Uncompromized Quality Photography
By Photographer Dan Harris

A home-studio photography business in Jacksonville, FL
1124 Riviera St.  Jacksonville, FL  32207 (904) 398-7668

Corporate Headshot, Business Headshot, and Executive Headshots
Large Digital files on CD including complete retouching in Color and B&W

By Jacksonville Florida Photographer Dan Harris

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"Thank you for providing me with such a great head shot on such short notice. The photo is terrific. When I first looked at it I was surprised that I looked so good. My wife loves it too. Thanks again Dan, for doing such a great job on such short notice." -- David Pringle

"Not everyone can afford what we offer. You won't ever know just how good we can make you look if you keep using the cheapest photographer you can find. Go ahead and treat yourself to the BEST, it may surprise you when you find yourself saying it was well worth the cost of doing it right!"

 

What makes a good headshot? Some would say if you look OK and it serves your purpose it's good. What makes a bad headshot? No need to expound, they are a dime-a-dozen, quick to produce and easy to find, just ask your friend with a camera to snap one, or go to the mall photographer. So what makes the difference between a good headshot and a bad one? Therein lies the question that few people have the training, experience or skill to understand, identify and correct --even among Jacksonville professional photographers.

Some people think if you shoot enough pictures, eventually you'll get one you like. Others believe they can fix anything on their computer. The truth of the matter, it takes skills (mad skills): in facial evaluation; masculine and feminine posing; proper equipment and lens selection; best use of lighting ratios and patterns to match individual facial structure; the proper camera vs. subject angle for the facial type and subtle computer enhancements to create the most successful headshot --one that presents your best first impression. Bring us your current headshot, tell us what you like or don't like about it and we will create you a better one --GUARANTEED!

Why don't you offer $25-$50 headshots at my office? I understand the desire (especially for large organizations with lots of employees and minimal budgets) to seek the 'low-bid' headshots that sell for less than half the price we charge. We often get 'requests for bids' from these companies hoping to convince us to mass produce headshots in their office of the same quality as those we take in our studio. It's not that simple, as we use multiple light setups and sometimes shoot for 20-30 minutes and retouch for up to one hour on each person. If we attempted to duplicate this in your office, it would cost nearly twice the price of what we currently charge in our studio. This kind of attention to detail is not available with mass-produced headshots.

We use the best quality camera on the planet along with a minimum of 6 lights with multiple soft boxes, umbrellas, reflectors and gobos, that's why we prefer to shoot in the studio as we are unable to duplicate this setup on location. You won't ever know just how good we can make you look if you keep using the cheapest photographer you can find. Go ahead and treat yourself to the BEST, it may surprise you when you find yourself saying it was well worth the cost!

Studios that offer mass-produced headshots must cut corners to insure profitability. The most common way they do this is to spend less time, use less lights, use inferior inexpensive equipment, 'automated' or no retouching and they setup a few lights for the 'one-size-fits-all' picture. (which really means the standard lighting and automated processes doesn't do justice for anyone.) If that's what you think you are looking for, then you probably really love your school headshots and your driver's license photo. If not, then consider using the low-bid provider in your office only for the unimportant people and be sure to send us the important ones that really need to look good!

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