FAQs

Yes, let’s talk. Email alissa@allaboutheadshots or call 917.921.2491 to schedule your consultation.

I’m a professional headshot specialist but I love animals and also photograph dogs. I also do full body portraits, and lots of photos for dating sites. Check me out on Instagram @allaboutheadshots and @alissarand.

Yes. Whether you’re a Fortune 500 company, medical practice, law firm, realty company, theatre group or nonprofit, I can help showcase the people behind your business. Get in touch by emailing alissa@allaboutheadshots.com, filling out this form, or calling 917.921.2491 for more information.

Don’t worry. I understand you can’t smile on demand. I’ll be using my facial expression coaching techniques to guide you. I’ll also be guiding you on your poses. It’ll be fun, and you’ll come away with professional headshots you love.

My main studio is in Verona, New Jersey. I also work out of a studio in New York City.

For group bookings we can arrange a location that’s convenient for you. I shoot on location in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Boston, the Washington, D.C. area and Pennsylvania.

Yes, I work throughout New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Boston, the Washington D.C area and Connecticut.

All sessions require a non-refundable retainer paid at the time of booking. This is standard industry practice and reserves your studio time.

Send us an email, or call. That allows us to know exactly what you need and price accordingly.

You can call or fill out this form for an individual session. Once you’ve paid your deposit, we’ll schedule your wardrobe styling consultation, and you’ll receive a confirmation email with all the details you need to prepare for your professional headshot.

For corporate sessions, please fill out this form.

Please call 917.921.2491 or email alissa@allaboutheadshots.com, giving more than 72 hours or four business days’ notice.

You may reschedule your session one time without loss of the non-refundable fee.

I understand emergencies happen, and will work with you to reschedule your session. However, if your session is cancelled with less than 72 hours/four business days’ notice, the session fee will be forfeited and another session fee will be required to move your photo session to a new date. When a session is cancelled with such short notice, it doesn't allow us to help other clients timely.

To read our full terms and conditions please click here: https://www.allaboutheadshots.com/terms-and-conditions

For individual sessions, allow two hours for hair and makeup at the studio or another venue, and two hours for the shoot. If you aren’t having your hair and makeup done, allow two hours for the shoot. If you need a shorter session just let us know when you book.

Corporate sessions are different. We can discuss this when we chat.

With the individual 2-hour session, you have unlimited wardrobe changes within the previously stated timeframe.

For the shorter session - 1 or 2.

I typically book three or four sessions a day. You’ll never be shuffled out of the door to make way for the next appointment.

You’ll get your professionally retouched headshots within two weeks via Pixieset and/or WeTransfer. Images you purchase will be kept on our system for one month, after which they’ll be deleted. Images you choose not to purchase will be deleted following your session.

The number of headshots depends on the package you choose.

The aim of a great headshot is that it captures you, not someone who looks like a stranger. Although light makeup can help even out skin tone and reduce glare from the lights, always do what makes you feel most comfortable.

We can. Just let me know when we chat that you’d also like hair and makeup.

Think about where your headshot is going to be used and who’ll be seeing it. Will it be hiring managers, contacts on LinkedIn, casting directors or potential customers? Will you use it as a profile picture on Facebook, Instagram, or a dating site? Is your industry formal or more creative and casual? The simplest rule is to wear clothes that are appropriate for your audience and industry, and make you look and feel great—but most importantly, look like you. Bring a selection of your favorites, avoiding bold patterns and graphics. Earth tones work really well. Pastels do, too, if you love them. Don’t worry if you’re not sure what to bring. I can help you pick out the best outfits.

After the shoot, we’ll sit down immediately following your session and choose your best shots. From these you decide which photos you want to purchase. I can weigh in as much or as little as you’d like. Your choices will then be professionally retouched and sent to you as high-resolution JPEGs within two weeks. We provide different sizing crops for social media platforms and other formats, so you’ll have everything you need.

To reassure you, professional headshot retouching is minimal. We simply remove stray hairs, blemishes and dark circles under the eyes. The finished image looks natural and genuine.

I want you to be 100% happy with your headshots. On the day, if you don’t see images that are just what you want, let me know. Our session is built to allow us time to shoot headshots until you have plenty to choose from.

It’s important to me that everyone can be empowered by a professional headshot. That’s why I started Get One, Give Back. I donate free headshot sessions and images to the Food Bank of New York helping their clientele achieve self-sufficiency. This New York-based nonprofit works with people in the local community facing poverty. If you’d like to know more about their work, check out their website https://www.foodbanknyc.org.

Contact alissa@allaboutheadshots.com or 917.921.2491.