The Brown School communications team provides staff and faculty headshots as an asset. We now offer photos of PhD students. Photos may be used for university and department websites, in marketing materials, for faculty profiles, and for media relations.
Photos will take up to 20 minutes.
Please check out ideas to achieve best results.
If you have any questions, please contact Sharon Rhiney of the Brown School communications team at rhiney@wustl.edu.
Brown School Photo Session Dates, Times, and Location
We’ll be offering photo shoots on a first-come, first-served basis from 9:30am–11:30am on these dates:
Thursday, February 13 (9:30am-10:30am)
Thursday, February 27
Tuesday, March 25
Photo sessions are open to faculty, staff, and PhD students. Each shoot will last approximately 15-20 minutes.
Location: Caleres Lounge, Third Floor, Hillman Hall
In front of room 370
9:30am-11:30am
Please note: Dates, times, and locations may change due to weather, scheduling conflicts, or other unforeseen circumstances. We apologize for any inconvenience. We recommend arriving at least 5 minutes early to prepare.
Questions? Contact Sharon Rhiney of the Brown School communications team at rhiney@wustl.edu
Sample Photos
For best results
Very generally, please dress in more neutral colors. Consider bringing an additional jacket, tie, cardigan, scarf, or jewelry for an added pop of color and variety. Steer clear of bold designs, prominent brand names or graphics, sleeveless outfits, and fabrics that are excessively sheer, low-cut, or wrinkle easily. A compact mirror will be available for your convenience and there are larger mirrors in nearby restrooms. We appreciate your effort to manage any necessary hair, jewelry, and makeup adjustments.
We may take up to 50 photos. However, the first few photos are test shots to get optimal lighting. After that, we will take photos that convey different expressions and positions. Some photos will be landscape (horizontal) and portrait (vertical). Afterwards, the photographer may take 2–3 weeks to do basic photo editing, such as color correction, cropping, and retouching to enhance the best five images. We will let you know when these photos are ready for review and we will ask you which photo you prefer cropped for a headshot. After that, we will upload your photos to staff and faculty bios (if we have access). We will also provide you with a link to your photos to download as needed.