Karen Schroeder Photography

09/12/2026

HEADSHOT REFRESH DAYS ARE COMING!

Does your current headshot still look like you?

If it's been a few years, your hairstyle has changed, you've changed jobs or you're still cropping yourself out of an old photo when someone asks for a headshot, it's time for a refresh.

Headshot Refresh Days are September 22, 23 and 24.

For just $99, you'll receive a 20-minute headshot session and one professionally retouched digital image, ready for LinkedIn, your website, social media and more.

Appointments are available morning, afternoon and early evening, but space is limited.

Reserve your time: https://www.karenschroederphotography.com/headshotmini

09/11/2026

When was the last time you updated your headshot?

Sometimes it's obvious that it's time for a new one. Other times, we don't realize just how outdated our professional image has become.

Swipe through for 5 signs your headshot might be due for a refresh.

And, if you recognize yourself in any of them, Headshot Refresh Days are September 22, 23 and 24.

20 minutes. One professionally-retouched digital image. $99.

Ready for a refresh? https://www.karenschroederphotography.com/headshotmini

09/04/2026

What a day, yesterday! We had 18 visitors at our meeting who learned about our amazing group and the power of a supportive team to help us build our businesses.

08/25/2026

I've finally had a little time to play with some techniques I learned at a workshop a few weeks ago. Here's one from today. Dahlias are my favorite flower!

08/25/2026

This will be a great workshop!

We have a great Forum for you this week: The Retention Equation: Keeping Your Best People with Dr. Ashley Thomas, a Manhattan-based leadership coach with a Ph.D. focused on purpose research.

When a good employee leaves, owners often assume it was about money. Usually it wasn't. This 90-minute, in-person workshop reframes retention as a leadership issue rather than a pay-and-perks issue, and gives small-business owners practical levers they can pull without a big budget or an HR department, and it does it hands-on. Using the LEGO® Serious Play® methodology, participants build models of what makes someone stay versus leave, making retention drivers visible and discussable in a way a worksheet can't. Because burnout is one of the most common and most preventable reasons good people walk, owners then build a model of their team's current "load," turning the burnout diagnostic into something they can see, share, and adjust.

This workshop meets that priority head-on. For a small team, losing one good person is expensive and disruptive, and most of the causes, weak leadership signals and preventable burnout, are within an owner's control once they know what to look for. The session is practical, hands-on, and built for businesses without an HR department to lean on.

08/23/2026

In case you haven't seen, the UFM fall catalog is out. I'm teaching two classes this fall. If you've wanted to learn how to get your camera out of auto mode and fully use its capabilities, Introduction to Digital Photography is for you.

If you're taking a ton of photos and want to learn how to organize them and do some basic editing, check out the Introduction to Adobe Lightroom.

And definitely check out all the other classes at UFM. There are so many to choose from! www.tryufm.org

08/19/2026

The fall UFM catalog is out! I’m teaching two classes - Intro to photography in September and Adobe Lightroom in October. Check out all the amazing classes at https://tryufm.org

08/18/2026

Fun in the studio today. Landon from Eberle Studios was in the house today as I photographed my friend Tina with K5 Bookkeeping for her headshots. Landon and Eberle Studios are producing a video for Pawnee Mental Health. I've worked with Pawnee for over six years photographing employee headshots as well as photographing for their annual report and website. I'm proud to be the local small business featured in an upcoming video for this year's Inspiring Hope and Help. This is their annual fundraiser and it's a great cause! You can sign up to attend or check out their online auction if you can't make it to the event at: https://www.pawnee.org/ihh.cfm