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Ottawa Headshot Photographer – People & Portraits

Ottawa Portrait Photographer Justin Van Leeuwen JVLphoto
Portraits and Headshots have long been one of my favourite parts of photography. I enjoy the challenges of taking photos of people on-location and trying to work through someone’s own potential inhibitions in having their photo taken. I try create a portrait that represents them as a person, but also is useful to them in a professional capacity.

Portraits

Ottawa Portrait Photographer Justin Van Leeuwen JVLphoto
Strictly speaking, this may extend beyond *just* a headshot. While a bit more of a production, getting a full-body or wider shot can provide a bit more context to the image or just allow for other design elements when integrating it into print or website layout.

Headshots

Ottawa Portrait Photographer Justin Van Leeuwen JVLphoto

I’ve also found a pleasant shift over the past year or so, where individuals are more receptive to having a portrait taken in an environment other than a studio. Of course there’s a lot of value and versatility to a headshot taken against a pure white background.

Personal

Ottawa Portrait Photographer Justin Van Leeuwen JVLphoto

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It’s also important to play and experiment. Take portraits for just me. Sometimes these will be of greater use to the subject, sometimes it’s a cool idea that they hadn’t considered. Sometimes it’s of my kids, because who better to photograph than those closest to you?

Ottawa Portrait Photographer Justin Van Leeuwen JVLphoto

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