THINGS HAVE CHANGED. 

As the continued health and well being of client’s and our families take priority during this time, there will be updates on actions taken to safely operate in the studio, or on location. 

Headshot photography by its nature makes it easy for us to be safe.  Especially in a private studio.  There’s not many “moving parts”, no assistants involved, nobody showing up unannounced etc.  You’ll receive the hair and makeup prep guide for those who choose not to use a hair and makeup artist.

The studio is disinfected between every client.  When photographing, I keep a safe distance and also wear a face mask.  It’s a private, appointment only studio with very minimal foot traffic, usually just a couple of people per day, and usually not at the same time; making social distancing easy.   

Any person who has felt unwell, or has been in contact with anybody who has felt unwell, must reschedule at a later date.  Sanitizing products are available for you to use at the studio.

I will always employ a long term outlook, my reputation and relationships with new and existing clients will always supersede any short term benefits of working in an unsafe environment. 

Getting you great headshots was always my #1 priority, now; the priority is our health and the health our families.  The good news is I can still get you some great headshots!

The same basic process apply to our on-location work. Usually our on-location clients are even more eager to keep everyone safe. For example we did the 10,000 profesional headshots project where we put processes in place to handle 150 clients in one day at an on-location site.

If you have any questions or concerns about any related information, please don’t hesitate to call or email me directly. 

Thank you for your ongoing support.

Don

• A top 1% headshot is a marketing/branding image that invokes immediate viewer engagement, so they perceive the person as approachable, competent and confident to help the viewer achieve the viewer's goals. The 1% headshot is based on the findings of modern psychology.

• The result of this photographically-induced engagement is the viewer likes you, wants to work with you and to contact you, believing that you will do them good, and that you are concerned about them and will solve their needs. It is a unique, “you first” image, and not the typical, “me first” image.

• A top 1% headshot is “commercially viable” in that it brings you business, and opens doors of opportunity, and on the Internet, markets for you 24x7. 

• 1% Headshots can be used in all media, business cards, websites, billboards, video conferencing profiles and social media profiles, even passport and security badge photos.

• Powerful for service providers, businesses and job hunters. Attracts clients, customers, team members, partners, opportunities and financing/investors.

• Humans all like to look at pictures of people. They make an instant assessment of positive or negative in the first 4 milliseconds. For 99.99999% of all headshots, studies show the viewer rejects the lookability of the image in about 4 milliseconds. 

• This is the “all important,” first impression. After this initial first rejection, it is a long, uphill battle to try to win back client engagement.

• A top 1% headshot holds the viewer for 1 to 10 seconds, while it builds trust and likability in the mind of the viewer. 

• These top 1% images are very rare. I call it a top 1% headshot, but in reality it is more like one in a billion, not just one in a hundred. 

• Most headshots repel the viewer, while top 1% headshots are the most powerful marketing images for humans in all cultures. My website shows many examples of top 1% headshots.

• I explain these top 1% headshots in this article. https://www.donmannphotography.com/what-is-the-best-picture-for-your-business-website. 

• A Top 1% headshot is not a fashion shot. To be effective you must still look like you would when people meet you in person. So it is not highly retouched. If you do not look like your picture (usually facial features and hair), when they meet you, it will break their trust in your approachability and competence. This distrust can be hard to overcome.

• We give returning individual clients a 50% discount so they can have updated images easily.

• Please let me know if you want to know more, or want to get these powerful, awesome, 1% images to work for you. 

302-561-5555

Cheers, Don

WHY HEADSHOTS:?

Your images, especially on the Internet, define your personal and business brand and client trust. The premier focus of your image branding is your headshot.  In today's image-driven world everyone needs a quality headshot that continually works for you 24 x 7, and not against you. 

The two worst conditions are:

1) a poor headshot and, 

2) no headshot.

Our studio specializes in headshot, portrait, and corporate photography for individuals and businesses, and offers both in-studio and on-location photo sessions. We create high-quality, Premier images that work for you 24 x 7. 

We are the answer for people who hate to have their pictures taken. With our expert coaching and direction we make the process of producing awesome images agreeable, pleasant, and even fun. 

We are passionate about capturing natural, timeless images that can significantly enhance your personal and/or corporate brand, improve your future, invigorate your support team, and best of all, help you feel better about yourself. 

Do you ever search people online to see what they look like before you meet them in person? It’s okay, so do I. In this digital age, Googling a person before you meet them is second nature for almost everyone. This means potential clients, customers, casting directors and those hiring people. It is almost standard practice in every company to research any potential recruit, vendor or partner.  

In this COVID 19 world, people have been driven to the Internet and cell phones for relationships and opportunities. This makes awesome headshots even more crucial in your life. People will judge you and their desire to work with you on your on-line imagery. Key is your headshot. Can you afford to repel future relationships, clients and opportunities?

And what those researching you will see is your current headshot, whatever that is, to make their decisions. That’s just one more reason to have a professional, modern headshot representing you as the trustworthy and approachable person you are. This is what we are expert at, and also expert at making the process easy for you.

Whether you are aware of it or not, your current Internet imagery is being evaluated by everyone, and chief among these is your headshot. We are expert at leveraging your headshot for your business and personal growth and satisfaction.

This is why your current headshot is so critical.

Stand out from the crowd favorably  with a Don Mann Premier Headshot and Portraits.

WHILE ANYONE WITH A CELLPHONE CAN TAKE YOUR HEADSHOT, this is one area where you usually get what you pay for. 

Don’t damage your professional image or brand with an amateur headshot. Save yourself money and aggravation in the long run by doing it right now. Using Don Mann Photography is a bargain compared to the value you get — not to mention the real harm a bad, or even not very good photograph, can do to your image, and your future. 

Anybody can take a picture, some may even take pretty pictures, but few can make door-opening headshot images to jump-start your future. This is our expertise with high-end, positive, attention-grabbing headshots. Want some?

Gone are the days when any amateur, boring, or stuffy picture of you will do.  In today's fast paced, social media-driven world, your image is the first impression - everywhere, for anyone. Studies show again and again, your best tool for this is an awesome headshot portrait. Your headshot is vitally important. People usually look at your headshots only for a few seconds before they make their opinion about you. We make your headshot count.

In those few seconds, people read your headshot facial expression as a whole to determine if you are approachable, competent, confident and trustworthy. We work with you in a collaborative manner to produce positive, compelling and attention-grabbing images of you, at your approachable best coupled with confidence, so their immediate reaction is, "Yes, I want to know them more." This is your pathway to MORE.

All of the sudden, your Premier Headshot pulled you out of the crowd and made you interesting to the viewer. 

Now you are no longer one of the crowd, but have leaped to the front of the pack. That is the "lookeability" factor you want to happen in the onlooker by your headshot. Your headshot just opened a door for you out of a crowd of contenders, and put you attractively in the front of the viewer's mind. That is the power of an awesome Don Mann Premier Headshot, and we did it together!

We've been sucessfuly coaching people through critical conditions all our life, and we can coach you to an awesome headshot session now.

PROBLEM: What do you need next? More inquiries, more leads, more friends, more sales, more customers, more business, more clients, more auditions, more interviews, more partners, more employees, more jobs, more, more and more, etc. 

THE ANSWER: The answer starts with how people perceive you in your branding images. We live in an image-driven world. Everyone has a digital presence, defined mostly by your online and other media images. Your key to MORE, is compelling headshot images with genuine expressions that draw people and potential clients, opportunities, and customers to you. This is what our Premier Headshot Portraits do for our clients.

WANT MORE? Why not give us a call, and let's look at ways to give you MORE. Contact Page (click here)

What is in a Don Mann Premier Headshot?

  1.  An awesome Don Mann Professional Premier Headshot is priceless. Tailored for your target audience(s), your Premier Headshot is an enticing preview of how you look now. It is a desirable foretaste for when new people/prospective relationships meet you in person.

2. Your Premier Headshot is a clean and flattering, promotional tool that advertises your personal brand. It helps you stand out. Your Premier Headshot catches the eye of future relationships, opportunities, etc.; it favorably selects you from the crowd.

3. Your Premier Headshot shows you as confident and approachable with high "lookability." People see your headshot and want to keep looking at it. Your Premier Headshot makes you look desirable to work with, and they want to meet you.

4. Your Don Mann Premier Headshot is a key part of your path to MORE. 

5. Why are you so confident that your headshots are so great? First, we get testimonials of those whose lives have improved by our headshots. Second, I review headshots everywhere. I live and breathe headshots and am constantaly looking for anyone who creates effective headshots. There are few and far between, so I can with confidence say there is no one better in my market. Most are not even close. I create the elements in yourheadshot that gives my clients that all powerful "lookability," that draws clients and opportunities to you.

What Science Says About Who Gets Hired:

Is your profile, website, or business card photo holding you back? Recruiters, hiring managers, casting directers and prospective clients are creating their first impression from your profile photo in less than a tenth of a second. 

Science tells us that in an instant, when viewing an image, the viewers develop an impression about your confidence, your capabilities, and even your trustworthiness.  Those with such images with these features, get the interview / audition request / even hired.  Those that do not have these features get rejected almost intantly, and the viewer moves on almost instantly, avoiding you, and looking for other answers. Your fate rests on a millisecond view of your headshot.

We work with you to put these critical features in your headshot. Your Professional Premier Don Mann Headshot can leap you into the front of the pack to get that desired interview or audition or even hired.

Often the final decision team only uses their notes and your headshot to determine who gets the job offer.

We make images that people are glad they had made, and that creates the first impressions you need for MORE.

You can buy a cheap tool at the grocery store, or a find one in a specialty shop that costs 5-20 times more than the cheap one. The cheap one may work for a few uses, and then break or get dull. And in the end you will wish you had bought the better, more expensive one. That's the value of wise investment over quick  and cheap.

If you get a cheap headshot to, say to post on LinkedIn or Facebook or your business card, or even worse, your real-estate sign, it will fill the immediate space, but it will not attract more customers, it will not get you more or better work, and the experience will always leave you feeling less than adequate. 

In fact, studies have proven that a poor headshot image will repel the exact kind of people you want to attract. That is why you will either:

a) Invest in a professional Don Mann Headshot, or

b) Always wonder why things never seem to go your way.

A poor headshot is like a cheap tool if when you really need it to work, all it does is repel people, and cost you time and money. A high marketing Don Mann headshot is like a premier tool when you need to draw opportunities,  clients and work, and open doors, they produce and do not disappoint.

This is your call. If you are reading this, I think you may already be sold,  or you may have a few detail questions, either way, give us a call and let's chat. 302-561-5555 or Don@DonMannPhotography.com