As companies in San Francisco are trickling back into the office, it's important to get professional headshots of all team members. Corporate headshot sessions allow business owners to highlight the team on their company website, social media, and more! In fact, it's even a great opportunity to get the team new business cards with those fresh, individual headshots.

If you're looking into scheduling a headshot photographer for your team, don't look any further. Follow the suggestions below for a successful headshot session for your company!

Determine the Look Your Company Is Going For

Before scheduling a headshot photography session for your company, collaborate with other stakeholders to determine a look of the professional headshots. It's always best to go with a look and feel that's similar to the industry your company is in. For example, a law firm's standard is to use corporate headshots that have a gray background with some dramatic lighting. On the other hand, office headshots for a psychology group may include more vivid background colors with bright lighting.

It's best to look at business portraits of key players in your space before booking business headshots for the office. If your office is still having difficulties in choosing, no worries! Our headshot photographers in San Francisco are more than willing to do research for your team and give you some options.

Book Office Headshots Within A Reasonable Time

It's never a great idea to book professional headshots for the office a couple of days in advance, especially if these headshots are going on the company website. Your team members will appreciate if their individual headshots were booked at least a week into the future. Corporate headshots are a chance for team members to shine and they'll love the heads-up to book hair appointments, schedule their make-up, and even buy new clothes!

Dedicate A Space For The Headshot Session

Now that you have your corporate headshots booked for your team, it's time for action. The first thing to do is to ensure that your office has enough space to accomodate the headshot photographer and their equipment. Most lighting set-ups used in office headshot photography sessions will need about a 10 foot by 10 foot space. The headshot photographers at 415Headshots use lighting from studio headshots for business headshots.

It's important that the space you dedicate for the professional headshot session is in a brightly lit room. It's best to avoid rooms that are either extremely dark or bright. The best on-site corporate headshots are taken in rooms that have the perfect amount of natural sunlight.

Send the Team a List of Recommendations From the Photographer

Most corporate headshot sessions are conducted in one day and can accomodate up to 40 team members per photographer. The more organized a headshot session is, the smoother the experience and customer service for the team. The easiest way to guarantee a successful business headshot session is by giving your team a list of recommendations. These recommendations should be given to you by the headshot photography studio.

At 415Headshots, some recommendations that we send out are:

• Hydrating a couple of days before your headshot session

• Steaming and ironing your outfit the day of your session

• Avoiding using lotion and/or oils on your face before your individual headshot

• Ensuring your hair is done the way you want it the morning of your session

Have a Schedule for Team Members

When it is picture day at your office, the whole team is excited to get in front of the camera. However, that excitement can cause confusion for your headshot photographer and employees.

• Have employees book a time slot that they'd like for their headshot session

• Avoid having open "office hours," as this can put extra stress on the photographer

At 415Headshots, we assist in scheduling time slots for your employees through Calendly. We'll send your company a customized Calendly link for the day your office headshots are booked. On this personal link, each team member can pick a slot they'd like for their headshots.