If you’re just starting out with headshot photography, it can be hard to know what photo equipment you actually need, what’s worth investing in, and what isn’t actually required at all. As a professional photographer who works both in Studio and on location, I have over 10 years experience buying equipment and using it for my business. There have been plenty of times when I’ve purchased lenses and lighting that didn’t actually serve me in the end, and all those costs added up for sure…

When I go on-site to photograph headshots in an office for a company, I have a dedicated set of equipment that I take with me. And I know this is something that many photographers struggle with. What equipment should I buy? And how much should I be spending on it?

In this article, I offer up advice for anyone who wants to get into photography a bit more seriously, is thinking about investing in their first DSLR (aka, a real camera!), and isn’t quite sure where to start, what they need, or how to generally approach taking up photography as a hobby.

It seems like every day there’s a new photographer in town. As a more established business (I’ve been at this since 2013 after all!), there are a few mistakes I see new photographers make over and over again. While there’s nothing wrong with trying…..

As far as photography is concerned, the lens is often more important than the camera you’re using. How can that be? The camera’s main function is to record the scene, while the lens is the actual thing that defines what that scene looks like…