Cloudsdale

Sean Cloudsdale is a portrait specialist based in Hastings, focused on professional business portraits and headshots that work hard for your brand. With a background photographing hospitality venues, teams and launch shoots, Sean brings a commercial eye to every portrait: he doesn’t just make you look good, he makes your image read clearly across websites, social profiles and marketing materials. Why choose Cloudsdale for your portraits? Sean’s experience building hospitality websites and visual brands means he understands how portrait photography sits within a wider digital presence. He approaches headshots with purpose — creating studio-style, on-location portraits that match your brand tone, whether that’s confident and corporate for LinkedIn or warm and characterful for a hospitality team page. What makes his approach special is a quiet combination of craft and conversation. Sean uses natural rapport and gentle direction to put even camera-shy clients at ease, producing authentic expressions rather than stiff poses. Lighting and composition are treated with the same attention he gives to venue photography: purposeful, refined and optimised so images translate well online and in print. How he works with clients: every shoot begins with a short creative conversation. Sean learns who you’re trying to attract, how the portraits will be used, and any brand cues to follow. On the day he creates a relaxed atmosphere, guiding posture and expression while keeping sessions efficient for busy professionals. Post-shoot, images are carefully edited to a clean, timeless finish so they sit seamlessly on your website and profiles. Sean’s portraits are particularly well-suited to business owners, hospitality teams and anyone seeking a professional LinkedIn photo that reflects real personality and brand intent. Operating from Hastings and working across the South East, Cloudsdale combines his photographic craft with a practical understanding of how imagery performs online. If you want portraits that look polished, feel genuine and support your wider brand story, Sean Cloudsdale delivers images built with purpose — ready to strengthen your website, socials and professional presence.