Joanne Crawford is a portrait specialist based in Guiseley, Yorkshire. She crafts authentic studio and on-location portraits, from expressive headshots to creative editorial portraits for makers and small businesses.
Joanne Crawford is a specialist portrait photographer based in Guiseley, Yorkshire, known for portraits that feel honest, considered and unmistakably personal. With a background in editorial and commercial work, Joanne concentrates her practice on portraiture—whether that’s a quietly powerful headshot, a characterful studio portrait or an in-situ image of a maker at work. Her photographs aim to reveal the person behind the public face, balancing warmth and clarity with an editorial sensibility. Why choose Joanne? Her strength is focus: portrait is her primary discipline. She approaches each session with the eye of an editor and the patience of a portraitist, shaping images that work for both personal and professional use. Joanne’s work is particularly suited to creatives, makers and small business owners who want portraits that communicate skill, story and personality without artifice. Her secondary experience in business and editorial photography informs her approach—so commercial needs like professional headshots or brand-facing portraits are handled with compositional rigour and narrative intent, while still feeling natural. How Joanne works is collaborative and low-pressure. Every shoot begins with a conversation about your goals, context and how the images will be used. In the studio in Guiseley or on-location in a workshop, home or office, she creates a relaxed atmosphere where subjects are guided with clear, gentle direction to produce confident, authentic expressions. Joanne favours natural light and simple, timeless styling, and she pays attention to gesture, detail and environment to ensure portraits feel true to the subject. Her process is built around respect for people’s time and stories: preparation, an open, friendly shoot and carefully edited images that reflect both personality and purpose. Whether you need a professional headshot for LinkedIn, a business portrait for your website, or a more editorial portrait that tells a creative story, Joanne focuses on making portraits that do the job—and that you’ll be proud to show. Based in Guiseley and working across Yorkshire, Joanne Crawford brings a considered, editorial touch to every portrait commission. If you want portraits with presence—images that look effortless but are crafted with care—Joanne’s practice is designed to deliver just that.