two strobe flash setup with a 5ft umbrella modifier and the second flash on the background and back of subject. We used A single white V-flat to fill light and flag modifier card to block the sunlight coming in from the right, our posing stool and apple boxes.

Retouching and adding backgrounds

Included in the price of the headshot is the session, studio rental and one image selection from the proof gallery (unless you select a invidual session like the Classic). All selections from the proof gallery are retouched for final delivery.

Our client requested a new background to give an environmental feel.

Visit our Retouching for Headshots to explore more about how we retouch our images.

Crop, Image Size and Resolution

An example of multiple crop options for each selection made from the proof gallery.

Most images are in an 8×10 vertical and square crop. A horizontal crop is usually by request.

Three file sizes included in delivery

  1. Print 12 inch long, 300dpi 5 MB
  2. Large Web 2,000 pixels long, 180 dpi 1.5 MB
  3. Website Sized 1,080 pixels long, 180 dpi 100 KB

View our Headshot Booking Guide for more about delivery details.

Team Group Photo

Learn more about booking or adding your Team Group Photo to your headshot sessions.

Don’t just take our word for it.
Read what our clients have to say about working with us.

“Erica and her team always do great care into their work. She strives to create a comfortable environment with great tips to make the subjects pop. We have been using her for the past 3 years exclusively for our headshots and corporate photography and every employee has said the same amazing things about her ‘she is so nice’ and ‘she made me look great in my pic!’ “

Maylin B.

Business Operations Associate, GridStor

“Erica is not only professional and friendly but also an exceptional photographer! The experience from start to finish was smooth and easy mainly because of Erica’s strong communication and genuine approach. The final headshots for me and my colleagues were of the highest quality and came out great. I highly recommend Erica and can’t wait for the next opportunity to work together!”

Keri W.

Chief Operating Officer, EFG

For companies that are growing and hiring staff, consistent looking company headshots is key to a website presentation and the professionalism of your business.

View Company Headshots to view more examples or to learn about booking team sessions.

Interested in Working Together?

BOOK NOW

Leadership Team Headshots for Insight Health

by | Jul 10, 2025 | Blog, Client Work, Company Teams, Headshot, Jodhi Mather-PIke Photographer

New headshots from the in studio photography sessions for Insight Health, photographed by our staff photographer Jodhi using strobe flash photography as the light source.

Group headshot sessions for Insight Health leadership team

The founding members of Insight Health were looking to update thier headshots, make a group photo for press release and create a cohesive look for their website and future online marketing.

Out staff photographer Jodhi photographed the team in our studio with strobe flash as the main light source with a white background. Learn more about our Strobe Flash Lighting↗

In post production we added the environmental background to give a new look and feel. Visit our Best Backgrounds for Headshots Guide↗

What are Team Headshots?

Team headshots are individual professional mini photography sessions to capture the individuals of a company. Use team headshot sessions to update your company’s website or to onboard new hires. These sessions require two staff members for team headshot pricing. Team headshots are created in our studio, outdoors or on-site at the client’s office for easy coordination.

View our Guide to Company Team Headshots for more.

View the professional team headshots for Insight Health

For our client Insight Health, we used the strobe flash headshot photography style setup to create these headshots at our studio and retouched a new environmental background to give a new look and feel.

“At Insight Health, we’ve assembled a team uniquely equipped to transform healthcare by blending the expertise of leading physicians with cutting-edge AI and data engineering talent. This combination positions us at the forefront of healthcare’s AI revolution.“ Wesbite

Retouching and adding backgrounds

Included in the price of the headshot is the session, studio rental and one image selection from the proof gallery (unless you select a invidual session like the Classic). All selections from the proof gallery are retouched for final delivery.

Our client requested a new background to give an environmental feel.

Visit our Retouching for Headshots to explore more about how we retouch our images.

Crop, Image Size and Resolution

An example of multiple crop options for each selection made from the proof gallery.

Most images are in an 8×10 vertical and square crop. A horizontal crop is usually by request.

Three file sizes included in delivery

  1. Print 12 inch long, 300dpi 5 MB
  2. Large Web 2,000 pixels long, 180 dpi 1.5 MB
  3. Website Sized 1,080 pixels long, 180 dpi 100 KB

View our Headshot Booking Guide for more about delivery details.

Don’t just take our word for it.
Read what our clients have to say about working with us.

“Erica is not only professional and friendly but also an exceptional photographer! The experience from start to finish was smooth and easy mainly because of Erica’s strong communication and genuine approach. The final headshots for me and my colleagues were of the highest quality and came out great. I highly recommend Erica and can’t wait for the next opportunity to work together!”

Keri W.

Chief Operating Officer, EFG

“I was on a social media hunt for the right photographer for our business. We needed headshots, but I wanted someone that we could easily work with while I was out of the office. Erica did such an amazing job! She was quick to respond, her communication skills are great, and she took the time to make sure my company headshots were taken in a decent location. My employees were extremely happy with the results, and I’d use her again in a heartbeat!”

Courtney D.

Cerbo

READ MORE

For companies that are growing and hiring staff, consistent looking company headshots is key to a website presentation and the professionalism of your business.

View Company Headshots to view more examples or to learn about booking team sessions.

Interested in Working Together?

BOOK NOW

Top 3 Digital File Sizes for Photos (2025 Edition)

by | Jul 7, 2025 | Blog, FAQ, Photography Tips

In this post:

What is the difference between the three categories of headshots (Large Web, Web-sized, and Print)?

  • The Large Web can be used for places that once uploaded to their site they resize it like Facebook, Linkedin, Instagram etc.
  • The Website Sized file is used for websites or sending by email where you need a fixed size. This size is the smallest in file size and easy for website loading and not taking up storage on emails.
  • The Print file is used for business cards, banners, posters, booklets, brochures etc.

Learn more in our post below!

File formats for your headshot delivery.

In our final delivery of your headshot image you’ll receive Large Web, Website Sized and Print file formats.

Choosing the right file size of your digital photos can make all the difference when it comes to for example printing business cards or something as paramount as your website SEO.

Learn why it is important to know your digital file format sizes.

Studio Headshot for Erica

Welcome to the world of digital photo files.
Read about our three file formats we send in our clients final delivery.

Digital files sizes

A lot has changed since we went from traditional film photography using sensitive light paper to make our photographic prints which could take hours to days depending on the way the photograph was developed.

We are lucky enough to have the speed and convenience of digital photography. We can make photographs, see them instantly and print them faster than ever before. The technology of computers allowed us to create images now using digital artifacts called pixels.

These pixels determine the files sizes and uses.

Dr. Sara Pugh
Headshots for Therapists

What are the digital file sizes I need and how do I use them? 

Let’s explore the most commonly used files sizes and the ones we send to our clients. These file sizes allow for the right file to be used in the right place.

The three file sizes we send are Large Web, Print and Website Sized.

For easy use in social media, print and website use, the three file formats for headshots.
Large Web, Website Sized and Print.

1. Large Web

What is a Large Web file size?
Large Web files are the second smallest file formats of the three most commonly used by professionals. It is too big to use in emails and too small to use for printing.

When would I need to use Large Web file sizes?
Large Web files sizes are great for uploading to your social media platforms that once uploaded resize them such as Linkedin, Facebook, Instagram etc. For sending my email or your wesbite use the Website Size file format. Too large of file sizes can bog down your visitors load time and steer Google away from reading your website redusing your SEO.

Why do I need a Large Web file size?
Having specific file sizes for quick and easy use will help you successfully upload your content with confidence. Large Web will be one of the most used file sizes you will work with and rely on for your visibility in media channels.

2. Website Size

What is a Website Size file size?
Website Size files are the smallest file size of the three file formats in terms of how much space they need. They take a the least amount of energy and space on web website platforms and create virtually no lag time as an email attachment. This file size is great for websites for SEO.

When would I need to use Website Size file sizes?
Having multiple file formats can be really helpful especially if you are hiring a social media promotional agency, graphic designers or website designers to manage your presentation. Website sized photo files are best used on your website to create a fast website upload for your viewers on all devices. Using appropriate sized photo files will also improve your SEO. The Website Sized file format is also great for sending by email as it is a fixed size that doesn’t take up a lot of storage.

Why do I need a Website Size file size?
The Website Size file allows you or your digital media team to easily use the image file for social media, website updates, blog posts, newletters and more.

3. Print

What is a Print file size?
Print files are considered larger file sizes due to how many pixels per inch it contains. Pixels per inch, known commonly as PPI or dots per inch (DPI), measures the resolution of digital display and Print file sizes rely on as many pixels per inch to have the best printing quality. Do not use Large Web or Website Sized for printing, they will result in low quality printing and will look fuzzy or looked pixelated. Printing a Large Web file for example can have that blurred look because it does not have the amount of pixels needed for a high quality print image.

When would I need to use Print file sizes?
The best time to use Print file sizes is when you are making printed materials such as business cards, posters, brochures, booklets, books or postcards.

Why do I need a Print file size?
You may never need to print your headshot or branding material but in case you do, having the Print file size is great. You can easily upload the correct formatted file and know that your printed material will be high quality.

Do you offer other file formats?

Yes! We can create a custom file size to provide to your graphic designer or website size designer. Or for example, if you are a medical student, we include an ERAS application specific file size in your delivery with the Large Web, Print and Website Sized file formats.

Learn more about ERAS application file formats here.

File Formats

Contact us if you have any questions about file formats or sizing of your photographs. We’d be happy to provide more information about how to use your digital photos! For other questions visit our FAQ.

Interested in Working Together?

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Celebration Headshots for Executive Coach & Leadership Consultant, Dr. Carol Parker Walsh

by | Mar 7, 2025 | Blog, Client Work, Headshot

Certified Women-Owned, Minority-Owned, and Disability-Owned Business 

Dr. Carol Parker Walsh, a returning client to Erica J Mitchell LLC celebrates 10 years in business and her 60th birthday with new headshots at the luxury and vintage Benson Hotel in downtown Portland Oregon.

Carol is the CEO of Carol Parker Walsh Consulting Group, a leadership development and talent optimization firm.

We created new headshots for Carol on-site at the Benson Hotel in downtown Portland, Oregon using the strobe flash headshot photography style with the luxury and vintage look of the lobby and restaurant. We moved through 5-6 different outfits and locations of the hotel and used bounce cards and modifiers to add light and shadows to achieve this look.

Carol had a custom 24 image selection package. View a preivew of the selected images below!

View Carol’s Headshots

Carol’s session included an outfit for her 10th year anniversary for being in business, her 60th birthday and a collection of her favorite outfits.

Carol’s 10th year anniversary for being in business headshots!

Carol’s 60th birthday headshots!

And the rest of Carol’s headshot session below!

Crop, Image Size and Resolution

An example of multiple crop options for each selection made from the proof gallery.

Most images are in an 8×10 vertical and square crop. A horizontal crop is usually by request.

Three file sizes included in delivery

  1. Print 12 inch long, 300dpi 5 MB
  2. Large Web 2,000 pixels long, 72 dpi 1.5 MB
  3. Website Sized 1,080 pixels long, 72 dpi 100 KB

View our Headshot Booking Guide for more about delivery details.

Don’t just take our word for it.
Read what our clients have to say about working with us.

“Erica is very professional and made me feel at ease during the shoot, which resulted in great photos. She had great suggestions along the way and took the time to get things right, encouraged me to change outfits – which made a huge difference – and was proactive with angles / coaching me on which way to move to get the best result. Highly recommend!”

Brittney H.

Creative Director, AUthor, Thunder Egg Collaborative

“I was in need of a headshot refresh as the 10 year old iPhone picture just was no longer cutting it. I found Erica Mitchell and am happy to say I would recommend her to anyone in search of professional headshot photography. Her wealth knowledge and the talent she possesses in immeasurable. She has a beautiful studio conveniently located that provided an abundance of natural light making the process all the better. I am actively referring her to anyone looking for this style of service.”

John B.

“Erica is an incredible photographer! I recently booked her for headshots needed for my career. I have never been a fan of having my picture taken, it has always felt uncomfortable and awkward. However, Erica was a wonderful coach, her energy made the entire process so easy and actually enjoyable. Not only do I love my final photos, but I have already received many compliments on them. You won’t regret booking with Erica.”
Maeve A.

Medical Student

Have questions about scheduling a headshot session? Visit our Booking FAQ for more information or contact us.

We specialize in natural light headshot photography. Learn more by visiting our Natural Light Headshots Gallery.

Interested in Working Together?

BOOK NOW

Gorman and Company Groundbreaking Event for Jade Apartments

by | Mar 7, 2025 | Blog, Client Work, Event Photography, Jodhi Mather-PIke Photographer

Gorman and Company, a real estate development and management firm in Oregon, held a groundbreaking event for the new construction project, The Jade apartments.

Photographed by our staff photographer Jodhi, are presentations, ground site images, special guests and “breaking ground” images highlighing the event!

About Gorman and Company

“Founded in 1984, Gorman & Company revitalizes communities through innovative housing partnerships with municipalities, governmental organizations, and nonprofits. Specializing in downtown revitalization through collaborative urban development, dedication to the preservation of affordable, public, rural, and workforce housing, and the adaptive repurposing of historically significant properties. Gorman & Company, headquartered in Wisconsin, has been recognized as one of the nation’s top “Affordable Housing Developers” by Affordable Housing Finance magazine for more than a decade.” —Website

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“Jodhi was so great to work with!! He was everywhere I needed him to be and so flexible throughout the day, I have nothing but great feedback for him!“

Kc P.

Events Manager, Associated General Contractors Oregon

“Thanks for these (event photography) galleries. Your work is exceptional! Many thanks to you and Jodhi for your time and talent.”

Laurie B.

Author and Speaker

“Jodhi was great to work with!“

Maylin B.

Business Operations Associate, GridStor

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