Team Headshots for Cascadia Wealth Advisors

by | May 16, 2024 | Blog, Client Work, Company Teams, Headshot

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Team Group Photo and Headshots for Cascacdia Wealth Advisors

We photographed the Portland team of Cascadia Wealth Advisors on site at their office in Northwest Portland, Oregon. Our client wanted to update their headshots and create a group photo.

Team group photo of the Portland office at Cascadia Wealth Advisors.

Updating headshots for the team at Portland’s financial firm, Cascadia Wealth Advisors

For the new headshots, we used one side of the floor to ceiling bookcases in the meeting space of the Portland bugalow turned office space. Using the textured background of book spines we created a custom back drop for their new headshots. By using the already created space this can provide consistency to future new hire headshots without having to make new ones for each staff member. 

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For our set up we used a 7ft umbrella with a diffuser on a b10 strobe flash head for the headshots and a 3 ft Profoto octabank modifier for the group photo. For the headshots we lit the subjects so that the headshot background environment of the city during the day and office space would come through. Using the same equipment will allow for future sessions to blend seamlessly with the photos already made.

View the new headshots below, the headshots in a social media crop and some behind the scenes photos of the on-site session!

“Cascadia Wealth Advisors develops personalized plans and delivers advice to help map your journey to financial wellness.” —Website

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Final images are delivered in multiple crops for easy use. The most popular is the square crop for social media profile photos. View our Headshot Booking Guide for more about delivery details.

Team Group Photos

Group photos for Cascadia Wealth Advisors.

Our on-site lighting set up and back drop.

Behind the scenes to our light set up at the Northwest Portland bungalow turned bespoke office firm. The space is flanked by two gorgeous book cases of colorful spines that provided a custom backdrop for the headshots and group photo.

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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Updated Headshot for Author and Professional Loren Pankratz PhD

by | May 15, 2024 | Blog, Client Work, Headshot

Headshot session for author Loren Pankratz PhD.

We photographed Loren in his library of collected books on-site at his home. We used a 2 light set up, one 7 foot umbrella as the main light source and a single light in the back of the long library hall with a 3 foot umbrella.

Loren is a former consultation psychologist at the Portland VA Medical Center and retired professor in the department of psychiatry at Oregon Health & Science University.

He is a book collector and writer who specializes in the history of deception, swindles, cons and magic. Although not a practitioner of these disciplines his background as a doctor of phycology allows him to delve into how belief works.

He has published several books Patients Who Deceive, Mysteries and Secrets Revealed: From Oracles at Delphi to Spiritualism in America and Modern Swindles: A Romp through early 20th century Con-games, Frauds, and Fallacies.

See our behind the scenes lighting setup at the end!

Our on-site lighting set up.

Behind the scenes to our light set up at the beautifully designed home library for Loren’s book collections. The space, a walk way well crafted to hold thousands of books was perhaps only one foot wider than the 7 foot umbrella modifer we used on our strobe lights! 

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Office Headshots for Janet Hoffman and Associates

by | Apr 21, 2024 | Blog, Client Work, Company Teams, Headshot

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Team Group Photo of the lawyers at Janet Hoffman and Associates.

Team Group Photo and Headshots for Janet Hoffman and Associates

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

Our client wanted two group photos, one of the full legal time and one of the lawyers. Image above of the 6 lawyers. Image below of the full 11 company employees.

In addition to the group photos we create four new headshots. View gallery below.

Group photo of the law firm at Janet Hoffman and Associates.

Behind the scenes on-site team group photo set up!

Updating headshots for the team at Portland’s law firm, Janet Hoffman and Associates

For the new headshots, 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. 

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For our set up we used a 7ft umbrella with a diffuser on a b10 strobe flash head for the group photos and headshots. For the headshots we lit the subjects 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.

Final images are delivered in multiple crops for easy use.

“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

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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New Hire Headshots for Blessing Landscapes

by | Apr 14, 2024 | Blog, Client Work, Company Teams, Headshot

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Updating headshots for Blessing Landscapes

Blessings Landscapes is a local Portland, Oregon landscaping company offering residential and commercial design services, custom installations and landscaping maintenance.

Two of their employees needed new headshots, Jose and German. We photographed at our studio with the greenery setup background to match their brand.

We used natural south facing light window light with a single bounce card as our modifier.

“A DIFFERENT KIND OF LANDSCAPING COMPANY. Blessing Landscapes places an emphasis on how we treat our employees. Keeping them happy, keeps you happy. Our professional landscapers strive to remain the best of the best and it shows in our work. Your finished landscape will make your home the highlight of your block and leave you excited to spend time outside.” —Website

Final images are delivered in multiple crops for easy use.

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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Adding Headshots of the Eugene Office for Western Partitions, Inc.

by | Apr 12, 2024 | Blog, Client Work, Company Teams, Headshot

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New Headshots for the Leadership Team at the Eugene Office of Wester Partitions, Inc. (WPI Builds)

We created new headshots for the leadership team of WPI’s Eugene office using a two light set up. We photographed on-site at the client’s office during work hours to provide accessibility and ease for each team member.

To match the headshots we made for the WPI Builds at their Portland office we used the same lighting set up and a neutral gray or white background on-site at their Eugene office.

We used a conference room wall to make these headshots and the same two light set up we used in the Portland office. The light source was a 3 ft octabank modifier on a Profoto B10 strobe head, our second Profoto B10 strobe head was used to light the background. We had the same modifier bounce cards in the same place to match the headshots we already made. Once the client made the selections we mad the background colors all match.

Using these lighting technique and set up allows the client to onboard new hires with headshots that will match every time.

On-site set ups require no additional cost.

To view learn more about on-site headshot sessions visit Company Headshot Pricing, On-site Headshot Gallery, and About On-site Headshots.

Photographer: Erica J Mitchell
Photography Retouching: Erica J Mitchell

Behind the scenes test shot and lighting set up on site at the Eugene office.

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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How to Get New Hire Headshots that Match

by | Mar 29, 2024 | Blog, Client Work, Company Teams, FAQ, Headshot

Adding New Hire Headshots to Your Team

Having updated or new hire headshots that match allows for the headshots on the website to look consistent as if they were all photographed at the same time. This allows for companies to onboard without the stress of making an old headshot work.

Some Tips on getting Headshots that Match

Ways to use the same background

  • Plan to use the same location as previous headshots either in-studio or outdoors.
  • Have all headshots have the same textures or colored backgrounds.

Ways to use the same lighting

  • Use the same type of light source, either natural light or strobe flash photography. Visit our post about the two types of light.
  • Have the light source coming from the same direction as the previous headshots.

Things to consider

  • Coach employees on poses and facial expressions if your company brand is specific.
  • Coach employees on what to wear. In some cases, companies will require professional attire or casual, this will depend on the brand and services of each client.
  • Here are Erica J Mitchell Photographer we offer a 10% off to returning clients.

Other way to ensure new headshots match the rest of your company photos

One option we offer is for the client to order solid colored backgrounds retouched to each headshot. If there is already an established background, for example medium gray, the next new hires will get the same background color.

Are some previous headshots cropped funny or too warm or too cool toned compared to the other headshots? We offer to color match previous headshots to match new ones!

For additional questions about headshots and photography sessions, visit our FAQ or view our guide to preparing for your headshot session.

Case Studies

Below are some examples of our returning clients that have added new hires to their team over several sessions. In most cases, the location is the same and the lighting is the same. View our client case studies below
  • GridStor (in-studio using natural light)
  • Housing Development Center (outdoors)
  • Klosh Group (outdoors)
  • Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center (in-studio with flash)

GridStor

For GridStor, we used the Natural Light Studio with window light as the main source of light since the beginning when they were only 4 employees, now over 30!

Matching their new hire headshots to their existing team is paramont in the professional presentation of their company. We use the same light source, angle of light, background, camera lens, crop and delivery to provide headshots that match on their website.

Company Group Team Headshots in Portland Oregon Photographer Corporate

This set up provides us consistent headshots for GridStor every time allowing for future sessions of new hires to blend seamlessly. The result are well balance headshot photos the illuminate each person that projects confidence, professionalism and friendliness.

“We strategically site battery storage projects to place electricity from renewable resources, like wind and solar, near where demand is greatest. This helps build a more resilient grid in the face of threats posed by climate change and severe weather.” Website

Housing Development Center

We used the same location located on East Burnside to create the team headshots for Portland’s Housing Development Center.

Urban Headshot
Urban Headshot
Urban Headshot
Urban Headshot

For this on location session we used the urban environment of the client’s office space as the backdrop and used the available daylight coming through the buildings and street as the main source of light.

In addition to bounce and flag cards, we manipulated the light with the positioning of the subjects. The closer the subject to the shadow line of the light source the greater the diffused light that impacts the skin. By placing the subject next to a building with the direction of the light source (daylight) we were able to achieve a reduction of light to the top of the head and add dimension to the face with shadows.

“HDC is a nonprofit consulting group that works with mission-driven organizations to create and sustain affordable homes and human-service facilities.“ Website

Klosh Group

We used the Beaverton Library as the outdoor background for their portraits. Outdoor headshots can be tricky this time of year as the leaves are falling and the rain is more frequent. We schedule multiple dates if possible ahead of time to have options in case of less than ideal weather conditions. 

Each new hire has a horizontal headshot (by request, most headshots are photographed vertical), two 8×10 crop options and one square crop option to use in two file formats, Print and Large Web for easy use.

“Klosh Group is a consulting firm delivering owner’s representation, project, and construction management services. Providing client- and community-centric services and successful construction management results to the Pacific Northwest since 2016.” Website

Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center

We worked in our studio to provide a consistant type of setting for future hires. We used artificial strobe lighting to match previously done headshots!

The location and lighting set up was what brought all these headshots together to look cohesive and match existing headshots already on the website by a previous photographer. The headshots featured in this blog post are from four separate sessions.

View our previous work with Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center here.

“The Mission of the Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center and the mission of the Virginia Garcia Memorial Foundation are tightly connected. The health center serves the members of Washington and Yamhill county through access to high quality, culturally appropriate health care and the Foundation works to provide the enduring support for the entire organization.” Website

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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