SQA Services · Long Beach 39 people One session One backdrop, one lighting setup

The point

Consistency is something you see, not something we claim.

Thirty-nine people went through one setup in one day. Same backdrop, same lights in the same places, same eye level, same distance from the lens. Every face above is cropped to the same head size with the eyes on the same line — which is exactly how they arrive in your team directory.

That is the whole job. A leadership page fails when one portrait was taken in a window, one in a hotel lobby, and one cropped from a wedding photo. Put them in a grid and the mismatch is all anyone sees.

Range

A blazer, a polo, and a Hawaiian shirt — same session.

Real companies are not uniform, and the photographs should not pretend otherwise. What has to match is the light, the backdrop and the framing. Everything else is your team being themselves.

Executive in a dark blazer, arms folded, on the white studio backdrop
LeadershipA dark blazer and a confident, unforced expression — the frame that ends up in the annual report.
Team member in a slate polo with arms folded on the same white backdrop
EverydayNo jacket, no tie, no problem. The lighting does not change, so the portrait still belongs on the same page.
Team member in a patterned pink shirt on the same white backdrop
PersonalitySomebody always turns up in the loud shirt. Good. It photographs beautifully and it tells people something true.
What you actually receive

One frame, cropped for every place it has to live.

Your website wants a portrait. LinkedIn wants a square. The member directory wants a small, tight thumbnail that still reads at 60 pixels. Every headshot is delivered in all three, so nobody on your team has to open Photoshop.

Headshot cropped to a 4:5 portrait for a company website team page
4 : 5 — websiteTeam pages, bio blocks, press kits.
The same headshot cropped square for LinkedIn and social profiles
1 : 1 — LinkedInProfiles, Teams and Slack avatars, email signatures.
The same headshot cropped tight for a small directory thumbnail
Tight — directoryMember books and org charts.
Included

A black-and-white version of every frame.

Graded separately, not desaturated. Boards, memorial pages, print programmes and annual reports tend to want monochrome, and the request always arrives after the shoot has wrapped. It is already in your folder.

Executive headshot in colour
Colour
The same executive headshot graded in black and white
Black & white
Request a Team Shoot How the SQA session was run
What we cover

From a single advisor to a full leadership rollout.

01 / Individual

Executives & Advisors

A focused 30-minute session, multiple wardrobe and expression options, retouched delivery in 5–7 days. For new hires, partner announcements, speaker decks, or a long-overdue LinkedIn refresh.

02 / Team

Full Leadership Rollout

Half-day or full-day on-site with a portable studio setup. Matched lighting, consistent backdrop, wardrobe guidance, and a delivery flow built for your team page and investor materials.

03 / Member

Director & Member Books

For private clubs and member organizations: a recurring annual session that keeps the member directory, recognition wall, and board-room portraits looking current.

How it runs

A session your team will actually enjoy.

Before

Wardrobe direction and a sample-image brief sent to the team. A 15-minute coordinator call to lock the schedule, brand colors, and any crop or framing constraints.

On the day

Set built in 30 minutes. Each executive in and out in 8–12 minutes with multiple expression and wardrobe options. Calm, hospitality-first direction — the goal is a confident face, not a forced one.

After

Selects within 48 hours. Retouched final files in 5–7 business days, delivered with web-ready and print-ready exports — LinkedIn, company site, pitch deck, member directory.

Investment

Headshots start at $350.

Individual executive sessions from $350. Team rollouts and recurring member-book engagements are custom-quoted based on group size and on-site time. Every quote includes wardrobe direction, retouched delivery, and the exports your team actually needs.

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Frequently Asked

Headshot questions.

How long does an executive headshot session take?

Individual sessions run about 30 minutes per person. Full-team rollouts run as a single half-day or full-day on-site, with each executive in front of the camera for 8–12 minutes. Wardrobe direction and a shot list are sent in advance so the team arrives ready.

On-location only — do you travel to us?

Yes, always. We bring the studio to you. A portable lighting kit, backdrop, and seamless setup turn a conference room, club lounge, or office hallway into a controlled studio environment — your team never loses a half-day to travel, and the result still looks like a polished studio shoot. We work fast and stay out of the way of your operations.

How fast is delivery?

Selects within 48 hours, retouched final files within 5–7 business days. Each headshot is delivered with web-ready and print-ready exports — sized for LinkedIn, the company website, pitch decks, and member directories.

How many people can you photograph in one day?

Around forty is comfortable. The SQA Services rollout on this page was 39 people through a single setup in one afternoon, at 8–12 minutes each including wardrobe changes and a look at the back of the camera. Larger headcounts run as a two-day booking or a standing half-day each quarter, so new hires never end up with a portrait that does not match.

Do we get black-and-white versions?

Yes, at no extra cost, and graded properly rather than simply desaturated. Boards, print programmes and annual reports ask for monochrome often enough that it belongs in every delivery.

Can people be added later without the look breaking?

That is the reason the setup is documented. Light positions, modifier, backdrop, lens and distance are all recorded from the first session, so a new hire photographed eighteen months later drops into the same grid without anyone noticing the join.

What should the team wear?

We send a one-page wardrobe brief ahead of the session — solid, mid-tone colors that don't clash with brand colors or the backdrop, layers for variety, and a "bring two options" rule that's saved more than one team page from looking like a uniform.

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