Brisbane & Byron Bay
Professional Portraits & Personal Branding
Photographs that make you look good.
I create professional portraits, corporate headshots and personal branding photography in Brisbane and Byron Bay for founders, artists, writers and professionals. Images for LinkedIn profiles and other professional profile pictures, portraits in your working space, or a wider series for your website and press.
I work with calm direction and close attention to light. You don’t need experience in front of a camera.
Discuss a portrait session
You, and the world around your work.
The setting can be part of the story. A studio, workspace or outdoor location gives a portrait context; a simpler background keeps the attention on you.
We’ll plan around where the photographs will appear. A profile image has a different job from a website opening image or a feature in the press. That helps us choose the setting, clothing and mix of close portraits and wider frames.
A little preparation. Room to settle in.
Before the session, we’ll talk about your work, how you want to come across and the images you need. Bring a few references if you have them; we can work out the direction together if you don’t.
During the shoot I’ll guide you through posture, movement and where to look, with time to find expressions that feel like you. For a team, we can plan a consistent approach while leaving space for each person.
View Craig Ruddy’s studio portraits
Before we plan a session.
Do you photograph people who aren’t models?
Of course. You might need photographs for your work, or simply want beautiful photographs of yourself. I’ll guide you through posture, movement and expression, with the same attention to light and detail I bring to my fashion work.
What can a personal branding session include?
We can plan a mix of close portraits, wider frames in your workspace and photographs that show what you do. Tell me where you’ll use them, such as your website, LinkedIn or press, and we’ll shape the session around the images you need.
Let’s plan your portraits.
Tell me a little about yourself or your team, where the images will be used, your preferred location and timing. I’ll reply with session options and available dates.
Sessions in Brisbane and Byron Bay, with no additional travel fee for Byron Bay projects.
Enquire about professional portraits & personal brandingFor casting and agency submissions, see Acting Headshots. For photographs simply for yourself, see Personal Portraits.