Prior to Wendy booking me in for her professional headshot business shoot we had a detailed chat about her business, where the photos would be used and the vibe she wanted to create. Being a psychologist, Wendy wanted to have her photos feel relaxed, comfortable, professional and approachable. The beach is one of her favourite locations she loves to be in so we agreed we would aim for the ‘golden hour’ to capture her in the beautiful light at Seacliff Beach, SA. Despite being the cusp of winter, Adelaide always provides great weather, and this day we were not disappointed!
Due to some horizon cloud cover we did meet 15 minutes earlier to start as the sun heads towards down the light can become a little too warm and yellow (not ideal for professional headshots). The end results were relaxed, warm but clean, crisp photos of Wendy amongst the reeds in the sand dunes.
Wendy did discuss her nervousness in the lead up to the photo shoot and to help her with this we thoroughly went through the plan of action, from outfits to poses, location and hand/arm movements. I provide a lot of guidance for my clients as everyone moves differently and we play around with different looks and movements to ensure you are captured the way you want. I like to provide a solid variety for everyone and will take the time to mix up the poses and locations within the location! I encourage people to bring 3 outfit changes, even if they are just tops and jackets or scarves to add variety to your photos.
Overall, both of us were very happy with the photo shoot and I was delighted to hear how much Wendy loved the photo shoot!
“Hi Carly, Thank YOU!! It was a pleasure to meet you too, and thank you for making the process enjoyable and so much easier than I anticipated. Wendy”
Adelaide Headshot Photographer – locally based in Hove, near Seacliff, Glenelg, Brighton, West Beach and beyond!
Carly Mangan is a professional photographer (since 2004) and has been photographing people all over Adelaide. Chat to Carly about your professional headshot photo shoot to update your profile photo