Solar Culture Retreat and Conference El Salvador 2024 Day One

Day One of the Solar Culture Conference

Solar Culture held their 2024 retreat on the coastline of El Salvador at Balancé Yoga & Surf, facing the Pacific and the La Bocana surf break. 

Experts in quantum and circadian biology presented the latest research during the 2-day conference by thought provoking educational doctors, practitioners and passionate leaders in the field.

Day one presenters were creator Kiera Lea followed by Dr. Sam Soete, Roudy Nassif, Dr. Alexis Cowan and Kelsey Dexter MD hosted by MC Jeff Gibson.

The main topics of the event were light as medicine, the relationship between light and biology and how our biology and our environment work together (and how it doesn’t). 

Continuing the conference on day two presentations by experts, doctors, practitioners and passionate leaders in the field such as Dr. Francisco Gutierrez, Michael Clusk, Dr. Sara Pugh, Dr. Olivia Lesslar, Sarah Doheny and Mikayla Sprung on the latest research and findings, and shared their experiences and journeys of quantum and circadian biology.

Attendees were able to sit or stand grounded (harvesting photons) to the volcanic charge of the space while the 13 degree latitude provided excellent UVA and UVB sunshine (building redox).

View Blog Post Solar Culture Retreat and Conference El Salvador 2024 Day Two↗

Igniting A New Culture. It’s Solar. 

View below Day One of our headshot and event photography of the speakers, images of their presentation and candid photos of the guests of Solar Culture’s El Salvador Circadian Biologoy Retreat.

Kiera Lea – Creator

Owner of Solar Culture retreats, The Health standard Podcast & Co Founder of The Quantum health Academy. Kiera is a decentralized quantum driven clinician and educator with a focus on light and mitochondria.

“As a quantum clinician and educator, I focus on more than just food and what we put in our mouths. I focus on environmental toxins, the circadian rhythm, gut health, mold exposure, mitochondrial health, mindset, meridians, dentistry, trauma… the list goes on. I get to know each client’s unique story so I can help them best. I won’t refer you to another specialist or prescribe you a long list of expensive labs. My colleagues in the field and myself will help you uncover the root cause of your illness.” –Website

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Solar Culture Retreat | El Salvador 2024: Kiera Lea – A New Culture

Jeff Gibson – Host

Founder of Light Environment Jeff’s life transformed when he started improving his circadian rhythm – culminating in him losing 45lbs. Now he’s on a mission to convince as many humans as possible to try these simple circadian lifestyle habits, so they can experience first-hand what he has felt. This week, Jeff helped to launch @theCRDchallenge – a movement to challenge people around the world to reset their circadian rhythms.

Dr. Sam Soete – Speaker

Sam is a decentralised medical doctor. As a practitioner, Sam draws wisdom from diverse fields including functional medicine, evolutionary biology & quantum physics, weaving them together to cultivate health.
Sam specialises in addressing metabolic diseases such as obesity, metabolic syndrome and fatigue.

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Solar Culture Retreat | El Salvador 2024: Dr Sam Soete – The Way Back

Roudy Nassif – Speaker

Roudy is the proud owner or VIVA RAYS the leading blue light blocking glass technology of 2024. Roudy places great emphasis on the damaging impact artificial light has on human health. Roudy is both an educator and leader in the space of quantum medicine.

Dr. Alexis Cowan – Speaker

Dr. Alexis Jazmyn, PhD works with clients to support them in all aspects of their journey to health, from diet and nutraceuticals to exercise and lifestyle, helping them to gain the competence and confidence needed to effectively review scientific literature, assess data quality, and critically analyze published claims.

Kelsey Dexter MD – Speaker

Kelsey Dexter, MD is a world leading endocrinologist pioneering diabetes reversal using principles of circadian & quantum biology and low carbohydrate nutrition in Jackson, Tennessee. Kelsey is excited to be presenting and sharing her knowledge in this important are with the wold.

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Solar Culture Retreat | El Salvador 2024: Kelsey Dexter MD – Type 2 Diabetes

Speakers and Attendees

Group photos and candid moments of the Solar Culture retreat and conference.

Day Two of the Solar Culture Conference

After the conference Solar Culture held a panel discussion with some of the experts and speakers in quantum and circadian biology from the 2-day conference.

Attendees were able to ask the experts and speakers questions directly born out of the curiousity of the presentations.

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Solar Culture Panel Discussion Event Photography

After the conference on Day Three Solar Culture held a panel discussion with some of the experts and speakers in quantum and circadian biology from the 2-day conference.

Attendees were able to ask the experts and speakers questions directly born out of the curiousity of the presentations.

View the blog post Solar Culture Conference Panel El Salvador 2024 Day Three↗

About Solar Culture Retreats

“At Solar Culture, we believe knowledge is your most potent medicine. Our science-backed workshops, led by experts in their fields, will equip you with the tools to achieve optimal health.”

To learn more about Solar Culture retreats, visit their website.

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“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

“Erica J. Mitchell has lent her sharp and skillful photography talent to our large-scale Photography Festival, Photolucida. She is a pleasure to work with and produces imagery that elevates the meaning of “event photography”! We are thankful to have found her – highly recommended!”

Laura Moya

Director, Photolucida

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Outdoor Headshots for Historical Research Associates, Inc.

Reviewers and Participants

View the new on-site headshots from our recent headshot session for the Historical Research Associates, Inc. team during their conference retreat at Skamania Lodge in Washington.

Bonus! View our behind the scenes headshot lighting set up from Skamania Lodge. 

View our Historical Research Associates Team Headshots

For our client HRAI, we created new headshots on-site at Skamania Lodge in Washington during their company retreat using the strobe flash headshot photography style with a natural landscape as the background for these corporate headshot sessions. 

“HRA is one of the oldest history and archaeology consulting firms in the United States. In 1974, a small team of historians in Missoula, Montana, began working with federal, state, and private groups to address contemporary legal and administrative problems. By the late 1970s, the firm had expanded its services to cultural resources management and became a leader in providing integrated teams of historians and archaeologists for environmental permitting in the West. We also developed expertise in supporting attorneys with historical research and expert witness work, particularly in the fields of Native American, environmental, and water law.” Wesbite

Behind the Scenes Lighting Setup

Our strobe flash lighting set up on-site at Skamania Lodge.

Behind the scenes look at our lighting set up for shooting the Historical Research Associates Inc.’s new company team headshots on-site at Skamania Lodge.

For our setup we used at single strobe flash head with a 5ft umbrella modifier using the natural background of the Skamania Lodge gardens, a single white V-flat and flag modifier card, our posing stool and apple boxes.

Our strobe flash was set so we could achieve a well lit subject and natural light background. As the light changed throughout the sessions we would change our camera and strobe flash settings to match. 

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“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

“My company needed headshots and group photos for our website and Erica did not disappoint! She was a pleasure to work with and the photos look great!! Definitely will work with her again!”

Amy W.

Office Administrator, Cascadia Wealth Advisors

“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

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

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Leadership Team Headshots for Mind Education

New headshots from the on-site photography sessions for Mind Education, photographed by our staff photographer Jodhi

Group Headshot Sessions for Mind Education team. 

We worked on-site to provide headshots for the leadership team of Mind Education.

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 Team Headshots for Mind Education

For our client Mind Education, we used the strobe flash headshot photography style setup to create these headshots on-site at their office. 

“MIND is a research based non-profit organization aimed at providing students a solid foundation in math. Impacting million students across 50 states!” 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

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.

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Office Headshot Sessions for Lawyers

Reviewers and Participants

View the new office headshot for lawyer Bethany with the law firm Janet Hoffman and Associates photographed on-site at their office in downtown Portland, Oregon.

Bonus! View our behind the scenes headshot lighting set up and full gallery of the team from all the multiple sessions we’ve done. 

New Attorney Headshot for Bethany

We photographed the new member of the legal team at Janet Hoffman and Associates law firm on site at their office in downtown Portland, Oregon.

For the new headshots of each lawer for the team at Janet Hoffman and Associates, we matched the background of the existing headshots previously made by another photographer. Using the same background can provide consistency to all the headshots without having to make new ones for each staff member. 

For our set up we used a 5ft umbrella with a diffuser on a b10 strobe flash head for the headshots. We lit the subject so that the background environment of the city during the day would come through. Using the same equipment will allow for future sessions to blend seamlessly with the photos already made.

View How to Get New Hire Headshots that Match

Behind the Scenes Lighting Setup

Our strobe flash lighting set up on-site at the client’s Portland office.

Behind the scenes look at our lighting set up for shooting the new new hire team headshots for law firm Janet Hoffman and Associates.

We used at single strobe flash head with a 5ft umbrella modifier set up with a window view background, two bounce cards. our posing stool and apple boxes.

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.

Our full gallery of the Janet Hoffman and Associates team.

Below is the full team from other headshot sessions on-site at the client’s Portland office, all photographed with the same gear, in the same set up with the same background to create a seamless onboarding system for hiring and upadating headshots.

Janet Hoffman & Associates is a top-rated criminal defense law firm in Portland, Oregon. The firm specializes in defending individuals and corporations facing actual or potential charges of criminal or regulatory misconduct in state or federal court.” —Website

Lawyer Headshot Guide

One of the best ways to build credibility is to present yourself well. That means you need your potential clients to have confidence in you, not only personally, but more importantly, professionally.

Connect with your clients with high quality, authentic imagery that establishes trust.

As an attorney, trust is your biggest marketing tool. That means you need your potential clients to have confidence in you, not only personally, but more importantly, professionally. One of the best ways to build that kind of credibility is to present yourself well.

If you don’t have a headshot that you are proud of, it is time to get one.

View our Lawyer Headshot Guide

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.

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32nd Animal Law Conference 2024

An American animal law advocacy organization, The Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF), held their 2024 annual conference in October at the Hilton in Portland, Oregon.

With over 30 expert speakers each year presenting about topics such as protecting farm animals, preserving land resources, laboratory animal litigation, protecting wildlife and more, the nations premier animal law event brings together a like-minded group of students, lawyers, activists, and animal lovers of all kinds to bring awareness and present action steps for the lives and rights of animals as it can be achieved through the legal system.

To learn more visit ALDF.

History of the Conference

“Lewis & Clark Law School and the Animal Legal Defense Fund have a rich history hosting and supporting animal law conferences for students, practitioners, scholars and activists. In 1982, the Animal Legal Defense Fund hosted its first animal law conference in San Francisco, California and thereafter held annual conferences until 1992. In 1993, a small contingent of Lewis & Clark Law School Student Chapter Members interested in animal welfare hosted a one-day symposium addressing wildlife issues. From that humble beginning, The Animal Law Conference at Lewis & Clark Law School started its tradition of hosting an annual academic conference to address the subject of animal law.

Over the years, the annual Animal Law Conference at Lewis & Clark continued to grow in size and popularity with the support and shared vision of the Animal Legal Defense Fund and the Center for Animal Law Studies, which was founded at Lewis & Clark Law School in 2008. At the same time, the Animal Legal Defense Fund continued to host animal law conferences every three years, aptly called “The Future of Animal Law.” In 2013 we joined forces to create “The Animal Law Conference,” co-presented by the Animal Legal Defense Fund and the Center for Animal Law Studies.

As an annual event, the conference alternates between Portland, Oregon, and another city each year. The organizers of the Conference hope that by hosting the event in different parts of the country, it will become accessible to those who may not be able to travel to Portland, Oregon. With this exciting merger, the Animal Law Conference is the preeminent event in the field of animal law today.” —Website

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“We worked with Erica for our Oct 2024 events in Portland, OR. She was on-time, communicative, friendly with us and attendees, and took great photos! She seemed to be everywhere at once somehow, and really captured all of our important moments. Recommend highly!”

Anne Marie V.

Events Manager, ALDF

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.

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Custom Strobe Flash Headshots for Chris Taylor

View the new luxury headshots from our most recent headshot session of Speaker and Executive Advisor Chris Taylor. 

High-end Professional Luxury Custom Headshots for Chris

Chris was in the market for new high-end luxury business professional headshots for his website. We create a custom headshot package that included headshots and speaking photos.

We moved through 3 different outfits and two background colors using strobe flash photography to make these headshots at an on-site location provided by the client.

We used two strobe heads, the main light had a 3 foot umbrella modifier and for the fill/hair/background light we use our largest modifier umbrella, 7 ft. In addition to our lighting set up we had bounce cards and flags to add and subtract light where we needed it.

Photographer: Erica J Mitchell
Assistant: Jodhi Mather-Pike
MUA: Linda Wong
Styling: Scarlet Chamerblin

“Chris uses Behavioral Analytics tools to solve the difficult human problems that businesses face, primarily the challenge of getting the right people in the right seats, doing the right job.

He devotes most of his efforts to those who pilot small- and medium-sized businesses, because they are the future of the American economy. They are the source of most new jobs. They are also the source of most innovation. They create the best and most humane working environments.About Chris Taylor

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 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

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