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A woman with long blonde hair and red lipstick, wearing a sleeveless black top, stands against a plain white background with her arms crossed, exuding a powerful presence and smiling confidently. - Jodi O Photography

Calgary Headshot Photographer Client Feature

When you work with a professional speaker, energy and personality are everything. This headshot session with Jody Urquhart was a perfect example of how powerful personal branding photography can be.

Jody is a dynamic professional speaker and the author of the book Bliss Out: Feel-Good Habits to Lift Your Hustle Hangover. Her work focuses on helping professionals reconnect with joy, motivation and balance in their careers. That vibrant message naturally carries into her personal brand and it was important that her headshots reflected the same positive energy she brings to her audiences.

As a Calgary headshot photographer, I love working with speakers because their images need to do more than simply look professional. They need to communicate personality, warmth and confidence in a single frame.

For Jody, we created a variety of images that capture her bright communication style and the welcoming presence she brings to the stage. These photographs can be used for conference promotions, speaking engagements, book features and media appearances.

Scroll down to explore this lively headshot gallery.

A woman with long, blonde hair wearing a black, sleeveless dress stands against a plain white background, smiling with her arms crossed—a powerful presence that exudes vibrant communication. - Jodi O Photography
A woman with long blonde hair stands confidently with her arms crossed, exuding a powerful presence in a sleeveless black dress and knee-high black boots against a plain white background. - Jodi O Photography
A woman with long blonde hair smiles brightly, wearing a black dress with red and white floral patterns and lace detail. She stands against a plain light background with one hand on her hip, radiating a powerful presence. - Jodi O Photography
A smiling woman with long blonde hair and a powerful presence wears a black dress decorated with red and white floral patterns, standing against a plain white background with one hand on her hip. - Jodi O Photography
A woman with long blonde hair and glasses, exuding a powerful presence in a black and red floral dress, sits at a table writing in a book. A few books are stacked on the table beside her. - Jodi O Photography
A woman with long blonde hair and glasses, wearing a black and floral dress, is smiling while signing her book "Bliss Out" at a table stacked with more copies, radiating powerful presence and vibrant communication. - Jodi O Photography
A person with long blonde hair, exuding a powerful presence, signs a book titled "Big Out" while sitting at a white table. They wear a floral dress and a blue bracelet on their left wrist. - Jodi O Photography
A smiling woman with long blonde hair and glasses stands against a white background, holding "Bliss Out: Feel-Good Habits to Lift Your Hustle Hangover" by Jody Urquhart toward the camera, radiating a powerful presence and vibrant communication. - Jodi O Photography
A woman with long blonde hair, wearing a red dress, stands against a white background with her arms crossed and smiling, exuding a powerful presence. - Jodi O Photography
A woman with long blonde hair, wearing a sleeveless red dress, stands against a white background with her arms crossed, showcasing a powerful presence as she smiles at the camera. - Jodi O Photography
A woman in a red dress and black knee-high boots sits on a teal chair against a black background, exuding powerful presence as she smiles with one arm resting on the chair back and legs crossed on a wooden floor. - Jodi O Photography
A woman with long blonde hair in a red dress and black boots sits on a dark teal chair, smiling with her legs crossed—her powerful presence radiates against the black background and wooden floor. - Jodi O Photography
A woman with long blonde hair and red lipstick, wearing a sleeveless black top, stands against a plain white background with her arms crossed, exuding a powerful presence and smiling confidently. - Jodi O Photography

One of the advantages of working with a Calgary headshot photographer in a studio setting is the ability to create a full library of images during one session.

For speakers and authors like Jody Urquhart, having a range of professional images is incredibly valuable. Different photos can be used for conference announcements, book promotions, websites, social media and media interviews.

During this session we created several looks and background styles to give Jody a versatile gallery of images that highlight both her professionalism and her vibrant personality.

Sessions like this are always inspiring because they combine storytelling with professional branding. The result is a set of images that support a speaker’s message while helping them stand out in a competitive professional world.

If you are a speaker, author or professional looking to update your images, you can learn more about my headshot sessions here:

See you behind the camera soon,
Jodi O