Brenda (wife and editor) and I have a photography studio located in North Raleigh just off Six Forks Road. The executive headshot portrait that you see to the left was taken in our studio.

One of the primary focal points of our business is both in studio and on location business headshots. There are numerous lighting scenarios and backgrounds that can be used to create an amazing headshot that any business professional will be proud of.

Professional portrait photography is something that I absolutely love doing. Individual portraits, to be more specific, are my true passion. As a professional portrait photographer, there is just something about the individual human face that appeals to me more than taking pictures of products or nature. And although I do group shots of business people, it’s working with the individual in front of the camera that truly drives me as a headshot photographer.

There are a lot of great photographers in the Raleigh market. I’m friends with several of them. And, of course, there are a lot of wanna be photographers that think because they own a “nice camera” that they are a photographer which I don’t have a problem with as long as they learn how to use their gear and don’t burn everything to a CD unedited for $29. I said all of that to say this: If you are truly looking for someone who specializes in headshot portrait photography, then consider those photographers over those who truly specialize in wedding photography. As a professional photographer, I will admit that I cannot do justice in the wedding photography world and I have intentional chosen to focus on the commercial side of photography not the consumer side with headshots being a core part of what I do.

 As the title of this post states, Brenda and I are generally in Monday-Friday (by appointment only) and primarily focus on just individual headshot portraits in studio. A lot of my larger photography projects are on location with some of them being out of state. The North Raleigh Photography Studio serves as a home base as well as a great place to do individual headshots in two different studio rooms. 

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4 Lighting – Studio Portrait – Shot At 162 Wind Chime Court In Raleigh NC By Portrait Photographer David Williams

The dictionary defines a portrait as a painting, drawing, photograph, or engraving of a person, especially one depicting only the face or head and shoulders. With that said, I do a lot of portraits, but of business professionals and a few models. Although family photography shows a lot of faces, families are not my focus. I truly specialize in individual portraits.

A core part of what I do are head and shoulder shots also referred to as a headshot. However, a headshot can also be a really tight portrait of mostly just the face. I absolutely love doing individual portraits because I enjoy the individual personalities depicted through a portrait like the one you see to the left. Whether it’s more of a lifestyle portrait like the one on the left or a business executive type portrait, I am still absolutely passionate about photographing individuals.

The title of this post “Portrait Photography In Raleigh NC By Photographer David Williams” is appropriate because Brenda (wife) and I have a portrait studio located at 162 Wind Chime Court just off Six Forks Road in Raleigh. The studio is set up perfectly for individual portraits while allowing a home base for the equipment needed for the location portrait work that I do. It’s not uncommon for a company in the Raleigh area to hire me as their photographer to set up at their location to do business and executive portraits of the core team or the whole team for smaller companies.

Before the 1980’s were over, I had photographed thousands of people for individual headshot portraits. In those days, it was all film photography which although I still shoot some film, I must say that I love digital. The only downside to digital photography is that so many people try to jump in the photography industry without the knowledge needed to create a nice portrait. There is far more to getting a great headshot portrait than just point and click. I believe that someone who just picked up a “nice camera” over the weekend could not get the same result as the portrait on the left. Not only is it a 4 lighting in studio set up, but it also involves camera and composition knowledge along with building a rapport with the subject.

Portraits of individuals are something that I am truly passionate about: If you are looking for an experienced portrait photographer in Raleigh that focuses on individuals, please feel free to call me direct at 919.723.8453 or use the online contact form.

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