THE PHOTOGRAPHER BEHIND THE LENS
Meet Marquel Forbes
EXECUTIVE & PROFESSIONAL HEADSHOT PHOTOGRAPHER | NORTHERN VIRGINIA
Marquel Forbes is a professional headshot photographer based in South Riding, Virginia, serving clients across Loudoun County, Northern Virginia, and the Washington, DC area. She specializes in creating polished, magazine-quality headshots for executives, attorneys, doctors, entrepreneurs, and professionals who want to look confident, credible, and approachable online.
Her work is trusted by professionals across the region for LinkedIn profiles, company websites, media features, and speaking engagements. She is also regularly invited back to Georgetown Law to photograph professional headshots for their community.
Through Marquel Yvette Photography, she focuses on delivering high-end headshots that help professionals show up with confidence in their careers.
When I work with executives, I think of the session more like a high-end image consultation than a photo appointment: wardrobe, presence, and final image direction sorted in one visit, with their time treated like it should be.
SEE ME IN ACTION
Every session is designed to make you look and feel your best.
- ✓ On-screen image check-ins throughout the session: swap an outfit, change a background, or refine direction as we go
- ✓ Calm, guided coaching for natural expressions, even if you hate cameras
- ✓ Magazine-quality results, in studio or on-location
- ✓ Executive sessions handled like a high-end image consultation, built around your schedule
WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU WORK WITH ME
See Yourself As We Go
Throughout the session, you'll check in on the monitor to review images and refine direction: swap an outfit, change a background, or adjust an expression before we keep shooting. Just enough visibility to build confidence in real time, without staring at a screen between every click.
Calm, Guided Direction
Most of my clients say they hate having their photo taken. I coach you through every angle, expression, and stance so you don't have to guess. Most leave smiling and asking when they can come back.
Magazine-Quality, Studio or On-Site
Every image is professionally retouched, delivered in high resolution, and optimized for LinkedIn, websites, media, and print. The standard doesn't change when I bring the studio to your office: same lighting, same direction, same final image.
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TRUSTED ACROSS THE DC METRO AREA
From solo professionals updating their LinkedIn profile to corporate teams needing cohesive headshots, I work with clients at every level. My studio in South Riding is centrally located for professionals throughout Loudoun County, Fairfax County, and the Washington, DC area.
Whether you're preparing for a promotion, launching a business, joining a new firm, or simply ready to upgrade your professional image, I'm here to make the process easy and deliver results you're proud to share.
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