Headshot questions, answered

Use the Request a session form. It asks for your name and your email address. You can also pick a session, give the dates you prefer, add a phone number and write a message.

A person reads the request and replies by email. If you are asking for a team, use the Request a team quote form on the Team Headshots page instead.

The page confirms that your request was saved and shows you a reference. A person then replies by email to agree a date and time with you. Sessions are by appointment.

Nothing is charged on this site and no card details are taken here.

We do not publish a lead time. Send the request as soon as you know you need the photo, and list a few dates that work for you. If you have a deadline, write it in the message box. The reply will tell you which dates are open.

If time is short after the session, priority rush is $100 and moves your retouch to the front of the queue.

Sessions are non-refundable. You may reschedule once if you ask more than 24 hours ahead. If your plans change, reply to the email you received as early as you can.

Every individual session takes place at the studio and is coached from start to finish. It begins with an orientation before the first frame. Then come practice rounds, where you look at the images as you go and adjust. You get posing direction throughout, under studio lighting.

Afterwards you get help choosing your images. The watermarked proofs are in your private online gallery the same day.

Every session is coached, so you are told what to do at each step. The orientation comes before any photo is taken. The practice rounds let you see your own images early, while there is still time to change something.

The Camera Confidence Session is made for people who dislike being photographed and want to get comfortable on camera. It is 1 hour with 3 outfit changes, coaching throughout and 5 retouched images included, for $799.

It depends on the session. Classic Headshots: 1 outfit + accessories. Creative Headshots: 3 outfits + accessories. The Full Experience: 6 outfits + accessories. Camera Confidence Session: 3 outfit changes.

The What to Wear page helps you decide what to bring.

Arrive camera-ready. Hair and makeup are not offered for individual sessions. For a team day, on-site hair and makeup can be added, and it is quoted per team.

We have not published a policy on guests. Write it in the message box when you request a session, and the reply will tell you.

We come to your office and set up a backdrop and lights. Setup takes about 45 minutes. Each person gets a coached mini-session: 3 to 5 minutes for staff, 10 to 15 minutes for leadership. Everyone gets a private proof gallery the same day and one retouched headshot, with unlimited business-use rights.

Retouched finals arrive within 5 business days. The company gets a master gallery organized by name, and one invoice. To start, send the Request a team quote form with your team size, the dates you prefer and where your office is.

There are two parts, added together. Part one is the shooting day: $1,200 for up to 35 people, $2,000 for 36 to 70, and $3,600 for 71 to 140. Part two is a price per person that steps down as the team grows, from $95 each for the first 14 people to $50 each from person 71 on.

For 25 people, the day is $1,200 and the per-person part adds up to $2,210, so the total is $3,410. The Team Headshots page has the full tables and an estimator for your own team size.

Yes. The minimum for a team day is $1,500. We photograph teams of 6 to 140 people. If your group is larger than 140, ask in the quote request and we will plan it with you.

A 10×12 ft room and one outlet. Setup takes about 45 minutes. If you are not sure a room will work, describe it in your quote request.

A 50% deposit holds the date. The balance is due net-30. Purchase orders and ACH are accepted. The company receives one invoice for the whole team. Nothing is charged on this site.

Yes. A certificate of insurance is available on request. Mention it in your quote request, along with anything your building requires.

The Portland metro: Portland, Beaverton, Lake Oswego, Hillsboro, Tigard, Gresham and Vancouver, Washington. If your office is somewhere else nearby, put the address in your quote request and we will tell you whether we can come.