Headshots Make a Difference

November 14th, 2011 by Beth Baynum | Share Blog

We’ve long known the impact professional headshots can make to enhance a company’s image, but we recently found out that great headshots can also make a big difference to a not-for-profit organization, too.  In this case, the organization was the International Special Events Society (ISES) and the occasion was the Biz Bash Expo.

At this year’s Biz Bash Expo, we partnered with ISES to ramp up membership recruitment at their booth.  Every year at the Expo, ISES hosts a booth where they offer information and on-the-spot membership sign-up.  Typically, people have taken the information and deferred the membership application.  This year, ISES wanted to encourage memberships at the Expo by offering a free headshot to those who signed up, complete with professional make-up.

The membership drive was a huge success!   ISES garnered 15 new memberships at the Biz Bash Expo, a record for the New York Chapter and perhaps, they think, for the entire organization.  Seems on-the-spot headshots were the perfect incentive. Read the rest of this entry »

Maximizing your Headshot Effectiveness

September 9th, 2009 by Beth Baynum | Share Blog

on-location and in-studio headshots

You know the importance of having a great-looking headshot for your website, social media sites, branding and marketing efforts.  If you don’t have an up-to-date headshot, it’s understandable you may feel a sense of urgency to get “something” out there.  And in the short term, that may be an acceptable compromise.

But don’t fall into the trap of allowing a less-than-fabulous headshot linger on your LinkedIn profile!  If your headshot isn’t current, doesn’t look professional nor show you at your best, it’s time to change it. Read the rest of this entry »

Value of Preparation and other Tips for Event Photographers

August 26th, 2009 by Rylan Crooks | Share Blog

My name is Rylan and I am a photographer for Fifth Avenue Digital as well as Imaging Workflow Manager, handling all imagery from acquisition to output.

I’ll be speaking about the technical aspects that go into the jobs and how to best achieve the ultimate goal- a happy client! Here are a few photography tips for a successful event.

This is my first post:

Those of us in the event photography market often learned early-on that the devil is in the details.  Special events run like clockwork, not to infer they always run smoothly, but rather they depend on many gears of varying size and complexity, working in unison to create a finished product. Read the rest of this entry »