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Marketing professional headshots
Marketing is the profession most likely to be photographed for a brand's own page — which makes the portrait part of the brand whether you plan it or not.
The portrait is a brand asset
If your photo appears on a company site or a campaign page, it is being read as an example of the brand's visual language. A generic corporate headshot on a playful brand's page is a contradiction the visitor notices.
That gives marketing more latitude than most professions: a coloured or textured background, a less formal outfit, a warmer expression. What it does not give you is permission to be inconsistent with the rest of the page.
- Match the brand's palette and tone, not your personal preference.
- Coloured or styled backgrounds are acceptable where the brand allows.
- Avoid heavy filters — the page's own treatment should do that work.
- Keep the crop consistent with the other portraits on the page.
Agency and in-house differences
Agencies tend towards stylised, personality-led portraits; in-house marketing teams in product companies tend towards clean, product-adjacent images. Both conventions are coherent, and both look wrong when mixed within one team page.
Before shooting, look at how the company presents its people. Matching that convention is what makes a portrait look deliberate rather than borrowed.
- Agency: styled background, relaxed dress, warmer expression.
- In-house: plain background, smart casual, composed expression.
- Either way: consistent within the team page.
- Leave room around the head for a crop that matches the layout.
Producing a page, not a photo
Marketing teams are usually asked for portraits at the worst possible time — the day before a page goes live. Applying one generated style to photos each person already has turns that into an afternoon rather than a photoshoot.
It also gives the page a coherent look, which is the part that usually suffers when portraits are collected from everyone's phone at the last minute.
How it works
Three steps from a phone photo to a finished image
Upload your photos
Six to ten selfies with different angles and expressions.
Pick a style
Business, editorial, black and white, cinematic — or a profession set.
Download the set
A consistent batch of portraits, ready for your profile.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What should a marketing professional wear in a headshot?
Match the brand's tone: smart casual for most in-house teams, more relaxed for agencies. The portrait will be read as part of the brand's visual language, so consistency with the page matters more than individual style.
Can a marketing headshot have a coloured background?
Yes, where the brand allows it. Marketing and creative roles have more latitude than finance or law, but the background should still match the palette and treatment used elsewhere on the page.
How do we photograph a whole marketing team quickly?
Apply one generated style to photos each person already has. That keeps the team page coherent and avoids arranging a session for everyone, which is usually the reason team pages end up inconsistent.
Should team portraits be consistent or individual?
Consistent. Individual portraits collected from different phones and different light read as an assembled page. A single style applied to everyone reads as a brand, which is the point of the page.
Try it on your next photo
Free to download on the App Store. iPhone and iPad only.