Photography Tips & Stories — Page 3

Articles 3754 of 368, written by Chris McCarthy.

What Hiring Managers Notice About Your Photo — Photography Shark

What Hiring Managers Notice About Your Photo

Hiring managers form impressions of candidates from photographs faster than they can articulate.

April 2026

Headshots for Career Changers — Photography Shark

Headshots for Career Changers

Career change is an information problem on top of a job search. The role of the headshot in repositioning, and how to calibrate it for the new field.

April 2026

The Hidden Cost of a Bad LinkedIn Photo — Photography Shark

The Hidden Cost of a Bad LinkedIn Photo

A weak LinkedIn photo costs recruiter outreach, profile views, and connection acceptances. The specific costs and what they add up to over a career.

April 2026

Celebrity Headshots vs Standard Professional Headshots — Photography Shark

Celebrity Headshots vs Standard Professional Headshots

How celebrity headshots are made, who shoots them, and what techniques translate to standard professional photography. From a Boston-area headshot studio.

April 2026

How Your Headshot Affects Your Job Search — Photography Shark

How Your Headshot Affects Your Job Search

Recruiters and hiring managers form impressions from LinkedIn photos in well under a second.

April 2026

Male Boudoir Photography: A Guide for First-Time Clients — Photography Shark

Male Boudoir Photography: A Guide for First-Time Clients

Male boudoir is a real and growing genre — intimate studio portraiture for men who want to document themselves at this stage of life.

April 2026

Actor Headshots for Beginners: What to Expect — Photography Shark

Actor Headshots for Beginners: What to Expect

What new actors need to know before their first headshot session — what to bring, how to prepare, and what makes a headshot actually book work.

April 2026

Headshots for Teachers: Connection Before Day One — Photography Shark

Headshots for Teachers: Connection Before Day One

Teacher and educator headshots have to do something specific — establish connection with parents and students before any in-person interaction.

April 2026

Actor vs. Corporate Headshots: Why One Size Does Not Fit All — Photography Shark

Actor vs. Corporate Headshots: Why One Size Does Not Fit All

Actor vs. corporate headshots: lighting, expression, framing, and wardrobe diverge for specific reasons. Why one size does not fit all.

April 2026

DIY Headshots vs Professional: An Honest Comparison — Photography Shark

DIY Headshots vs Professional: An Honest Comparison

When DIY headshots actually work, when they fail, and what you give up by shooting your own. Practical comparison from a Boston-area headshot studio.

April 2026

Financial Advisor Headshots: What Your Photo Says — Photography Shark

Financial Advisor Headshots: What Your Photo Says

Financial advisor headshots have to signal stability, discretion, and competence in roughly one second.

April 2026

Healthcare Professional Headshots: Approachable vs. Authoritative — Photography Shark

Healthcare Professional Headshots: Approachable vs. Authoritative

Healthcare headshots have to do something most professional portraits don't — communicate medical authority and human approachability simultaneously.

April 2026

Headshots for Lawyers: How to Project Trust and Authority — Photography Shark

Headshots for Lawyers: How to Project Trust and Authority

What makes a lawyer headshot read trustworthy? Lighting, expression, framing, and wardrobe choices that shape how prospective clients evaluate attorneys.

April 2026

Professional Headshot Poses: A Guide for Business Professionals — Photography Shark

Professional Headshot Poses: A Guide for Business Professionals

How to pose for a professional headshot — head tilt, shoulder turn, hand placement, and expression.

April 2026

Headshots for Older Actors: How to Look Your Best at Any Age — Photography Shark

Headshots for Older Actors: How to Look Your Best at Any Age

Lighting, retouching, wardrobe, and expression choices that make older actor headshots look distinguished and current — without trying to look younger.

April 2026

What Is a Headshot? A Complete Definition — Photography Shark

What Is a Headshot? A Complete Definition

A headshot is a tightly-framed professional photograph of a person from the shoulders up, used for identification and commercial contexts.

April 2026

5 Retouching Mistakes That Hurt Actor Headshots — Photography Shark

5 Retouching Mistakes That Hurt Actor Headshots

The retouching style that works for fashion or beauty photography fails badly in actor headshots.

April 2026

How Often Should Actors Update Their Headshots? — Photography Shark

How Often Should Actors Update Their Headshots?

The key triggers — significant appearance changes, career pivots, aging out of a type — that signal it's time to book a new actor headshot session.

April 2026