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Professional Headshots & Branding
Professional portraits that reflect you and your business—from a new headshot to a collection of personal branding images. Sessions take place at the Highland Park studio or at your place of business throughout Chicago’s North Shore.
Professional Headshots
Make a confident, approachable first impression with a professional headshot that feels like you.
For individuals, executives, and corporate teams, I’ll guide wardrobe, posing, and expression to create professional images for LinkedIn, websites, and marketing materials. Professional makeup is also available.
Headshot Options & Services
Individual professional headshots
Executive and leadership portraits
Company and team headshots
Wardrobe consultation
Professional makeup available
On-location office sessions
Testimonials
“Julie was very personable and fun to work with. The process was easy, and she provided excellent advice to be sure the photo shoot went well. The quality of the headshots she produced are excellent. Julie is a phenomenal photographer! She considered my needs and what I would be using the portraits for, and then chose strategic poses and backdrops to ensure they would fit the purpose. She gave direction and helped me to pose in a way that was flattering, and was very attentive to detail. Most importantly, she was personable, reliable, and easy to work with! I will definitely be going back to Julie for more photos!”
– Cheryl
“An unforgettable experience! I chose Julie for my headshots for so many reasons, but the results speak for themselves. I absolutely love my photos, and the compliments I’ve received from others in the industry have been amazing. Julie makes the entire process easy, fun, and relaxed. She has such an incredible eye and knows exactly how to bring out the best in her subjects. I felt completely comfortable in her Highland Park studio and truly enjoyed every minute of the experience!”
– Wynne
“Julie’s session was great, she makes the experience easy and comfortable. She planned with me what to wear, how to choose colors and looks that will flatter, while bringing out the real you. I love the photos, gave me a lift when needed and confidence to take some steps in my next chapter. Have gotten great feedback on them too! I recommend the experience and the lasting photos!”
– Suzanne
Branding
Personal branding photography builds on your headshot to show more of who you are and what you do.
Through a mix of portraits, settings, and images of you at work, we’ll create a collection that captures your personality and brings your business to life. Together, we’ll plan wardrobe and locations around your brand, giving you a variety of images to use across your website, social media, and marketing materials.
A personal approach to every profession.
Real estate agents, therapists, financial professionals, musicians, and creatives—every profession has a different story to tell. Explore how we’ve brought each client’s work and personality into their photographs.
Meet Nancy
Nancy is an accomplished author filmmaker and founder of a children’s plush company. She was about to release her first film and knew she would need images for publicity. Nancy wanted to look natural and comfortable in her home. Nancy is beautiful, funny, caring and confident and was pleased with the variety of images we took. Nancy does a lot of speaking tours and has used Julie Kaplan Photography for several of her branding shoots over the years.
Meet Ellen
Ellen is a fitness and health coach for the FASTer way and she is busy helping men and women on the north shore of Chicago become the best version of themselves. Ellen needed branding images to use on facebook, Instagram, tiktok and her website. She has also used these branding photographs for content in her newsletters and her speaking engagements. I am thrilled she gets so many compliments about how professional and approachable she looks. I can’t wait for Ellen to get updated images as her business continues to soar.
Meet Jessica
After more than 20 years in commercial voiceover, Jessica turned a baking hobby in her Highland Park home into Drizzle and Glaze in 2024. As her business grew and attracted magazine coverage, she needed photographs to introduce herself and her work. Referred through her networking group, Jessica and I planned a branding session to create images for publicity and social media.
Meet Meredith
Meredith is one of the top interior designers in the Chicagoland area. She sought out Julie Kaplan Photography because she needed portraits of herself for branding. We went through her wardrobe and picked 5-6 outfits that really represent her style. Meredith was able to use these images on social media, on her new website and in print. Anytime a publication wants to write something about her she has a variety of images to send.
MAKE YOUR INTRODUCTION COUNT
Show up as yourself.
Let’s create images that feel confident, approachable, and true to your brand.