Professional Chicago Headshots

So, it has been a very long time since I have posted anything here and things have really changed since then.  I moved from LA, back to Chicago after having a child, to be closer to family and friends and to be able to raise him in an environment, similar to how I was raised.  That is the long story short version.

Although, I continue to shoot commercially, I have also opened a second studio / brand Tiny Space Studio that focused on Professional Headshots In Chicago and in this business, I also just recently expanded to Family and Kids Photographer Chicago sessions.  I am not the sole photographer at these businesses, I have associate photographers here in Chicago that help when I am away on commercial jobs, but non the less, I am proud of this business and actually find it quite fun and a refreshing way to fill in the down time between big ad jobs.

I really started it out very slowly, no advertising, no SEO, just word of mouth through colleagues and friends.  But as time has passed it seems to be taking on a life of it's own and growing bigger and bigger, busier and busier, which has really been unexpected.  So, I am slowly beginning to market it more and I've got to say I have been surprised how much I enjoy it.  Clients are typically so excited about their images and genuinely happy to be there and greatful for the results.  It feels good.

On the Headshots Chicago side of the business, which is what this post is focused on, we not only shoot headshots of individuals in the studio, but also go to companies and shoot their whole staff.  Which is probably about 25% of the business.  In the past I have thought that headshot is such a dirty word, no-one like's headshots.  So, we have tried to make ours a mix between headshot and portrait and keep it clean and modern.  We give our clients wardrobe styling advice and hi-end retouching, so they end up with a hi-end product in the end.  You can see some of our work below...
















Denim and Sports Wear Advertising for Dyer and Jenkins

Went out to Angeles National Forest a while back with the boy's from Dyer & Jenkins for their recent advertising campaign.  They make great raw denim jeans and men's sports wear.  Glad I could be apart of this project. 

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Bohemian Fashion Photography - Shot just outside LA in the Desert of Lancaster

Bohemian Desert Fashion

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  We headed out to the desert once again for a quick fashion photography bohemian photo shoot, before the summer heat kicked in.  Got together with our favorite fashion stylist, who did an amazing job here putting together an edgy fashion, bohemian (boho) look for us.  Model Cristina Mantas killed it and hair and make-up by Stacy Bisel.  

Such a fun day and it's great to be able to get such amazing images with a next to nothing photo crew.  This is as bare bones as a fashion shoot can get, just one hair and make-up, one model and myself, jumped in the car and headed out to the Lancaster desert.  Very colabritive, everyone was open to ideas and trying things out.  I love it when a fashion model or even a lifestyle model can bring something to the table as far as creative ideas.  Sometimes the best shots come from something the model comes up with.  I like to give them creative freedom to suggest ideas on what they think might be a cool shot...sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't.  

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All photos by Fashion Photographer - Los Angeles:  Mike Henry

Studio Fashion and Look Book Photographer - Los Angeles


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New fashion and look book photography we shot in Los Angeles for a womens fashion apparel company, who was looking for fresh new studio fashion photography for their fall 2015 lookbook.  Mike Henry, Los Angeles fashion look book photographer shoots for many womens fashion apparel brands and keeps it fresh here in the studio

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We recently put together a desert road trip - lifestyle photo story that is available as stock photography and re-licensing.  We cast a group of young, cool, twenty year olds, (going for the youth culture, fun road trip-y feel) headed out to the desert just outside of Los Angeles and spent the day shooting.  It's crazy how you don't have to go that far outside of LA to get a completely different landscape.  This is the reason I live here in Los Angeles, you can't beat the locations it has to offer a lifestyle advertising photographer.  For styling we kept if very natural and real, combining wardrobe pulled from our stylist with the clothing from the actual talents closets.  I always thinks that makes for much more believable lifestyle photography.

These images and more are available for re-licencing and stock through Getty images (HERE) you can also see more of my Lifestyle Advertising Photography here.