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Rachel Alves Photography offers two professional headshot sessions in Seattle, from a quick on-location update
to a fully guided studio experience with collaborative retouching. Both include professional direction and same-day delivery.
Choose Your Session
The Signature Session $750
A fully guided studio experience for anyone who wants the time and collaboration to get one important image right.
Time: 60 minutes
Location: Pioneer Square studio
Includes: Wardrobe options tested on camera, detailed posing and expression guidance, live image review throughout, collaborative retouching and one finished high-resolution digital image
Delivery: Emailed to you before you leave
Best for: Professionals who want more time, more control and a headshot they feel completely confident using.
The Express Headshot Session $375
A quick, professionally guided update when you need one strong image without the full studio process.
Time: 15 minutes
Location: A selected outdoor Seattle location
Includes: One outfit, professional posing and expression guidance, final-image selection,
brief retouch approval and one finished high-resolution digital image
Delivery: Later the same day
Wardrobe testing, extended image review and collaborative retouching are reserved for the Signature Session.
Best for: Professionals who are comfortable with a streamlined process and need a current image for
LinkedIn, a company profile or a speaker bio.
What Makes These Studio Headshots Different?
Instead of shooting a large gallery and choosing the best headshot afterwards, we build one headshot intentionally as we go.
We look at what is working, adjust what is not, and keep refining until the image feels perfect.
01.
Test Your Wardrobe On
Camera Before We Shoot.
What looks great in person does not always translate on camera.
We photograph your options with studio lighting, compare them on screen and choose what gives us the strongest foundation for your final headshot.
02.
Address Concerns Early
It is difficult to relax in front of a camera when part of your attention is fixed on something you hope no one will notice.
We begin there. Whether the concern is your teeth, skin blemishes, under-eyes, chin, hairline, asymmetry, or something more personal, we look at it without judgment. I show you how it can be softened or removed while keeping you recognizable and real.
With the biggest worry out of the way, we can focus on creating a headshot you genuinely love.
She took the time to listen carefully to my insecurities…
The final images exceeded my expectations -
they’re professional and still feel like me.
Christina Tutundjian . Google Review →
Sr. Finance Manager at Microsoft
03.
We Build One Image Together
You are part of the process from the first frame to the final retouch.
We pause, look, compare, and make thoughtful adjustments as we go.
Perhaps an expression needs softening, a jacket needs repositioning,
or a different angle or light brings everything into place.
We are not taking a collection of photographs and choosing the best one afterward.
We are intentionally refining one image until we create the right one.
Then we retouch it side by side, so the finished photograph reflects a headshot
you love and are excited to use.
“She is not a ‘one-and-done-and-get-them-out-the-door’ kind of headshot photographer. She takes time getting shots that both of you like.”
Claire Acey · Google Review →
04.
Same day delivery
For studio sessions, your finished image is emailed to you before you leave.
For on-location sessions, the finished image is delivered later that same day.
One Headshot. Countless Introductions.
Created to work across LinkedIn, company websites, email signatures, proposals, speaker bios, press features and podcast profiles.
For executives, founders, attorneys, consultants, business owners, speakers and professionals making their next move.
Need consistent headshots for your company? Ask about team sessions.
Two Key Elements
Of A Great Headshot
In this short video, I share the two key elements that make the difference between
a good headshot and a great one. Understanding these fundamentals will help you feel more
confident during your session and walk away with images that truly represent your best self.
Whether this is your first professional headshot or you have done this many times,
these core principles apply and will help you achieve outstanding results.
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What Clients Say
Nervous about the camera?
"It took me a little while to warm up to the camera, but she coached me through the session so naturally that I didn't even realize I was getting comfortable until I already was."
Alina N - CEO & co-founder @ solvhouse
Keep putting it off?
"If you've been going back and forth about booking, stop overthinking it."
The collaborative process
"You actually get to sit with her, review the photos together, and walk through the retouching."
Headshots for a team
"I had such a fun session with Rachel creating images and headshots for my firm's marketing."
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Studio or On Location
Same Day Delivery
* Wardrobe Tested
Guided Sessions
27 Years Of Experience
Rachel Alves Photography is a Seattle headshot and personal branding studio based in Pioneer Square,
serving professionals, business owners, executives, and teams throughout Seattle and the Eastside.
Queen Anne | South Lake Union | Belltown | Ballard | Capitol Hill | Magnolia | West Seattle | Georgetown |
SoDo | Bellevue | Kirkland | Redmond | Issaquah
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253-525-4598 | By Appointment Only | Monday–Saturday | 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Studio Address: 321 3rd Ave S, Seattle, WA 98104