Team Headshots and Group Photos for Companies of Any Size
Matching headshots for everyone on your team, plus a group photo. We can build the group photo as a composite from the individual headshots, so new hires drop in and departures come out without a reshoot, or shoot a traditional group photo if you want everyone in one frame. On site at your office, in St. Louis or any city.
Here is the problem with traditional team photos: somebody blinks, somebody is half-hidden behind a colleague, and the whole thing has to be reshot when someone leaves or joins. Our usual approach is different. We photograph each team member individually with the same lighting and backdrop, then composite them into a group portrait with an eye for composition and natural posing, like an environmental group shot, but where every single person looks great. The result is two assets from one session: a library of brand-consistent individual headshots AND a cohesive group portrait that can be updated forever without reshooting anyone. New hire? We photograph them once, drop them in. Someone leaves? We remove them in minutes. Rebrand and need a new background? No problem. This is how the Taxman & Landy Team at Merrill Lynch upgraded from mismatched headshots to a unified visual identity, and it is how we work with teams of every size.
A group photo built from your team headshots, or a traditional group shot
Most teams need two things from one visit: a headshot for every person and a group photo for the About page. You choose how the group photo is made.
The first option is a composite. Each person is photographed on their own, on the same backdrop and under the same light, and the individual portraits are placed into one group image. Nobody is caught mid-blink or hidden behind a colleague, and the photo can be kept current. Phase Financial, a Northwestern Mutual practice in Clayton, has worked this way for about two years. Each new hire comes to the studio for a short session and the team photo is rebuilt with them in it. It has grown from six people to fifteen on the same textured background.
The second option is a traditional group shot, with everyone together in one frame at your office. We light it to match the individual headshots so both sets work side by side on your site. If you want both, we plan the day for both.
Staff headshots that match across every office
Staff headshots are seen as a set, on a directory or a team page. When each office hires its own local photographer, the directory turns into a patchwork of lighting, backgrounds and retouching styles, and it gets worse with every hire.
The answer is one setup taken to every location. For Merrill Lynch we photographed four team kickoffs across Missouri and Kansas, in Springfield, Clayton, Kansas City and Olathe, with the same lighting recipe and retouching at each office, so the four sets read as one firm. IWR North America had grown across multiple offices that each hired their own photographer. Now one white-backdrop studio setup goes to every office, and new hires in new markets get the same treatment. RubinBrown's St. Louis office in Clayton has had multiple rounds of staff headshots, each to the same lighting, background and crop, so every new round slots into the existing look.
After the first session the lighting, framing and retouching standard is written down, so the next office or the next hire matches without guesswork. Travel and setup are quoted as separate line items on every proposal.
Corporate team photos on site at your office
We set up a portable studio in a conference room or an open corner of your office and run people through on a posted schedule. A standard headshot takes five to ten minutes, so nobody is away from their desk for long. Add tethered review and each person can see their frames on a monitor as we shoot and pick a favorite before they leave.
The Taylor Family Department of Neurosurgery at Washington University School of Medicine has more than 200 faculty, fellows, residents and staff spread across multiple clinical and research sites. We set up shoot days at their locations with appointment slots from 7 AM to 6 PM, kept time open for walk-ins, and worked around OR schedules. That partnership has now run for more than four years.
People who are traveling or working remotely on the day are not left out. They book a follow-up session on an online calendar, are photographed to the same setup, and join the rest of the team in the same group photo.
Why Organizations Choose Us
Everyone Looks Their Best
No blinking, no awkward angles, no one hidden behind a colleague. Each person is photographed individually with coaching and direction, then composited into the group. The result looks like a natural group shot where everyone happens to look perfect.
Infinitely Editable
Someone joins the team? We photograph them and add them to the composite. Someone leaves? Removed in minutes. Need to rearrange the layout or change the background for a rebrand? Done without reshooting a single person.
Two Assets from One Session
You walk away with brand-consistent individual headshots for LinkedIn, your website, and email signatures, plus a polished group composite for your About page, lobby display, or marketing materials. One shoot, every asset your team needs.
Built for Growing Teams
We document the exact lighting, backdrop, and framing specs. When the next hire starts, their headshot matches the team perfectly and slots right into the composite. No expensive reshoots, no visual inconsistency.
Minimal Disruption
Each person is in and out in under ten minutes. We build the schedule around your workday and run an efficient rotation, no hour of wrangling everyone into the same room at the same time.
What’s Included
Frequently Asked Questions
What exactly is a group composite?
Instead of cramming everyone into a room and hoping for the best, we photograph each person individually against the same backdrop and lighting. Then we composite the images together into a group portrait, arranging each person with an eye for composition and natural body language. The result looks like a polished environmental group shot, but everyone is looking their best, nobody is blinking, and the layout is intentional. See how we did this for the Taxman & Landy Team at Merrill Lynch in our case study.
Can I update the composite later when my team changes?
That is the entire point. When a new hire joins, we photograph them with the same setup and drop them into the existing composite. When someone leaves, we remove them. Need to rearrange the principals to the center for a rebrand? Done. Need a new background? Done. The composite is a living asset that grows and changes with your team.
Can you match headshots we have already taken?
Yes. If you have existing headshots and need new images to match them, we work from your example images or style guide to replicate the lighting, format, and crop. Consistency across old and new team members is one of the core reasons clients come to us.
What if we cannot get everyone together on the same day?
Today's work environments make getting the entire team in one place difficult. We offer flexible setups: on-site sessions for part of the team plus a custom online calendar for remote employees to book studio or follow-up sessions at their convenience. Everyone ends up in the same composite regardless of when they were photographed.
How many people can you photograph in one day?
At the standard pace of five to ten minutes per person, one day on site covers roughly 60 to 80 people. For larger rosters we switch to the high-volume pace of one to two minutes each, which carries 100 to 150 people per day per station, or we schedule multiple days and keep identical setups so every image matches regardless of the date it was taken.
What if team members are in different offices?
We travel nationwide. For multi-location organizations, we bring the same equipment and follow the same style guide at every site. The composite does not care where each person was photographed. They all end up in the same image.
How do you handle people who hate having their photo taken?
Most people who dislike group photos have had bad experiences with awkward posing or being stuck in the back row. With our approach, each person gets individual attention, coaching, and as much time as they need. They choose their favorite shot. The feedback we hear most often is 'that was way less painful than I expected.'
Does the composite actually look natural?
Yes. We match lighting direction, color temperature, and scale precisely. We compose the group with the same eye for body language and spacing you would use on an environmental group shot. Clients regularly tell us people cannot tell it is a composite at all.
Can we photograph the team during our annual meeting or summit?
Yes, and for distributed companies this is often the best option. When the whole team is already converging on one city for an annual meeting, leadership summit, or offsite, we set up a professional portrait station at the venue and run every attendee through during natural breaks. Everyone ends up in the same composite, photographed while the team is already in one place instead of scheduled across weeks of multi-office travel.
Do we have to choose between a composite and a traditional group photo?
No. Some teams want the composite because it can be updated as people join and leave. Others want everyone standing together in one frame. Tell us which you prefer, or ask for both, and we plan the day around it. A traditional group shot is lit to match the individual headshots, so the two sit together on your site.
“He spent time with each of us to make sure we were comfortable and could be ourselves which allowed him to capture great pictures. We were able to review the results on site. 10/10 would highly recommend!”
Kelley Gustave
Office Manager, Research & Planning Group
The Modern Approach
No More Stiff Headshots
When MHS needed headshots across multiple offices nationwide, they wanted something fresh and approachable. Natural poses that let each person’s personality come through, so clients get to know your brand before they ever shake a hand.
Plan Your Team Headshots and Group Photo
Tell us your headcount, how many locations are involved, the deliverables you need (individual headshots, a composite group photo, a traditional group shot, or both), and where the images will be used. We will send back a plan with pricing and scheduling options.