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Editorial vs traditional: which style suits your headshot session?

Two broad approaches sit behind most headshot sessions: traditional, which prioritises clarity and consistency, and editorial, which goes after mood and story instead, often at the expense of a bit of that uniformity.

Traditional suits situations where the images need to look uniform or straightforwardly professional. Editorial suits situations where personality and atmosphere matter more.

Neither is objectively better. The right choice depends entirely on what the images are for, and that’s worth raising before a headshot session is booked, not after the style has already been picked for you by default.

See also: Not happy with your headshot session images? What actually happens..

Pricing, process and everything else sits on the Headshots page, and a direct message gets a straight answer faster than a search ever will, so get in touch if in doubt.

FAQs

The short version follows.

How quickly will I get the final images?
A proofing gallery lands within 48 hours. Retouched finals follow within a week, sooner for team bookings with a launch date.

Can you shoot a whole team in one day?
Yes. Team and company headshot days run on a fixed schedule at LemonShark Studio or on site, with a consistent backdrop and light so every profile photo matches.

Further reading

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