Corporate Headshots
With ever increasing demands on online presence, businesses need professional looking branding with great visual impact. Corporate headshots are no exception to this. Outdated, mismatched photographs of key personnel may not present your organisation or staff in the best light. If you are continually investing in your online presence it makes sense to show your organisation off with great headshots. Up to date headshots help your customers to feel at ease, knowing that there are professional, welcoming people taking care of their business.
But doesn’t it take time to organise headshots, time that you can ill afford?
Well no, not necessarily!
I was recently asked to provide new headshots for over 40 individuals for a local authority, including employees at different centres during the daytime and Councillors that generally only attended evening meetings. The solution was straight forward, it was simply a matter of being flexible and offering a range of dates that fitted with the organisation. In this case I was scheduled for an afternoon and evening with a return the following morning.
By taking my portable studio equipment to the Council offices for three sessions across 2 days, I was able to capture all the images needed. It also meant that catering staff and the grounds maintenance team could fit in on either day without worrying about being taken away from urgent work.
A careful choice of backdrop to match the organisation’s corporate colours and the inclusion of a logo on each image resulted in a set of professional, branded headshots that present a consistent, uniform outlook.
The new headshots will feature on name badges and information boards. Councillor headshots already feature on the Town Council website (see extract below from December 2021).
Making it work
By using my portable studio equipment and backdrops I held three sessions across two days to at the council offices to enable over 40 individuals to be photographed with minimum disruption to their routines.
Appropriate studio and speed lights were used to control the lighting, adapted for each headshot image.
Images were selected and processed using Adobe Lightroom before adding the logos and exporting ready for approval.
The resulting branded headshot images included a backdrop selected to match corporate colours and the Council logo, blended into the background for a consistent, professional look.
Get in touch to find out more about my Corporate Headshot service by calling 07789 184363 or write to me at email@michaelthorn.uk.
