Develop Intelligence: Professional Portraits

It’s always so refreshing when someone approaches me and wants to get creative with their company headshots. I refer to the word “headshot” as a “dirty word” because I feel like the standard headshot tends to be bland and not represent the depth of the person that is being photographed. We live in a creative and visual world, so why not get creative with your headshot?

My friend and neighbor, Carmel, approached me and asked if I could photograph her and her team at Develop Intelligence. She made it clear from the get go that she wanted myself and my friend Sean to have fun with the lighting scenarios. With that in mind, we elected to use a single light with two different set ups. One light and airy, the other dark and dramatic. Below you will find the results! A big thank you to Carmel for being up to creating some fun imagery!

Sean Waldron - Photo Shoot

Recently I did a commercial job that was a great experience and most of the greatness can be attributed to this guy, Sean Waldron. Sometimes people can be overly cynical in our industry and lose touch with why we started doing this to begin with. Most of us didn’t get into this because we wanted to make millions because, most of us, are not millionaires and probably will not ever make millions doing this. The reason why we choose film and photography is because of a passion to tell stories. Well, Sean shares that passion and attacks each shoot with a kickass attitude.

Sean mentioned on the shoot that he needed some portraits for an upcoming article that a publication is doing on him. I happily obliged because it was an excuse to hang out with him while getting some great shots for my portfolio. Sean lives on an amazing property where his wife works so we just wandered around with a single strobe and messed around with different setups. Below is a collection of my favorites from the shoot!

Also, Sean has a great podcast called TENSION THEORY that I suggest you check out, my episode is coming soon, and you can view his film work at SEANWALDRONCREATIVE.COM. Thanks for your time and energy, Sean! Looking forward to future collaborations with you!