The People Who Are Most Nervous Before Their Headshot Almost Always Take the Best Photos

When You

Walk In

When you arrive at my in-studio headshot space in Midtown Manhattan, we don't go straight to the camera. I greet you personally, we look at what you brought, and we talk — about what you want this photo to say about you, who's going to see it, and what feeling you want to walk away with. That conversation shapes everything about how we shoot. There's a private changing room, a clothing rack for your looks, and a makeup station for final touch-ups before each round. Arrive with your hair and makeup done, but don't stress about perfection at the door — we handle the finishing details together.

We capture over 100 images in a session

We shoot over 100 images per session. There is no single shot, no one chance, no pressure to perform from the first frame. The first 15 minutes are your warm-up. I'm talking to you the entire time — keeping the energy up, keeping the stiffness out. By the time we're 30 minutes in, most clients forget a camera is in the room. That's when the real photos happen. If you've been searching for a professional photographer near you in NYC who actually makes the process feel easy — that's what we've built here, one session at a time..

Ready to see what your session looks like? Call 212.683.4853 or book at executivephotosnyc.com

Visit to the Frick Museum for Corporate Photo inspiration

Discover Exceptional Corporate Photography Inspired by the Frick Museum’s Renovation

Explore how the newly renovated Frick Museum offers an inspiring setting for capturing powerful corporate portraits. Its stunning portrait gallery showcases rich colors and captivating light, highlighting influential business figures of the past. As a professional corporate photographer, I draw inspiration from such masterpieces to create compelling images of today’s business leaders. While historic artworks primarily depicted white men, modern corporate photography celebrates diversity and inclusion. Trust us to craft professional, diverse, and impactful images that reflect your leadership and brand identity.

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Ask Executive Photos NYC: What should I wear to my corporate headshot session?

To which, we ask right back at you: What are you trying to say? If you are a lawyer, or CEO, a suit and tie is often worn for your corporate portrait. However, if you’re at a forward thinking marketing startup, maybe you can wear something more tailored, and casual. However the case, we recommend looking up coworkers and competitors in your field to take a look at what their personal branding is if you are unsure.

That being said – there are a few guidelines.  (Keep on reading to learn more)

MENS CORPORATE HEADSHOTS

1. Wear your favorite suit that doesn’t bunch up when you sit down in it. Avoid distracting patterns and colors. When in doubt, think more conservatively.
    

2. Ties look best when they are a shade in between the suit color and the shirt color.  (ex. A black suit, a white shirt, and a blue-grey tie).  Avoid repeating patterned or tightly stripped ties.
    

3. If you’re looking for a more casual look, avoid polo shirts and T-shirts. A colored, button up shirt is a good in-between for a professional, but casual look. Darker colors for fairer skin tones and lighter colors for darker skin tones are a good choice, if you are unsure about what color shirt to wear.

WOMENS CORPORATE HEADSHOTS

1. While you have more options for variety in your nature of dress, make sure your outfit remains classic – on trend styling, however corporate, can look out of date very quickly.
    

2. Just as with mens corporate headshots, avoid loud patterns. Bright colors are acceptable, although it is inadvisable to wear red. (Red is the color your eye is most attracted to in any photograph.)
    

3. Keep jewelry minimal, so that it doesn’t distract from your face.
    

4. A little bit of texture in the fabric of what you choose to wear can add a nice accent to your headshot.

MAKEUP ARTISTRY

Interested in hiring a makeup artist for your shoot? Feel free to inquire about rates when you schedule your corporate headshot session. 

On Location Portrait Photographer - Headshots for Data Driven Storytellers

Kelton Global is a research consultancy firm with offices in Silicon Alley, New York City. While having both qualitative and quantitative data analysts on their team, their ultimate goal is to provide data analysis that is readable and easy to interpret by the client. Clients of theirs have included Bloomingdales, Viacom & Target. 

This form of data journalism is growing more and more popular in the digital era. Kelton Global's branding is approachable and demonstrates out of the box thinking. As a result, they required corporate headshots that had visual variety and were a little more creative than the average studio shoot. On location portrait photography was the decided route of action; studio portraiture just wouldn't do. Executive Photos NYC Photographer Michael Benabib went on a walk in downtown chelsea with each new employee and photographed them in a variety of unique locations, conveying a unique part of their personalities. 

Luckily, Executive Photos was lucky to have a client that understood and appreciated the value of quality images. As written on the Kelton Global blog, Sarah Stone writes, “If imaginative empathy is fueled by great photography, then we can build the empathy habit by looking at powerful images every day. By pausing briefly to consider the feelings, lives and experiences of people we view only from a distance, we practice imaginative empathy, broaden our range of understanding, and become better 21st century marketers.”

All images from our day with Kelton Global will be used on their website. Click here to read more about personal branding and photography for websites as an important marketing tool. 

Corporate Headshot Photographer - Rockefeller & Co.

From the Rockefeller & Co. Website: 

From its roots over a century ago as a private investment office to the diversified financial services firm that it is today, Rockefeller & Co. has always taken pride in the integrity, depth, and vision of its professionals. 

Today, the firm serves a wide range of individuals and institutions. Successful families and individuals rely on our planning and wealth management skills in seeking to preserve, diversify, and grow their wealth – often from one generation to the next. Institutional investors select us for our asset management expertise. Charitable and other organizations recognize the sophistication of our financial and investment services, as well as our longstanding credentials, in the nonprofit world. And we remain, as we have been since our inception, the financial stewards of one of America’s great family legacies.

Corporate Headshot of Barron Hilton, co-chairman of Hilton Hotels

William Barron Hilton (born October 23, 1927) is an American business magnate, socialite, and hotel heir. As son and successor of hotel pioneerConrad Hilton, he has created a record in business and philanthropy that mirrored the success of his famous father. He is the retired chairman, president and chief executive officer of Hilton Hotels Corporation, and chairman emeritus of the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation. Hilton was also a founding partner of the American Football League and the original owner of the San Diego Chargers.