Our Next Professional Headshot Day (PHD) is March 28th
Great news Charleston! DreamLight Images is growing and we’re looking for top talents to serve our Beauty and Business Photography Brands. Now seeking: Hair and Makeup artists. Contact us today, we expect to fill this position
Using your phone for video conference (Zoom, Skype, Messenger, etc)? Here I show you how to look great with it, improve your viewer’s experience and appear professional with very inexpensive tools. Stop showing yourself in
WHY DO YOU NEED A PROFESSIONAL HEADSHOT? Couldn’t you just use any photo? No. The purpose of your headshot is not to show your face, it’s much more. Learn what’s the purpose of your headshot
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“I’m not photogenic” must be the most frequent thing that I hear from my clients. Let me tell you one thing: it’s not true. Anybody can be “photogenic” (whatever that means) if properly coached. The
Connecting Humans That’s what happened on October 24th at the 2nd “LinkedIn Local” gathering in Charleston, SC. We connected. LinkedIn Local is a new way for business professionals to join forces. It uses the power
As surprising as it might seem, the headline of this article is dead-on accurate. Cindy Grosso, the founder of the Charleston School Of Protocol, is a an expert in professionalism. She appeared on CNN, Oprah,
An established brand is a safe harbor for buyers. It’s a known entity that has built trust over the years. That’s why it’s so important to build a brand around yourself. Not just your name
Is there a single version of you? Are you monodimensional? Of course not! People want to know you and they want variety. That’s why it’s important to develop a personal brand. Most business people fail
We’ve all seen it: a headshot in front of a brick wall. If you have one of those, please stop reading now. It’s not going to make you feel good. But you have my sympathy,
Recently, I had the honor to create the portraits for Thomas Heath, an excellent business coach and top personal branding expert in Charleston, SC. In my photoshoots, I coach my clients to bring multiple outfits
Most people have the wrong idea of what a headshot is for. The common misconception is that a headshot is the “face behind the name.” That is completely wrong. If that was the case, then
If you are a single entrepreneur then your face is your brand. You might have a company name and a logo, but you do business face-to-face with people, and how you present yourself is crucial.
Retouching has become a hot topic lately, with a slew of articles about this or that celebrity demanding that their photos are not photoshopped. Why can’t we just appear as we are, in our natural
Tomorrow, May 10th, 2018 we will make history by starting the first LinkedIn Local event in Charleston, SC. The 50 seats reserved for this gathering sold out in less than 48 hours. This fact alone should
Look at this picture of Cameron Diaz by photographer Jeff Dunas: Copyright by Jeff Dunas. I can’t imagine a better way of showing why portraits are important. This is what Cameron Diaz said about it:
Gorgeous Sara is a realtor in Charleston SC. She came to my studio with the idea to have fun trying a couple of great outfits and have her portraits made. She completely rocked her session.
You want to succeed in life. You want people to notice you, to call you, hire you, ask for your expertise. We all want these things and that’s natural. So, we build a website, get
If you are an actor and you have a headshot already, can you just keep printing the same photo and send it to casting directors? Or should you update it after a while? Let’s take
I believe that if you have fun with your headshot, the rersult can be absolutely fantastic. Headshots should not be glorified passport photos. They represnt your brand on the web and social media. The
When using the mobile apps of Facebook you risk to damage the quality of any image and video that you share. You might have a great image, perfectly crisp and clear and, once you share
Rules are meant to be broken, the old saying goes. What that means, for me, is that today’s rules can become tomorrow “old look signature.” My style of photography changes continuously to give you a
Some time ago I asked a friend of mine, who owns a business, if he had a headshot. He said “sure!”, as he took out his phone and showed me a picture of him, taken
A couple of weeks ago I had the great fortune of making the portraits of Sue, a mother of three who never stepped in front of a professional photographer since her wedding day. Life for a mother
