Professional Headshots San Francisco

Organic, effortless, authentic & headshots (corporate, business, office, therapists, attorneys & more). San Francisco Bay Area: Oakland, Marin, Berkeley, Palo Alto, San Mateo, Sonoma & beyond.

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San Francisco Professional Headshot Photographer

Outdoors, public spaces, artist studios, client sites, home, office & more.

Do you hate posing for photos? Do you dread looking at photos posted of yourself? Are you not sure where to look or where to put your hands?

Eddie Hernandez Photography is one of the highest rated headshot services in the San Francisco Bay Area with over a decade of experience shooting modern, approachable & authentic headshots for business, executives, corporate, employees, entrepreneurs, solopreneurs, startups, CEO’s, founders and more. I have worked with everyone from doctors, lawyers, chefs, models, founders, VC’s, world-renowned athletes, activists, therapists, artists, musicians, socially awkward engineers, and more.

Professional headshots can be taken outdoors, public spaces, clients sites (home, office) & more.

See LinkedIn headshots information here.

Beyond Professional Headshots: What I Offer

Professional headshots can vary based on industry, seniority, and what you want to convey. Not all professional headshots are the same and knowing what kind of headshot you should seek is important. I often see people wanting photos similar to what they see online or from friends but often fail to realize those photos serve a different purpose and audience. I take all the guesswork out of figuring that out:

  • reviewing existing photos to see what, and how you may improve your headshots.

  • wardrobe consultation: review existing outfits to see which to use based on hair, skin tone, background and what you want to convey.

  • custom location scouting: review places to get the most of your photos based on lifestyle, personality, interests, and places that increase talking points

  • evaluate industry, profession, and what you want to achieve: attract business, establish reputation & professionalism or be appear more approachable.

  • assist with posing and body language (guidance on how different positions signal different things based on angles, eyes, arms and more).

San Francisco Professional Headshot Examples Men & Women

Smiling woman with curly hair leaning against a concrete pillar in an urban setting, wearing a dark blazer and light blue shirt.
A young woman with long, wavy dark hair smiling in front of a window with sunlight.
Woman with brown hair smiling, wearing a dark green blouse, standing outdoors near a building with glass windows.
A woman with long dark hair, wearing a yellow blouse, smiling and standing outdoors near a glass building.
A woman with long blonde hair wearing a blue blazer and pearl necklace, smiling outdoors in an urban setting.
Young woman with long dark hair and light skin smiling, standing in front of a brick wall, wearing a white top.
Chef smiling in a commercial kitchen, operating a large piece of cooking equipment.
A woman with long blonde hair smiling in a modern kitchen, wearing a blue shirt, with shelves of books and kitchen items in the background.
Smiling man in a blue suit and shirt standing outside in an urban setting.
A woman with shoulder-length dark hair, smiling, wearing a sleeveless blue patterned top, standing outdoors near a building with large windows and colorful bushes in the background.

How Am I Different From Other Professional Headshot Photographers?

Most professional headshot photographers only shoot in studios because they are not experienced with improvising on the fly with outdoor elements, lighting, wind, backgrounds and more. They can also cram in more clients without having to travel to/from locations. Studios can feel cramped, and photos can feel generic given repetitive, flat (and limited) background options.

Some headshot photographers butcher their photos with digital editing beyond recognition. This can leave doubt among viewers who may think photos are photoshopped, AI was used, that significant cosmetic work was done or that the person in the photo is possibly fake or a scammer.

People hire me from all over the world to take their headshots because:

  • I produce organic, effortless & authentic photos. Other photographers produce photos that look nothing like the person in real life, which can make for awkward and uncomfortable situations when people at your office or clients cannot recognize you from your online photos.

  • You always work with me: no assistants, no apprentices, no interns & no inexperienced photographers.

  • No photoshop, no AI & no artificially enhanced photos that suggest you either paid someone to take them, manipulated the photos beyond recognition or are trying to mislead others.

  • Custom, fun & unique environments and backgrounds. Location scouting skills are second to none - ask around.

San Francisco Bay Area Linkedin Headshot Photographer For Men, Women. Professional, Creative, Outdoor, & Unique LinkedIn Headshots.

Servicing San Francisco, Oakland, Marin, Berkeley, Palo Alto, San Mateo, Petaluma, Sonoma & beyond.

Where To Get Professional Headshots San Francisco Bay Area?

There are a few different ways people obtain professional headshots, but the main outlets in the San Francisco Bay Area are:

  • career fairs and job seeker events that host headshot booths, stations

  • industry events and conferences that offer headshot stations, photoshoots in between sessions

  • headshot day at place of employment (some hire a photographer for hiring classes, new execs or annual parties)

  • hire a professional photographer directly (some photographers only shoot at studios) and require you to travel to them

Professional Headshot Costs San Francisco Bay Area

Professional headshot costs in the San Francisco Bay Area can start as low as $100 for new photographers, amateurs, people off marketplace platforms and randos on Craigslist, while higher-end photographers can charge upward of $500-$1,000 for headshots.

The biggest factors affecting prices for professional headshots are:

  • distance (how far are you requiring the photographer to travel to you)

  • time (how much time is needed to plan and take photos, how much cushion do you need to allocate for busy executives who may be late)

  • number of outfits needed

  • how particular you are about your appearance, hair, posing and experience taking headshots (do you need extra time)

  • number of photos needed (some just need 1 photo, but some need more than that for different outlets, sizes, compositions, poses & more.

Professional Headshot Tips For Men & Women

Check out my tips for taking the best professional headshots from preparation, styling, posting, hair, wardrobe, colors, glasses, accessories, more examples and more.

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