Bill Freeman

Volume Senior Portraits and Headshot Workflow

Bill Freeman started Freeman Photography in the early 80’s in Houston, TX. His passion for photography was a hobby that he grew and developed from the garage of his house where he taught himself to process color negatives and prints. Freeman began working in the volume industry of sports photography which could be shot and processed on nights and weekends so that he could maintain a full time job in commercial construction during the week. In 1989 with the increase in their photography contracts and a corresponding weakening of the commercial construction market in Houston, Bill and his wife Ann decided to turn the part time photography business into their livelihood. Today his photography focus is mainly undergraduate school yearbook photos, high school Senior portraits, family portraits, business portraits and commercial events. 

Since Bill was not formally educated in photography, he dedicated himself to learning the industry through books, classes, tapes, and seminars. Since many organizations such as PSPA, PSPI, PMA, PPA, and DIMA played such a strong roll in the development of his career, Bill Freeman has remained active in them as a leader in the industry. Bill has recently served as the President of PSPA (Professional School Photographers Association) and is a member of PPA (Professional Photographers of America) He has served as chairman of the Speaker Selection sub Committee for School Sports & Events with PPA providing continuing education for the volume markets. Bill was one of the original Coaches at Imaging USA mentoring photographers in the volume market. He has worked for many years with the Yearbook Guidelines Committee helping Photographers and Publishers helps our common client...the School. He is a Certified Professional Photographer, a Master Photographer and Craftsman. In 2014 he received the Leadership Award from the International Photographic Council at the United Nations.

When Bill is not behind the camera, he enjoys cooking, traveling, and being with his grandkids.