Announcing the Headshot Dojo
My New Website For Training Headshot Photographers
By Dennis Drenner on 28 Dec
2021
in Odds and Ends
I recently launched a new website called "The Headshot Dojo." Through free and paid content, I teach my fellow photographers all the shooting and posing techniques I use in my own business. I also teach marketing, SEO, business processes and more.
So if you have so much fun with your headshot session that you want to work in the field, I've got you covered!
Here's the Facebook page for the biz: https://www.facebook.com/headshotdojo
Holiday Portraits for the Bidens
Dennis Does Some Shameless Name-Dropping
By Dennis Drenner on 12 Jan
2021
in Odds and Ends
About nine or ten Octobers ago, I did the official holiday card photo for the Biden family. I first met the charming second lady, Dr. Jill Biden, while take pictures at an event at the Naval Observatory for the American Red Cross. Two years later her staff remembered me when they were looking for a photographer to take family portraits for the annual holiday card.
(Below is an awkward photo of me, Dr. Jill and Santa Claus from the first meeting.)
Digital Background Magic
One Of These Photos Is Not Like The Others
By Dennis Drenner on 12 Jan
2021
in Post-shoot
I had a fun shoot at Clark Machine in Baltimore the other day. They wanted some headshots for a website revamp, but they didn't want their photos to look stiff and corporate. These guys are not pushing pencils-- they're doing stuff like fabricating sections for the Chesapeake Bay Bridge!
So instead of photographing everyone against a studio backdrop, we worked outside at their Baltimore City shop with heavy equipment in the background. Unfortunately, one of their employees wasn't able to make it the day of those shoot, and we were working in December with few decent weather days for a …
Medical Residency Application Photos
Get a Great ERAS Photo
By Dennis Drenner on 12 Jan
2021
in Recent shoots
Every year I do lots of medical residency photos. This is one of my favorite headshot assignments, mainly because of all the free advice. "Could you turn slightly to the left? Oh, and I've been having this stabbing pain in my right knee..."
In all seriousness, I love chatting with the brilliant and ambitious young doctors who come through from places like Hopkins and the University of Maryland. And helping them match with the residency of their dreams, even in a tiny way, is also very nice.
Professional Headshots in Bethesda
Location Shoot with K2P
By Dennis Drenner on 23 Apr
2020
in Recent shoots
Earlier this year (before "the 'rona" took over our lives) I had a fantastic photo shoot with the folks at Knowledge to Practice. K2P helps our docs stay current on the latest medical training and research (For example, did you know that gargling with bleach is not actually good for respiratory tract infections? Nor sadly is vodka.)
They were a really nice bunch of folks to work with and I was very happy with their headshots. After the portraits, I photographed their team in action to give them some extra imagery for their webpage.