First impressions matter. People make judgements about important character traits such as competence and trustworthiness based on your headshot photograph in less than one-tenth of a second. Once formed, that initial impression persists for a long time, and people tend not to change their minds once that first impression has been formed.

Photo retouching can be quite a polarising topic. Some clients are very wary of it, and others are worried that I won’t do any retouching at all. Here I explain my thoughts on image retouching in the context of corporate/business headshot photography, and show you the sorts of things that I do and what you can expect when I retouch your photograph.

Some thoughts about what to wear to your corporate headshot photo session, and why it’s important to give thought to your clothing choices.