Not sure if you should update your headshot or family portrait?  Here are a few indicator’s that it’s time: new hair, new glasses or switching to contacts, weight lose or gain!  Basically, does your last portrait look like you do now?  And if it’s your family, I recommend being photographed every year or at the least, every few years, because kids change fast.

I recently changed my hair, glasses and gained a few pounds.  Now, I know most people would say, wouldn’t you want to wait until you loose those pounds?!?  As a photographer, I know I can still make a flattering portrait even with a couple of extra pounds, and I’m not sure when or if I’ll loose the weight, so I absolutely discourage waiting!  Some families have only photos of the children because the parents want to avoid being photographed.  But I feel that family portraits are just as important as updating portraits of the kids.

Anyway, here are some self portraits with natural light and studio strobes.  And I really like the look of both!

First we’ll start with the natural light shots: