How to Prepare for Your Headshot Session | Houston Headshot Photographer

Tara Flannery is a Certified Professional Photographer (CPP) based in The Woodlands and Conroe, TX.  Tara Flannery Photography specializes in corporate headshots.  See more headshots in the gallery.  Contact me to book your professional headshot today!

How to Prepare for Your Headshot Session

Here are a few things to keep in mind when preparing for your upcoming headshot session.  These preparation steps are necessary and will ensure a smooth and successful session.

  1. Plan your wardrobe.  Start with what you normally wear to work.  Or if you’re hoping for the next step up in your career, dress for that next position.  “Dress for the job you want, not the one you have.”
  2. Bring multiple wardrobe options.  Please bring several options for wardrobe to your headshot session.  Perhaps a more formal look and a casual look.  Bring a solid dark jacket (black, grey, navy) and then also bring something with more color (solid blue or red, for example).
  3. Plan for hair and makeup.  Whether you do your own or my HMU artist does the hair and makeup, plan accordingly.  Start with what you wear on a daily basis and then add a touch more (especially lip color, cheek color, and powder for shine).
  4. Think about pose and expression.  It’s important to know what type of “look” you’d like to achieve with your headshot.  Depending on your occupation, you may want to appear confident and strong or friendly and outgoing.  Just think about that and have the conversation with your photographer.

Headshots for JoEllen, Sage Business Coaching and Consulting

JoEllen needed an updated headshot for her business website.  As an executive coach, JoEllen wanted to have a certain look for her headshots.  Since she works with many businesses and specifically C-level executives, she wanted to appear confident and competent.  Through pose and expression, we were able to give her that look.

Sage is “a Management Consulting firm helping organizations reach their maximum potential in growth, strategy, leadership and talent. We specialize in Mergers and Acquisitions, providing cultural integration planning and facilitation. We also offer business advisory services in the areas of Leadership Development, Team Effectiveness, Cultural Transformation, and Strategic Planning.”  Sage Business Coaching and Consulting

How to Prepare for Your Headshot SessionHow to Prepare for Your Headshot Session

Tara Flannery is a Certified Professional Photographer (CPP) based in The Woodlands and Conroe, TX.  Tara Flannery Photography specializes in corporate headshots.  See more headshots in the gallery.  Contact me to book your professional headshot today!

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The photos might look polished…
but behind the scenes there’s a lot of laughing, hyping clients up, and figuring out the best angles together.

Branding sessions should feel relaxed, collaborative, and honestly… pretty fun.

This is what it really looks like on set. ✨

🔗 Click the link in my bio to start planning your branding session with me.
Everyone says “I’m not photogenic”… until they’re actually in front of a camera with someone who knows how to pose them.

A little direction. A little encouragement. A few tiny adjustments…and suddenly they’re like, “Wait—THAT’S me?”

You don’t need to be photogenic.
You just need support.

Thinking about a branding session? 

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✨ What you feel in the moment and what the camera captures aren’t always the same — and that’s the magic of professional photography.

The tiny adjustments, the angles, the lighting, the direction… it all comes together to create images that feel polished, confident, and completely you.

Ready to see your own moment vs. photo transformation?

Let’s plan your branding session. 🤍

🔗 You can schedule a consultation with the link in my bio!
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The location isn't just about pretty backdrops. It's about matching the vibe to YOUR brand and YOUR audience.

When we plan your branding session, we talk through:
→ What you do
→ Who you're speaking to
→ What problems you're solving

That tells us everything. Do we want warm and inviting? Professional and polished? Industrial and edgy?

I've got access to tons of locations (hello, Peerspace 👋🏻), and we'll look through them together to find the perfect fit for your brand. You don't need to figure this out alone—that's literally my job.

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If you’ve ever said, “I don’t know how to pose”… 

you’re in good company. Almost everyone feels that way.

But that’s why I’m here. I guide you through everything — where to stand, how to angle, what to do with your hands, even the tiny adjustments that make a huge difference.

You don’t have to know how to pose.
You just have to show up. I’ll take it from there. 🤍

🔗 If you’re thinking about booking a branding session and want to prepare with confidence, click the link inmy bio to grab a copy of my Branding Guide.

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Tara is a member of the Professional Photographers of America PPA.
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Tara is a member of TPPA Texas Professional Photographer's Association.
Tara has earned her Master of Photography degree.
Tara has earned her Photographic Craftsman certification.
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