Blog & Frequently Asked Questions
These blogs and vlogs are intended to answer the questions that I’m often asked when I meet people off line. If don’t answer your question here please do get in touch!
The Embarrassment is Over!
So, I published a blog a while ago entitled My Embarrassing Problem. I wrote about how every time I spoke about having an up to date headshot I cringed inside because I knew I wasn't walking the talk. Finally last week, I met with a friend of mine to lay the...
How to lose trust before you’ve even gained it – part 2
If you didn't read part one of this blog, here's a little recap... Previously in "How to lose trust before you've even gained it"; I received a connection request on LinkedIn from 'KR', something didn't feel quite right about it and on further investigation, the...
How to lose trust before you’ve even gained it
What you are about to read may shock or surprise you... it did both to me. A couple of weeks ago I received a connection request on LinkedIn from someone, that's not unusual, I get them quite often. This one stood out. For two reasons. The first was it was beautifully...
THIS is why you need great photos for your business
Now I know that these might not be to your taste, but please bear with me and play along... If you were in the market for a pair of Jimmy Choo Miami trainers, which would you buy? Recently I posted a poll on LinkedIn, the poll included the photo above and in the poll,...
My Embarrassing Problem
I've got a problem. It's a rather embarrassing problem for me too. You see I *know* the value of a good quality up-to-date headshot. Until the pandemic hit I was creating them every week. My problem is that mine is woefully out of date, and like many of my clients...
What we can all learn from a Christmas email
What we can all learn from a Christmas email This morning I received an email from a design agency. Actually, it was yesterday but it went into my junk folder (probably because their Mailchimp isn't set up correctly). I'd not heard from them all year, but they very...
Telling Your Story in Photographs
I always find that people are fascinated by why Personal Brand photography is different from headshots. I've blogged before about the difference between the two, however, interestingly I was doing a talk on the subject recently and used an example that someone...
Are You Two-Faced on Social Media?
Don't be two-faced on social media! I am aware of a lot of two-faced people on social media...some of them are even three faced. I'm not talking about being insincere or deceitful, I try to avoid them. I'm talking about using different profile photos on different...
Why the most popular headshot in the world is also the worst and what we can learn from it.
I’m guessing, and I’m happy to be corrected, but the most popular headshot in the world has to be the passport photo? Here are the guidelines for a UK Passport Photo: be facing forwards and looking straight at the camera have a plain expression and your mouth closed...
PROOF! Why good brand photography is important
This stuff works here's why... For a while now I have been putting up a 'Client Focus' post on Facebook and LinkedIn on a Monday. The reason is two-fold, the first of course is to show off my work, but the second is to promote my clients. They've chosen me to help...
Why John Cleary Photography?
I'm not looking forward to this... If you follow my social media you’ll know that I’m quite good at letting you know why you need good photographs in business, but not particularly at why me. So it may not be a surprise that I’m deeply uncomfortable writing this post....
Are you using your ‘least worst’ photo on your ‘About’ page, hoping that no one notices?
If you are selling services, having a great photo that looks like you and presents you in the right way is really important to your business. I’m going to explain many of the reasons why it’s vital in this post… Captivation: When someone sees your photo a...