Headshots & lifestyle images that humanise your brand through authenticity
Show the people behind your brand. For over 20 years, I have been creating authentic photos that build trust, connect with your audience, and bring your story to life.
Commercial Photography
Personal Branding
Professional portraits are the backbone of your marketing, as they deliver credibility and authenticity. They humanise your brand, create lasting impressions, and inspire trust with every connection.
Environmental Portraits
Environmental portraits place you in the context of your profession, capturing personality and purpose. They blend authenticity with professionalism, showing who you are and how you work.
Marketing Headshots
Your headshot is often the first thing people see. Make it count with authentic, professional photography that builds trust and strengthens your personal or business brand.
Editorial Portraits
Your headshot is often the first thing people see. Make it count with authentic, professional photography that builds trust and strengthens your personal or business brand.
How professional portraits deliver real returns for your business
Professional portraits do more than look good, they deliver measurable business results.
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Boost Clicks & Replies; Email footers with real portraits consistently outperform faceless signatures. When people see who they’re talking to, they’re far more likely to engage.
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Build Instant Trust: Customers buy from people, not stock photos or AI images. Portraits show the faces behind your brand, creating familiarity that drives sales.
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Increase Engagement: Portrait-driven content outperforms generic visuals across websites and social. Visitors stay longer, interact more, and connect faster.
- Strengthen Loyalty: A human face builds confidence. That trust compounds into repeat business, referrals, and stronger long-term relationships.
In short: authentic portraits humanise your brand, and human brands win more business.
Higher quality photography means higher perceived value
The quality of your photography directly impacts how your brand is perceived and what price your customers are willing to pay.
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Luxury Positioning: Crisp, professional portraits and imagery signal expertise, trust, and attention to detail. Brands that invest in high-quality visuals can confidently command premium pricing.
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Stronger Brand Perception: Poor or generic imagery suggests a lower-value offering. High-end photography positions your products, services, or properties as desirable, exclusive, and worth the investment.
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Photography as a Strategic Asset: Every portrait, brochure, and catalogue is a touchpoint. When executed well, it reinforces your positioning, making premium pricing feel natural rather than forced.
In short: the better your visuals, the higher the value your audience assigns and the more they’re willing to pay.
Stock photography & the rise of A.I
Stock photography and AI-generated images can never replace the human connection created through professional photography. They have a place, typically as secondary or tertiary filler content, or modifying existing photos. Relying too heavily on stock or AI visuals risks making your branding feel generic and disingenuous, which people cannot relate to.
Here is why professional photography still matters:
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Authenticity connects: genuine photography builds trust and emotional engagement.
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Stock and AI have limits: best used as secondary or filler visuals.
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The team is central: “About Us” pages remain highly viewed because people connect with the humans behind the brand.
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Strategic imagery drives results: professional photography is more effective for market penetration and brand differentiation.
If your library of professional photography is looking outdated, or nonexistent reach out, and I can discuss how I can help.
Your journey starts here
Here are some more reasons to have Simon Guthrie as your number one choice for photographing your next project.
STUDIO HEADSHOTS
Own the ‘about us’ page and demonstrate the level of professionalism you carry.
LIFESTYLE PORTRAITS
Suitable for marketing outreach, PR, promo, websites, social media and marketing brochures.
BRANDING UPGRADE
Upgrade your brand to justify price increases with your products and maintain the premium feel.
MARKETING INTEGRATION
As a designer, I ensure that key image sets will work across all marketing touch points.
T-SHAPED DESIGNER
END-TO-END DELIVERY
ACROSS DIGITAL & PRINT
MARKETING PRACTICALITY
Remove the guesswork
If you would like a free 30-minute, no-pressure discussion about your upcoming project, then reach out below.
