Headshot Photos
The right headshot doesn't just record your face. It tells the room who you are before you speak.
A great headshot is the most quietly powerful image you'll ever commission. It works without you — in inboxes, on casting platforms, in boardrooms, on LinkedIn — making a first impression you'll never be present for. Getting it right is not vanity. It's strategy.
At McAnerin Studios in Calgary, portrait and headshot sessions are built around one principle: the image should look like the best, most authentic version of you. Not a performance of professionalism. Not an approximation of what you think you're supposed to look like. You — clear, confident, and impossible to scroll past.
No pressure. No obligation. Just a chance to figure out what's possible.
Corporate Headshots
For executives, professionals, entrepreneurs, and anyone whose face is part of their brand.
A corporate headshot has one job: to make the person looking at it want to be in the room with you. It signals competence without stiffness, approachability without informality, and authority without arrogance. That's a specific balance — and it requires more than pointing a camera at someone in a blazer.
Whether you need a single polished LinkedIn image or a full set for an executive team, these sessions are designed around your industry, your role, and the specific impression you need to make.
The Essential
Ideal for
$185
- non-refundable $50 deposit
- balance due before session
- payment in 4 installments available
Details
- 30-minute session
- 2 fully retouched digital images — your two strongest selects
- Plain or simple studio background (your choice of tone)
- Professional lighting and posing direction throughout
- Image delivery within 7–10 business days
- Private password-protected online gallery
- Personal use licence for all images
- 1 outfit / look
- Hair & makeup not included (available as add-on)
- Limited to 20 sessions per month
The Professional
Ideal for
$395
- non-refundable $100 deposit
- balance due before session
- payment in 4 installments available
Details
- 90-minute session
- 8 fully retouched digital images across your strongest selects
- Choice of up to 2 background tones (solid studio + environmental/lifestyle option)
- Professional lighting and expert posing direction
- Pre-session consultation call to discuss industry, platform, and intended use
- Image delivery within 8–12 business days
- Private password-protected online gallery
- Personal use licence for all images
- Up to 2 outfit changes
- Hair & makeup not included (available as add-on)
- Limited to 10 sessions per month
The Executive
Ideal for
$895
- non-refundable $250 deposit
- balance due before session
- payment in 4 installments available
Details
- Full half-day session — up to 3 hours
- 20 fully retouched digital images across looks and backgrounds
- Multiple background options: studio, environmental, on-location within Calgary (subject to location availability)
- Pre-session strategy call — we discuss your brand, your audience, your goals
- Expert wardrobe and styling guidance provided in advance
- Professional lighting and full posing direction
- Image delivery within 10–14 business days
- Private password-protected online gallery
- Personal use licence for all images — including commercial use
- Unlimited outfit changes within session time
- Hair & makeup not included (available as add-on)
- 1 Museum-quality 8×10 fine art print included
- Limited to 6 sessions per month
UPGRADE PATH
Clients who upgrade from The Essential to The Professional within 90 days receive a $150 credit. Clients who upgrade from The Professional to The Executive within 90 days receive a $350 credit.
Actor Headshots
For working actors, emerging talent, and performers who need images that get them in the room.
An actor headshot is not a portrait. It is not a glamour shot. It is a very specific tool — one that casting directors look at for approximately three seconds before deciding whether you're worth reading further. In those three seconds, your headshot needs to communicate type, range, and presence simultaneously.
Actor headshots are built differently than corporate headshots: looser, more emotionally present, lit to reveal rather than impress. The goal is not to look polished. The goal is to look castable — like a specific, compelling human being that a director can imagine on their set.
These sessions are built around that standard.
The Single Look
Ideal for
$225
- non-refundable $75 deposit
- balance due before session
- payment in 4 installments available
Details
- 45-minute session
- 3 fully retouched digital images — your strongest selects from a single look
- Actor-specific lighting and direction (distinct from corporate — looser, more presence-forward)
- Pre-session brief on type and intended submission context
- Image delivery within 7–10 business days
- Private password-protected online gallery
- Personal use licence for all images
- 1 look
- Hair & makeup not included (available as add-on)
- Limited to 15 sessions per month
The Working Actor
Ideal for
$450
- non-refundable $150 deposit
- balance due before session
- payment in 4 installments available
Details
- 2-hour session
- 10 fully retouched digital images across your strongest selects
- Up to 3 looks — wardrobe changes to shift type and tone (commercial, theatrical, character)
- Actor-specific lighting, posing, and expression direction throughout
- Pre-session type consultation — we discuss your range, your market, and what casting is currently looking for
- Image delivery within 8–12 business days
- Private password-protected online gallery
- Personal use licence for all images
- Hair & makeup not included (available as add-on)
- Limited to 8 sessions per month
The Full Range
Ideal for
$850
- non-refundable $250 deposit
- balance due before session
- payment in 4 installments available
Details
- Half-day session — up to 3.5 hours
- 20 fully retouched digital images across all looks and types
- Unlimited looks within session time — we cover every type and range you need
- Actor-specific lighting and deep expression direction throughout
- Extended pre-session type and strategy consultation
- Wardrobe review and guidance provided in advance
- Image delivery within 10–14 business days
- Private password-protected online gallery
- Personal use licence for all images
- Hair & makeup not included (available as add-on — strongly recommended for this tier)
- 1 Museum-quality 8×10 fine art print included
- Limited to 4 sessions per month
UPGRADE PATH
Clients who upgrade from The Single Look to The Working Actor within 90 days receive a $175 credit.
Clients who upgrade from The Working Actor to The Full Range within 90 days receive a $400 credit.
À La Carte Add-Ons
Hair & Makeup
- $120 (30 Minutes)
- $285 (All day)
Professional artist on-site for the full session. Includes blow-dry style and full glamour makeup application.
Additional Images
Print Run
- 25 comp cards: $200
- 50 comp cards: $275
- 100 comp cards: $360
This Is For You If…
You don't have to already be successful to belong here. But if any of these sound familiar, you're exactly who we had in mind.
- Your current headshot is more than two years old and no longer looks like you.
- You've been using a cropped photo from a party or event and privately know it isn't doing you justice.
- You've been told by an agent, a manager, or a colleague that your headshot needs work — and you've been putting it off.
- You're launching something — a business, a speaking career, a new chapter — and your images need to catch up with where you actually are.
- You're an actor who's been submitting for months without callbacks and suspects the headshot might be part of the reason.
- You've never had a professional headshot taken and aren't sure what to expect — but you know the time has come.
If one of those landed — that's enough. You're in the right place.
No pressure. No obligation. Just a chance to figure out what's possible.
The Practical Things
A few things worth knowing before you reach out.
Studio Location — McAnerin Studios is attached at the rear of the property at 722 Coventry Dr NE, Calgary. Street and alley parking is readily available. Private and designed with your comfort in mind. Alternate locations are available for more variety.
Your Privacy — Every session is treated as entirely confidential by default. No images are ever shared, displayed, or used for any purpose without your explicit written consent. This applies to every session type, without exception.
The Consultation Is Free — The initial conversation costs you nothing and commits you to nothing. It's simply a chance to ask questions, get a feel for whether this is the right fit, and figure out what kind of session would serve you best.
Turnaround Time — Finished images are typically delivered within 7–14 business days of your session, depending on session type. Rush options are available.
Payment & Booking — Sessions are confirmed with a deposit. The remainder is due before the session. Flexible payment options are available - just ask.
You Don't Have to Know Exactly What You Want — Most people don't, at first. That's what the consultation is for.
The headshot you have right now is making an impression.
The only question is whether it's the right one.
The first step is just a conversation.
No pressure. No obligation. Just a chance to figure out what's possible.