Frequently Asked Questions and Photography Tips
Common questions, tips and guides about photography for business professionals and company teams.
Tips For A ERAS® Medical Residency Headshot Photo (2025)
What are the ERAS® Medical Residency application photo requirements?
What are Natural Light Studio Headshots?
Natural Light Studio Photography for Headshots Let's explore the world of natural light photography in the studio for headshots.Natural light headshots is a style of...
What are Strobe Flash Headshots?
Strobe Flash Photography for Headshots Let's explore the world of flash photography for headshots.Flash photography uses strobe lights known as heads to pop light through a...
Best Studio Backgrounds for Professional Headshots
What are the best tips for choosing a background for a headshot at a studio?
In this guide we will show some of our studio background options.
2024 Company Team Headshots Guide
View our 2024 headshot guide to company team headshots.
Learn about what they are, how to get company headshots that match, what makes a good company team headshot, how to prepare for…
Guide to Company Team Group Photos
Showcase the leaders, team members or work group of your business.
We offer company group photos for businesses. Either book a group photo session or add-on to your headshot booking.
Guide to Individual Headshot Sessions for Professionals
The goal of an individual business headshot session is to develop an image that projects confidence, intelligence, and approachability.
Our team photographs using natural light and strobe flash to create a soft environmental look for each of our clients.
Best Backgrounds for Headshots Guide
The best backgrounds for headshots that we feature in this guide are studio, outdoor, and on-site locations and we talk about the importance of creating backgrounds to match existing headshots.
How to Get New Hire Headshots that Match
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.
Now offering 10% off returning clients at Erica J Mitchell Photographer (Headshots Only)
Happy New Year! We have exciting news, we are now offering 10% off to our returning headshot clients! As a gift to our clients that work with us regularly in 2024 we will be offering…
What is Headshot Retouching?
What is Headshot Retouching?
Image retouching is a post-production service applied to all headshot selections. View our before and afters!
Tips For A ERAS® Medical Residency Headshot Photo (2023)
What are the ERAS® Medical Residency application photo requirements?
How Often Should You Update Your Headshot?
How often should you update your photos, so they don’t give someone pause when you meet in person?
Pricing and Booking for Corporate Team Headshots
How much does it cost for corporate group team headshots with Erica J Mitchell Photographer? Headshot pricing depends on how many team members are schedule per headshot session. View our pricing table below…
A Guide for Headshot Sessions in the Fall 2022
Indoor Headshots in Fall Weather So what do you do when it’s raining or, even worse, snowing the day of your headshot photography session? It might be obvious, but fall...
Two Types of Lighting for Headshots
Two types of headshot lighting for individual and corporate groups! What is a natural light headshot? Natural lighting or also knows as available light techniques are the...
Take a Tour of the Natural Light Studio at Studio Northwest
Ever wondered what it was like to get to our headshot sessions? Let’s take a tour of the natural light studio we use for our clients located just north of downtown Portland...
Top 3 Digital File Sizes for Photos (Updated! 2024 Edition)
Say hello to large web, print, and Website sized file formats. Choosing the right file size of your digital photos can make all the difference when it comes to for example...
3 Reasons To Update Your Headshot
How often you update depends on the use of your headshot, but chances are you will want to update it more often than you expect. New photos can keep prospects interested and connected to you, especially on social media and LinkedIn.
Where is the Natural Light Studio?
The light and bright natural light studio located in NW Portland, Oregon. You’ll see large windows to allow the south facing light to illuminate the space. You can choose from a handful of background colors as options for your portrait.
A Guide for Headshot Sessions in the Fall 2021
Indoor studio headshots for fall weather. It might be obvious, but Fall weather is not always conducive to an enjoyable or quality photo shoot. So what do you do when it’s raining or, even worse, snowing the day of your headshot photography session?
How to Choose the Best Photos for your Website
Choosing photos for your website that will give a visual impact on the first click. We will cover the top 5 types of images most businesses use on their website.
What’s Your Brand Story? Featuring Women with Moxie Campaign
Photography images in this post by Erica J Mitchell Photographer for a Women with Moxie video event campaign.Your Brand StoryAt its core, business photography is telling a...
What Are On Location Photography Sessions? Featuring Charla Ray Interior Design
"Over the last several years, we have developed a reputation for helping our clients fall in love with their homes through an intimate and intuitive design process. Put...
Top 3 Challenges and Benefits for Photographing Outdoors
Working outside has its challenges and benefits. Let's talk about why you would choose to have your headshots done outside instead of inside at The Natural Light Studio....
Using the Sky as Your Light Source
Believe it or not, but the best weather conditions are cloudy days. The clouds create the desired diffused lighting ideal for outdoor naturally lit photography.
How to Prepare for a Headshot Session
Alright! You've booked your new headshots session. Now it's time to think about how to prepare. First, I recommend getting a good night sleep before your shoot. Get...
It’s raining. Now what? Use the Natural Light Studio for Business Headshots
Solutions for Outdoor Photography Headshot Sessions So what do you do when it's raining or even worse snowing the day of your headshot photography session?When it rains, it...
What Images Do I Need For My Business?
There is a way to photographically tell your story to grab the attention of your ideal clients. Let us look at how.
Natural Light Headshots: Outdoor vs. Indoor
Lighting is everything and in photography it’s the source of our (photographer’s) work. So when considering professional photography for your new Headshot, start with the light.
