Office Headshots - This Grey or That Grey

When it comes to grey, there are just so many ways to go. You want neutral for your corporate headshot, go 18% grey. Want to get super technical, check out Ansel Adam’s Zone System and go for a dramatic zone 3. Perfect for staff headshots at a creative agency.

But there is more. Grey can have texture, it can shift, it can have pink, red, green and blue tones.

Here are a few different ways that we have used grey for both neutral and dramatic effects.

Texture adds variation and depth

Texture adds variation and depth

Back light creates gradations and a nice glow for a radiant headshot

Back light creates gradations and a nice glow for a radiant headshot

Colors Pop off of this rich Grey background for a corporate  (but not so-so corporate) headshot look

Colors Pop off of this rich Grey background for a corporate (but not so-so corporate) headshot look