Calgary Portrait Photographer Archives - Page 21 of 31

David West | Better Business Portraits

I had the honor of photographing a Calgary businessman recently to create business headshots for use on his website and marketing materials. David West is a Social Media Consultant and Professional Speaker, and the owner of Ekzact Solutions. Ekzact is a leading Calgary website design and search engine optimization company. They specialize in creating custom websites for small to medium-sized businesses and help them to get ranked higher on Google and ultimately convert leads to sales. If you're in business and your website is not performing to your expectations then you really need to see Ekzact for a free consultation. David needed updated headshots to use on a rebuild of his personal website and he wanted to be able to cut out the background so that the images would blend into the existing colors on the site. I have a selection of backdrops available and I would normally recommend something more attractive than pure white for business portraits, but when the background is going to be removed anyway then the best choice is to use something clean and simple without any patterns. We decided that a pure white seamless paper backdrop would be a great choice for this session so that extraction of the backdrop in Photoshop would be easy. I can create custom photography solutions to make your life easier. If you have a specific use for your final images please let me know and I can work with you to determine the best approach. No job is too big or small...

2011-05-26T14:32:00-06:00By Sean Phillips|Business|

Are you still using a picture of your dog instead of a Professional Headshot?

Updated Packages for Headshots and Business Portraits I have very recently revamped and simplified my options and packages for Headshots and Business portraits. My clients have been asking for simplified pricing for a while, and many really didn't understand why they might choose one of the old packages over another, so I have cleaned all that up! If you have a moment to check out my Headshots Portfolio and the updated Business Portrait Pricing Guide I would appreciate it. Please contact me if you have any questions about the changes? Online Registration for Headshot Appointments About Business Portraits Professional Headshots and Business Portraits are essential for use on corporate websites, social media accounts (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, etc.), actor portfolios, and even your print marketing materials. If you haven't looked at your Headshot in a while, you need to do so now! Does it still look like you? Does it represent the image you're trying to portray for your business or your personal brand? Do you even have a real headshot (a picture of your dog, cat, or child doesn't count!)? If the answer to any of these questions is no, you really need to contact me! Online Registration for Headshot Appointments

2011-05-12T11:52:14-06:00By Sean Phillips|Prices|

Kelsey Frank | Better Business Portrait

The weather is finally warming up in Calgary and I'm starting to see some call for outdoor portrait sessions. This is fantastic news as I would honestly rather do all of my sessions outside! The local parks are amazing and I love meet my clients there. These are images that I created for a local small business owner for her website, social media accounts, and marketing materials. Kelsey is the owner of Tossy Tossy, which is a brand new Professional Organizing company in Calgary. Less Is More! This is the motto of Tossy Tossy Inc! We are a Professional Organizing company specializing in home organization. We come to your home to help you identify what needs to be address to make your house the home you want it to be. This can be as simple as organizing part of one room up to organization of an entire house! It was a pleasure to work with Kelsey. Her sparkling personality shines through all the time and it was easy to create some great images of her. When I work with small business owners I always try to work with them to get images that will best reflect their brand. People in the financial and insurance industries generally want fairly conservative images, and actors usually go for much more flamboyant looks. In this case I was really trying to play up her Sassy (or Cheeky) nature because I think that it works well with Kelsey's company name... She was very happy with the images and I think they turned out great!

2011-05-11T21:23:09-06:00By Sean Phillips|Business|

New Client Testimonial

Client Testimonial from a Trash the Dress Session Testimonial - Trash the Dress and Engagement Photography I recently received this wonderful Client Testimonial from my friend Lauren. I've photographed Lauren and her husband Eddy many times over the last few years and long-time readers of this site may remember the Engagement Session and the Trash the Dress Photoshoot that I've previously posted. The Trash the Dress shoot in particular is one of the favorite and most memorable sessions that I've ever done. If you haven't seen it you should definitely check out the behind the scenes video slideshow from the trip... So, many thanks to Lauren for your kind words. It means a lot to me and I'm very thankful to have such a great friend! â€œWhen Sean first suggested a "Trash the Dress" photo shoot to me I thought it could be interesting but I wasn't quite sure what I was getting myself into. My husband and I love the mountains and after tossing around a few ideas Sean suggested hiking Cirque Peak. Cirque Peak is my favourite hike in the Banff area and I was so excited when Sean suggested it. Sean was an excellent sport and lugged a large amount of camera gear on a 16 km hike that ended at an elevation just under 10,000 ft. Sean was willing to go the extra mile to give us pictures that actually show who we are. Now my trash the dress photos are my favourite photos of the two of us. When people ask to see our wedding pictures I tend to skip over the actual wedding and jump right to the photos that Sean did for us. Sean was amazing to work [...]

2014-02-26T12:31:39-07:00By Sean Phillips|Admin|

A Year in Pictures – Short Version

I was given the opportunity to do a short (5 minute) presentation about my business today at the Calgary Professional Business Owners & Managers Meetup Group that I attend regularly, and I decided to use a fusion video slideshow of images to show off some of my favorite work from the past year. Some of you may remember another video slideshow that I showed here a couple of months ago entitled "A Year in Pictures". I was very happy with that presentation but the slideshow itself was over 5 minutes long, and so I had to cut it down. I'm calling this the short version of "A Year in Pictures" because it includes many of the images that I used in the longer one, but the total length of the slideshow is now just under 2 minutes. Using this version for my presentation today allowed me to talk about my Calgary Photography business while also showing just enough images to give the group a good overview of the type of photography that I'm capable of creating and interested in doing.

2011-05-06T12:04:19-06:00By Sean Phillips|Slideshow|