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Why Is Your LinkedIn Profile Image so Dark?

For many their LinkedIn Profile Image is their professional “visual identity”. Wouldn’t you agree?

Is your LinkedIn Profile Image dark?

This may be the solution…

Selfie to Headshot transformation service!

I’m developing a new product, “Selfie to Headshot”.

Do you have a photo of yourself which you think would make a good business headshot, except you wish you could change the background, or some other aspect?

If you have such an image, I’ll use my artistic skills to transform your photo into a professional headshot….. FREE OF CHARGE.

Offer good for the first five people to submit their…

Very honored to create 48 executive portraits for Schlumberger today. An all day project to say the least. Final artwork will be delivered in 5 – 7 business days.

10 Great Questions To Ask Wedding Photographers

Here are some good question to ask during your consultation which should expose the photographer’s experience and passion…

When did you photograph your first wedding? Have you won any awards for your artwork? How often do you compete with your artwork? Have you ever competed nationally with your photography? Do you belong to any professional organizations? Do you or have you sat on the board…

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, former Houston Mayor Annise Parker, and Houston City Councilman Robert Gallegos

I’ve been a professional portrait photographer since 1986 and this is without a doubt one of my most treasured executive portraits.  It hangs proudly in my studio.

The opportunity to create this fantastic portrait of Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, former Houston Mayor Annise Parker, and

John Campbell of Percussion Petroleum initially came to me for one of my very affordable In-Studio Business Headshots.  His retouched portrait was delivered less than 30 minutes after he left the studio.

A few days later I was very happy to be booked again by Mr. Campbell for one of my On Location Executive Portrait Sessionsin his office building to be accompanied in an article for an oil and gas…

Click the image below to hear a sample and purchase Femi’s newly released single Dancee.

Greeting my clients by name when they first pull up is an advantage I have working from home, and I don’t take it for granted.



Once inside, I’ll invite you to have a seat in my most comfortable chair.

I know why you’ve come. You gave me the details when you booked online. But now, I want to hear you say it…

Tonight my wife found a camera bag full of gear in the middle of Wimbledon Oaks Drive.

Do you know either of the people in the attached image? I believe they are the owners of the camera equipment.

Tell me what’s in the bag.

I downloaded the images from the cards hoping to find metadata to learn who the owner is. Tell me what the images are of on the memory cards.

Three standing rules for all…

Very proud to be photographing over 50 executives at Baker Botts during the next two days. 

Baker Botts

How To Get Pinterest To Remove An Image

In 2015 a client asked me to remove an image from my site, and I immediately complied. So I was surprised and embarrassed when I received a phone call last week from the same client asking me to again remove the image. I was sure I had done so. Upon checking, the image was definitely not displayed on my site or on any of my social networks.

As it turns out the image was showing up on Google when…