Executive portrait beside an office window in New York City

NYC Headshot Photographer

NYC headshots for executives, actors, and teams.

Headshots for executives, actors, and professionals, photographed at Redline Studios in the Financial District or on location across New York City. We work as a two-person team, so the direction and camera work stay in sync throughout every session.

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Organizations we have photographed for

Executive portraits, team headshot programs, editorial assignments and brand photography.

New York, Los Angeles and London

Studio and environmental portrait assignments completed across the US and UK.

Published in The New Yorker

Editorial portrait of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez photographed in New York City.

Executive portrait of a man in a charcoal suit and open-collar white shirt leaning beside a floor-to-ceiling office window

Executive Headshots NYC

Actor Headshots NYC

Two colleagues laughing together over a laptop at an office table in New York

Lifestyle & Branding

Executive and corporate headshots for teams across NYC. We bring a full studio to your office for team days, or you can book an individual session at Redline Studios in the Financial District. Press and environmental portraits too.

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Actor headshots at Redline Studios in the Financial District, by appointment, with Christine and David both on set. We talk through the roles you're going for, then shoot as many looks as you bring. Up to 3 hours, and you choose your images afterward.

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Environmental portraits and lifestyle photography for companies, founders and individuals, for websites, LinkedIn and press. We agree the shot list with you before the day.

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Headshots and portraits, made in New York.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez seated beside a window for an editorial portrait commissioned by The New Yorker

Corporate leadership group portrait of five executives in a New York office

Executive portrait of a managing partner in a dark suit and glasses, photographed in a Manhattan office with a city view

Creative outdoor portrait of a smiling woman with red hair and white glasses on a palm-lined street

Seated finance executive portrait in a navy suit, photographed in a modern New York office

Chef in an apron seated at the bar of The Tavern at Liberty Farms

Portrait of a young man in a black T-shirt seated in a magenta velvet chair beside a bookshelf

Studio executive portrait of a man in a light jacket against a textured charcoal background

Editorial street portrait of a woman in a white tank top and flared jeans sitting on a stone ledge in New York

Executive portrait of a man in a navy suit and blue tie beside a floor-to-ceiling office window in London

Rooftop lifestyle photograph of friends raising copper mugs around a table for Q Mixers

Executive in a gray suit on a Midtown street with the Empire State Building behind him

Personal branding portrait of a man in a chambray shirt on a New York subway platform as a train rushes past

CEO in a blue dress with folded arms on a Manhattan terrace, pale stone buildings behind her

Executive portrait of a woman with red hair in a blue double-breasted blazer, seated in a cream armchair, London

Black-and-white natural-light portrait of a young person with short hair

Two law firm founders in dark suits on a Financial District rooftop in New York

Editorial studio portrait of a violinist holding her instrument under pink and green lighting

Full-length editorial portrait of a woman in a pink suit standing against a coral background

Travel portrait of a woman in a navy coat and light gray headscarf standing with luggage in a railway concourse

Corporate branding photograph of a woman smiling and gesturing during a conversation in an office

Personal branding portrait of a smiling woman in a bright pink and orange sweater seated on a sofa

Corporate lifestyle photograph of four colleagues gathered around a chessboard in an office

Two colleagues in suits laughing together in a corporate office lounge

Jemini the Gifted One in a winter street portrait, looking toward the camera in New York City

Smiling executive portrait of a man in a navy suit photographed outdoors in Los Angeles

Editorial portrait of a woman in a red leather jacket, photographed beside a bright apartment window

Two men in colorful suits laughing together during a New York street-style portrait session

Creative studio portrait of a man in a blue suit looking to the side against a dark gradient background

Seated law firm partner portrait in a navy dress against a neutral studio background

Editorial portrait of a man seated on a wooden bench inside a railway concourse

Natural-light film portrait of a person with short curly hair, a nose ring and a visible shoulder tattoo

Seated environmental portrait of a board member in a brick-walled New York office

Seated executive portrait of a man in round glasses, a navy suit and blue tie in a cream armchair, London

Environmental film portrait of a worker on a New York street in warm golden light

Full-length environmental portrait of a jewelry designer standing at her workbench in a Brooklyn studio

Black-and-white studio portrait of a woman wearing cat-eye glasses and a dark turtleneck

David Pexton and Christine Renee Miller standing together in a photography studio

Meet David
and Christine.

Both of us are in the room for every session.

David has been a full-time photographer since 2016, and his prints have been shown at the Saatchi Gallery in London. He lights and photographs every session.

Christine Renee Miller is an actor, director, and screenwriter with an MFA and credits in film, television, and commercials. In a session, she is running the room, drawing out your expression, catching the crease in a jacket, smoothing a flyaway.

Oh, we're also married.

David Pexton

Photographer

Christine Renee Miller

Director & Creative Producer

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How We Work

01

Start with the brief

We start by asking what the pictures are for, where they'll be used and how you want to come across. That decides the lighting, the backdrop and how much time we need.

02

While we're taking photos

We give you clear direction the whole way through, so you're never left wondering what to do with your hands, and we adjust the lighting as we go.

03

You see the pictures as we go

We shoot tethered, so you see the images coming in as we go. If something's missing or not working, we fix it. When something is working, we push it further. You leave knowing you already have pictures you like.

04

Light retouching

Our retouching is light. We tidy skin, color and stray hairs, and you still look like you.

What clients say

"If you're looking for headshots in NYC, I cannot recommend David Pexton enough."

Megan Olson

GovTech Marketing Leader

He worked through my request of not having a 'school photo' background for the shots, and I love how they turned out. Not to mention the team shot that I still can't believe we were able to get in the Sky Lobby.

"Finding David & Christine was the best decision I could have made."

Lamiaa Maniar

VP Communications, Namib Minerals

From the start, they knew exactly what they were doing: organised, professional, and full of brilliant creative direction. The preparation process was incredibly smooth and stress-free, even with us working across different time zones.

"David and Christine are my team's go-to headshot photographer, and we have absolutely loved working with them."

Jack

Ember Infrastructure

They're incredibly skilled at making everyone comfortable, bringing out the best angles, turning corporate headshots into a fun experience, and delivering a beautiful product. It's genuinely a joy to bring them in for shoots.

New York City collaborators with Headshots Matter

Headshots Matter coordinates corporate headshot assignments for companies working across multiple cities. We collaborate with them in New York on executive portraits, team headshot programs and on-location photography, with David handling the photography and Christine supporting direction and production.

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