Headshots & personal portraiture
Headshots for Women
One photograph has to hold two things at once: professional authority, and a real person behind it. Most headshots give up on one of them.
Hundreds of women have been photographed in Sharon Gabay's studio — senior executives, lawyers, doctors, researchers and artists — alongside women who came for a personal portrait, with no connection to a business at all. Both paths have a place here.
Two tracks
Two kinds of photography, one way of working
Professional headshots
For a website, LinkedIn, press and a professional profile. Precise lighting, a clean background, an expression that carries confidence without looking frozen. Right for executives, lawyers, doctors, consultants, academics and business owners.
Personal portraiture
Photography that is an end in itself. Light, shadow, quiet. A photograph you want to hang on a wall, not upload to LinkedIn. No deadline, no marketing brief.
The process
How it works
- 01
A short conversation
What the photo is for, where it's going, and what matters to you in how you come across.
- 02
Preparation
What to wear and how to get ready. I send it over in advance.
- 03
The shoot
In the professional studio, or I come to you with a full mobile studio, anywhere in Israel.
- 04
Selection and editing
We go through the frames together, and you choose.
The method
Documentary expression
My method isn't built on posing. I wait for the moment a person stops being photographed and simply starts being. That is what separates a photo that looks good from a photo that looks like you.
Beyond the studio
Two art projects dedicated to women
The same camera and the same light also serve work that isn't commercial at all.
Nashim Lev
A non-commercial project documenting leading women in classic lighting — a response to the defacement and exclusion of women's images from public space.
To the project →Hell with a Filter
A documentary project dedicated to the memory of Michal Sela — the gap between the photo a couple posts online and what happens behind the filter.
To the project →Reviews
What women say
Beyond the deep regard I have for him personally, I greatly value his professional ability to hold both a person and a landscape and to bring out the essence of each.
A session with Sharon is one of the best, most generous gifts I've given myself. A fun, light atmosphere that brought out my best. I discovered a gifted person with high emotional intelligence that shows in rare, beautiful photos.
I came to Sharon under terrible stress, convinced I hate being photographed but knowing I needed photos for my website. Over a cup of coffee and within a few minutes of conversation, he created exactly the right atmosphere.
Q&A
Frequently asked questions
- How much does a headshot session for a woman cost?
- It depends on the package — on the number of outfit changes and the number of edited photos. The full price list is on the services and pricing page. Services & pricing →
- Do I need hair and makeup?
- Recommended, but not required. My lighting is built so that even without heavy makeup the photo comes out natural and flattering. If you'd like, a makeup artist can be booked in advance.
- What should I wear for a headshot?
- For a professional headshot: solid colors, no loud prints, and something you feel good in. I send a full preparation guide before the shoot.
- Do you come to me?
- Yes. I come with a full mobile studio anywhere in Israel — to the office, the clinic or your home — or we shoot in the professional studio.
- I don't photograph well. What do we do?
- That's the sentence I hear most. In most cases it isn't the face — it's the lighting, the angle and how you feel in front of the camera. All three are in my control.
- What's the difference between a headshot and a personal portrait?
- A headshot serves a professional, business message; a personal portrait can be freer and more artistic.
- How long does a session take?
- Sessions run 30–120 minutes depending on the package.
Tell me what you need
Tell me what you need — and we'll find the right format together. WhatsApp 054-2000-300.