Your Professional Session Success Guide

Look Confident. Feel Authentic. Show Your Best Self.

Your headshot works 24/7. While you sleep, it's out there building trust, opening doors, and telling your story. This guide ensures it tells the right one.

Bring Your Professional Wardrobe (All of It)

Professional success is relationship-driven. Your image needs to work whether you're presenting to the C-suite or grabbing coffee with a potential client.

Why Multiple Looks Actually Matter

• Different contexts, different energy: Board meetings hit differently than client consultations

• Seasonal marketing: Your Q4 campaigns deserve fresh content, not recycled headshots from 2019

• Platform variety: LinkedIn executive you vs. website approachable you

• Camera honesty: What looks sharp in your mirror sometimes has other ideas on camera

• Investment maximization: More variety means your professional presence stays current longer

The Strategy: Bring everything you'd wear to your most important client meeting. We'll figure out what photographs best and gives you the most mileage.

What Actually Works

Colors That Command Rooms:

• Rich, saturated colors that make your skin look healthy and alive

• Classic neutrals that photograph like authority

• Solid colors (patterns are the camera's nemesis)

• Your signature color—the one that makes people say "you should always wear that"

Professional Authority Pieces:

• Tailored blazers (your professional armor)

• Structured pieces that mean business without saying "I'm trying too hard"

• Quality knits that photograph like luxury

• Clean lines that won't date your photos in two years

Industry Reality Check:

• Corporate/Legal: Classic authority (they expect the uniform)

• Creative Fields: Professional with a pulse

• Healthcare: Trustworthy without being intimidating

• Real Estate: Confident enough to handle their biggest investment

Hard No's:

• Busy patterns, thin stripes, or anything that makes the camera dizzy

• Visible logos (you're the brand, not Nike)

• Shiny fabrics that photograph like tinfoil

• Anything wrinkled, stained, or questionably fitted

Confidence Coaching (Because Nobody's Born Camera-Ready)

You excel at what you do. The camera's just another client to win over.

The Authority Foundation

• Chin forward and down: Like you're about to explain why your solution is exactly what they need

• The turtle move: Push your chin and forehead toward the lens—eliminates every unflattering angle your phone has ever captured

• Find your power side: Usually where you part your hair, sometimes a surprise

• Shoulder tension release: Most people carry stress in their shoulders like a badge of honor—we're dropping that weight

• Head straight: Professional portraits aren't Instagram stories—save the tilting for happy hour

Expression Rotation System:

• Serious professional: The "I know this industry inside out" energy

• Approachable expert: "I'll handle everything, just trust me" presence

• Confident authority: "Let's solve this together" vibe

• Constant reset: We keep cycling so you don't get trapped in that frozen corporate smile

The Human Element (Your Actual Secret Weapon)

In a world drowning in AI-generated everything, authentic human expression is your competitive moat.

We're capturing:

• The spark behind your eyes: Intelligence and warmth that no algorithm can fake

• Genuine micro-expressions: The subtle confidence that comes from real expertise

• Authentic presence: The energy that makes people want to work with you, not just hire your credentials

• Life, not perfection: Professional polish without looking like you escaped from stock photo prison

While everyone else gets smoother and more artificial, we're going deeper into what makes you unmistakably human and trustworthy.

Session Day Strategy

What We're Actually Capturing:

• The Industry Expert: Authoritative without being intimidating

• The Trusted Advisor: Approachable guidance without desperation

• The Problem Solver: Confident results-getter

• The Human Professional: All of the above, but with that spark that makes people remember you

My Direction Style:

• Clear guidance (no awkward "just be natural" nonsense)

• Specific adjustments that create dramatic improvements

• Expressions that feel authentic to how you actually work with clients

• Human-first coaching: We're revealing the professional you that people already trust, not creating a corporate character

Session Flow (60-90 minutes):

1. Quick consultation: Your industry, your goals, your energy

2. First look: Professional authority establishment

3. Second look: Different energy, broader appeal

4. Additional looks: Time permitting, maximum variety

5. Review and strategy: How to deploy these across your professional life

Where These Images Work Hardest

• Website: About page that builds instant credibility

• Social platforms: LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook consistency that looks intentional

• Client presentations: Professional authority in every interaction

• Business materials: First impression that actually sticks

• Speaking engagements: Credibility for any stage or screen

Video Add-On: Your Competitive Edge (+$130)

We're already lit and camera-ready. For $130 more, we flip to video mode and you walk away with a 60-second talking head that sets you apart in a sea of static LinkedIn profiles.

Perfect For:

• LinkedIn profile videos that make people stop scrolling

• Website "About" sections that let clients hear your voice before they call

• Client presentation intros that win business before you speak

• Email signatures that nobody forgets

Most efficient video you'll ever create. Everything's already set up—we just flip the camera to video mode and capture your professional presence in motion.

Pre-Session Prep

72 Hours Before:

• Hair appointment (2-3 days before, never day-of—fresh cuts photograph weird)

• Test outfit combinations with your phone camera

• Hydrate like your skin depends on it (because it does)

Day-Of:

• Good night's sleep (tired eyes don't inspire confidence in anyone)

• Light breakfast and water

• Arrive ready to look like the successful professional you already are

After Your Session

• Gallery delivery: 72 hours

• Make selections: Online gallery with commenting for specific requests

• Final images: 72 hours after selections

• File formats: Print-ready, web-optimized, social media sized

Questions?

Before session: jr@jointheclubb.com | 647-802-9247
Day of: Arrive a few minutes early
Remember: You already know how to build trust and deliver results. I just know how to make sure your photos show that—with all the human authenticity that makes you irreplaceable in an increasingly artificial world.

Let's create images that win business.

J.R. Clubb
Join The Clubb Photography & Video
Professional headshots that work as hard as you do