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I am a Midlands based professional, freelance, commercial, corporate, advertising and editorial photographer, and I work directly with individuals, businesses & organisations 

Business clients include the creative and professional services sectors, ad agencies, local government, publishing, tourism, healthcare and science, finacial, legal services, hospitality and leisure, construction, education, charities & NGO's, and design and marketing agencies 

I shoot corporate or contemporary headshots for entrepreneurs, new business start-ups and established business organisations, and I supply content for social media and websites. I also shoot headshot and portfolio photography for actors, models, dancers and musicians

I also photograph portraits for personal and professional use, either in the studio, on location or at your premises 

My studio is an eight minute walk from a West Coast Mainline Railway Station and I can take bookings 7-days-a-week, subject to availability. 

I have a portable studio lighting and backdrop set-up that can be taken to a location of your choice

I am always happy to get enquiries about commissions, advice or direction. Please call or WhatsApp 07720238997 or email staffordphotostudio@gmail.com

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For the avoidance of doubt, all images on this website have been created by Paul Pickard

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Headshot Photographers in Birmingham and the West Midlands

Headshot photography is one of the most consistently in-demand services a photographer can offer. No matter what profession, nearly everyone needs a headshot. Businesses like to put headshots of their employees on their websites to add a personal touch. Individuals need headshots for their websites, portfolios, and social media pages. These days, nearly everyone has some side hustle, and many have found a niche service that means they need a specialised headshot.

What is a Headshot?

Headshot photography is an excellent market for photographers. Everyone needs a headshot, from corporate worker-bees to Instagram influencers. But what exactly is a headshot?

 

Headshots are photos that focus on the face. They provide a quick look at you and help people put a face to your name. They are usually corporate in nature, meaning they are for business purposes. But the lines between business and personal life blur as our lives become more connected through social media. More and more professional-style headshots are used for Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn profiles.

 

Classically, you’d find headshots on a businesses website to give it a professional but personal touch. Some professions, like realtors or lawyers, rely heavily on headshots for marketing purposes. Actors and models need good headshots as part of their portfolios. Some businesses ask for headshots to be included with resumes and job applications. 

So who needs a headshot? Basically, everyone does!

Headshots vs. Portraits

Headshots are different than portraits for a couple of reasons. For one, they focus on the face only. Headshots usually include head and shoulders, with a complete focus on the face. There are no distracting props or backgrounds. This doesn’t mean that the background must be a boring backdrop, but it means that the purpose of the photo should not be lost in other details. 

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Birmingham commercial headshot professional freelance photographer Paul Pickard is a skilled and innovative business photographer who can bring value to your business or organisation. Paul Pickard shoots commercial photography across the West Midlands and Staffordshire, supplying high quality digital images to business and commerce

Sourcing a professional photographer in Birmingham will help the dynamic profile of your West Midlands business or organisation. Marketing photographers in Birmingham create positive images to promote both private business, the public sector and other organisations and individuals. Editorial photographers in Birmingham shoot people and places for magazines, newspapers and specialist publications for local, regional, national and international editorial markets

 Birmingham and the West Midlands - Who are the photographers to look out for?

A range of Photographers work in the Birmingham area of the UK West Midlands. Some of these photographers supply into businesses and some shoot exclusively for individual clients. Birmingham based professional photographers have increased in numbers over the last decade as the job of a photographer is seen to be glamorous, interesting and achievable. Whilst many new Birmingham photographers gain some success in  the commercial photography markets, many do not manage to bring in enough clients to go beyond their first year in business

 

Research suggests that owning a photography studio in Birmingham gives professional photographers a better chance of gaining more clients in the first year of setting up, however, this has subsequent costs compared to a photographer who works from their Birmingham home address. 

The obvious thing that people suggest when you tell them that you are a photographer in Birmingham is’ You must shoot a lot of weddings” when in fact the majority of photographers do not photograph any weddings at all, instead concentrating on either people photography or product photography. 

People photographs in Birmingham make up the majority of professional working photographers in the city of Birmingham. These photographers can shoot a mix of business concentrated corporate style headshots and less formal social media content. 

Social media content photographers in Birmingham produce a broad range of images to use on social media websites like Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, Linkedn etc and regularly update shots for clients to use in their marketing strategy 

A lot of emphasis is put on what equipment each photographer uses to produce their work, however, more experienced photographers will point out that being able to communicate with clients is a far more important point of focus

Developing a personal style or brand identity is a help to those businesses or individuals who are looking to buy the services of a photographer for the first time. A professional photography website should Indicate the type of work the photographer provides and the style of images they are familiar with supplying. 

Not everyone has the ability to distinguish between a consistently good professional photographer and someone who has simply but up a few of their favourite images and then written just how great they are. So it is alway important for potential clients to be able to see a large of body of work before hiring a professional photographer

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In modern day, your online presence is rapidly becoming the metaphorical shop window of your business in Birmingham and the West Midlands. It is the way your product or service is seen. Most customers research online before investing time to actually visit yourself or shop. So essentially the sale is done in the first instance. The website design, copy write and photographs you showcase on your social medias/website will be your selling tool across Solihull and Birmingham

We all have phones, and it is easy to take a photography of a product, however with professional commercial photography, there is the added level of finding out the use of the photographs, and adapting what and how is shot to its purpose. There is also an element of getting to to worse alongside your brand.

After shooting commercial photography, alongside personal branding for years in the West Midlands, I have a vast knowledge of working alongside graphic designers, website developers and social media managers. From which I am able to provide photographs to perfectly fit their requirements, all of which can be done is a single shoot. 

Behind every business is a person, more often than not it is said person who is the catalyst of sales especially when it comes to small businesses and sole traders. In recent years there has been a big push to shopping local. With attitudes to buying changing you need to make your independent business stand out from the other local business, and the best way is to market you.

When people think of branding they think of a logo and maybe a colour or font. however it is a lot more than that, It’s everything from your name, your core values, the colours you use, how you interact, the way you speak and generally the all round experience you provide to your clients. It is what makes you, and what makes customers say yes! that will do!

Professional photos that epitomise your brand values are the perfect way to captivate you client and make that first impression. Have a love for animals or plants? hobbies? certain colours? whatever it may be by incorporating this into your personal branding photography shoot will resonate with a certain type of people. More often than not, your target market. My photos tell your story, and do so with some artistic jazz.

I capture a variety of fun, relaxed head shots- providing you with that all important content to make your website and social media shine above the rest and succeed in the West Midlands market place

When you book a personal branding photography session, not only do you book a shoot, but also an experience. All Birmingham photography sessions are tailored to the client. A per shoot consultation will allow us to talk about style and art direction, and generally for us to get a vibe of what you want from the photographs. 

Personal branding photography shoots are for a plethora of people; from business who just want a one off meet the make shoot, to those that want a constant supple of social media content: instagram influencers, those in the fitness sector, models, or musicians. Multiple outfits can be worn showcase a range of photographs.

My work is usually people focused photography, authentic wherever possible, relatable to the viewer, and realistic but at the same time a polished 

style being clean, sharp, and vibrant, but also natural. My photography is used for marketing, advertising, social media, and other communications campaigns throughout the West Midlands and the UK

Hiring a commercial photographer in Birmingham or Solihull can be challenging unless you have a good idea of what styles of pictures you require from the photographer. 

Once you know what type of shots you or your business needs you can then search for a suitable photographer within Birmingham who has a portfolio which reflects that style or genre. 

Some Birmingham photographers have a photography studio, whilst other photographers across Birmingham will use portable mobile flash lighting that they can bring to your business or event. 

Headshot photographers in Birmingham usually bring along a mix of studio lighting and backdrops in order to achieve a consistent batch of pictures of staff or delegates at a given location within the city. Useful venues to shoot photography at are central Birmingham hotels like Hotel Du Vin, Malmaison and the Grand Hotel in Colmore Row. 

There are also excellent venues within walking distance of Birmingham New Street station such as the NIA, Town Hall, ICC, and New Birmingham Library. 

When hiring a headshot photographer consider giving plenty of notice to the people who will be photographed so that they can get any make up arranged or hair cuts done well before the headshot shoot.

A dress code is also useful to give further consistency, and each work sector will have its own code of dress. For example the legal profession will often dress more formally than say an advertising agency team. 

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 Photographers in Birmingham have the opportunity to contrast new buildings with the older traditional Victorian part of the city. Photographers in Birmingham shoot both people and buildings in a number of varied ways. The way that photographers in Birmingham photograph people is often down to who commissions the photography in Birmingham 

How to find a good corporate photographer in Birmingham and Solihull - Photographers in the city of Birmingham and surrounding West Midlands fall into a small section of suppliers, these include Birmingham commercial photographers supplying industrial and business images in the city, wedding photographers who shoot a mix of vintage wedding photographs and contemporary documentary photographs at weddings in the West Midlands and Birmingham, it also includes portrait photographers in Birmingham who shoot both family portraits and business headshots or corporate portraits for business. This leaves the more creative Birmingham photographer who will photograph fashion in the west midlands and also shoot actor headshots, new bands and singers, and the creative arts sector

Sourcing a professional photographer in Birmingham will help the dynamic profile of your West Midlands business or organisation. Freelance photographers in Solihull and Birmingham shoot corporate portraits and business head shots using modern contemporary digital cameras and software like photoshop and Photoshop Lightroom.

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Environmental portraits typically show the subject in their natural environment. They are different from traditional portraits in that they tend to show more of the character of the subject, rather than just the subject in front of a neutral background. Most people, unless they are professional models  tend to stiffen up in front of the camera. Because your subject is in his or her natural environment, they tend to be more relaxed, resulting in better facial expressions and body language.

Environmental portraiture is the practice of capturing an image of someone in their natural environment; this could be where they work, live or perhaps even where they like to unwind.

Environmental portraits, sometimes referred to as workplace portraits, are images that show a subject in their workplace, usually undertaking their profession. These are different from your typical corporate portraits in that they generally show the person doing their work in the typical environment where this takes place, as opposed to just a plain headshot. Environmental portraiture is also very different from lifestyle portraits, which usually aim to capture people doing everyday tasks in their everyday environments.

Environmental portrait photography uses the background of the image and the pose to tell something about the subject. For example, you might show a chef in their kitchen. Or you could photograph a ballet dancer in the studio. But it doesn't just have to be where they work, live or play, it can be any place that interests a subject or tells their story. You might use an unknown location and lighting to provide context about the subject in the image, showing the viewer their personality and lifestyle.

An environmental portrait is a portrait executed in the subject's usual environment, for example their home or workplace, and typically illuminates the subject's life and surroundings. The term is most frequently used of a genre of photography.

Two good rules of thumb when attempting to photograph people in their surroundings:

1. "Half of all location photography is moving furniture."

2. "'Available light' means any light that's available."

Both sayings have been attributed to the great location portraitist Arnold Newman. More importantly, each can help spell the difference between a good environmental portrait and a great one.

Environmental portraiture, or  environmental portrait photography , is the practice of taking a photo of a person shown in their natural environment. In other words, you will not be using a blank or a white and/or neutral background for shooting the portrait.

As in the example given earlier, the subject will be shown surrounded by objects or symbols that you can relate with their natural environment. For a teacher, it can be a shot inside the classroom while they talk to their students. For a dancer, it can be a dance or ballet studio during a show or rehearsals. A politician can be depicted as an influential person by taking a photo of them inside their office, with books (or journals, or whatever you call them) or papers (bills or laws they passed).

Since your subject is in their natural environment, they will feel more relaxed and confident. There will be less (or none at all) stiffness once the camera clicks. It’s as natural as natural can get. When you do environmental portrait photography, you veer away from studio shots.