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Notes from a Miami portrait photographer. Here you will find practical tips for dating profile photos and headshots: light, poses, outfits and how to pick your best pictures. You will also find stories from the 1000 strangers project, where Gonzalo walked up to people on the street and asked to take their portrait, and behind-the-scenes posts from shoots around Miami.

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Attorney Headshots in Miami: What Lawyers and Firms Need

How to plan attorney headshots in Miami: matching firm bios, background and framing, what to wear, and photographing new associates later.

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How to Prepare for a Professional Headshot in Miami

What to wear, how to prepare and what to expect at a professional headshot session in Miami, from LinkedIn photos to company and firm bios.

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How Much Does a Photographer Cost in Miami?

A practical guide to Miami photographer costs, session length, locations, and how to get a real starting price for portraits, dating photos, headshots…

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Miami Dating Profile Photos: A Guide to Lighting

How to use Miami light for dating profile photos that look natural: time of day, shade, posing and wardrobe, with local spots that work.

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Dating Profile Photos in Miami: A Practical Session Guide

A practical guide to better dating profile photos in Miami: lighting, posing and what a guided photo session looks like from start to finish.

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Top 5 Dating/Tinder Pictures for Men in Miami

The 5 Must-Have Pictures for Your Dating Profile (That Actually Get You Matches) If you’re not getting the matches you want, your pictures are probably…

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Behind the Scenes of a Video shoot with Ariel Martinez

Had the pleasure of assisting the production by amazing cinematographer Ariel Martinez. Here are some of the behind the scenes pictures I took of the…

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1000 Pictures of Strangers: Street Photography

Showing the pictures of strangers i’ve photographed thus far which happens to be 1000.

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Photographing an Ex-Addict 3 Years Later

When shooting pictures of strangers I happened to see someone I photographed 3 years ago. I ran over to talk to him, and we had a wonderful conversation…

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Pictures of Strangers in Miami (March 26 2022)

Asked random strangers for their pictures. Capture some stories and some happy people in Miami 🙂

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Theater Performance Photo Shoot in Miami: “Blood Wedding”

Had the pleasure to photograph the New World School of Arts and their amazing play. A lot of talent in that school and was an absolute honor to photograph.

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My Thai Neighbors | Thailand Photography Project

The year was 2019 I had not yet done 1000 pictures of strangers. I moved to a country with a business that after 2 months I quit. My flight was…

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1000 Pictures of Strangers: 10 things I learned

My name is Gonzalo and I have been documenting pictures of strangers for over 5 years. I finally reached my goal of 1000 strangers. Read along to see what…

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How to Take Good Tinder Pictures (for Guys)

Having good photos for Tinder or any online dating app is the most important part of online dating. In this post I’ll show you tips and tricks to…

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How to Take Pictures of Strangers (8 Tips)

Taking pictures of people you’ve never met can be difficult when you start out. If you’re reading this either you’ve done it before or…

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