New York City · Corporate headshots
A new colleague needs a portrait that belongs beside the existing team. Start with the approved images and the actual website crop, then decide whether a small matching session is practical.
Existing Studio quote reference
$275-$375/person
$1,500 on-site minimum
Start with your idea and rough date. We’ll work out the details.
New company projects are scoped by our sister brand. Studio catalog figures do not quote Signal Visual services. Continue an existing Studio quote.
For HR, marketing and office managers commissioning portraits for new employees or colleagues who missed the main photo day. This is a company-led brief with a shared visual standard, not an individual career-profile session.
The decision is whether to match the current set, create a compatible new style or schedule a broader team refresh. A reference review comes before any promise of a match. A distinctive old room, unavailable backdrop or heavily processed image may not be reproducible.
Every frame has a job to do
Compare the old set for framing, light direction, background and editing. Decide which differences matter at the displayed size. If the target cannot be matched credibly, agree on a compatible alternative before scheduling.
Review a sample next to the reference at the actual directory size. Check headroom, apparent face size and background tone before applying the approach to the remaining portraits.
Deliver the agreed exports with a naming convention and save the approved reference, crop and scope notes. Agree who selects images and how corrections are collected so employees do not receive conflicting instructions.
The catalog Small Team option is a starting point for scoping. The on-site minimum still applies to a short roster. Confirm visit count, final portraits per person, background work, usage and delivery timing in the written quote; repeat visits are not an included subscription.
Ask the building contact about entry, equipment loading, room booking and any insurance-document request. Keep the setup away from meeting traffic and give people a private place to make small wardrobe adjustments. Circulate preparation instructions without sharing employee personal data in a public roster. Do not promise identical lighting across locations until the proposed photographer has reviewed each space.
Build a reference pack for matching new-hire headshotsWe can assess the reference and discuss a compatible result. An exact match is not guaranteed; background availability, original lighting and processing all matter.
Ask for the actual session scope. The on-site minimum and separate visit costs matter more than multiplying a large-team rate by one person.
Consider a full refresh if the old set is inconsistent or the brand has changed. Matching a standard you already intend to retire can create another round of work.
The optional $100 priority deposit after intake is credited toward the session but does not reserve a date by itself. A date is secured only after availability, scope, the booking agreement, and the required booking retainer are confirmed in writing.
Consumer packages include personal use, while headshot and model packages include professional self-promotion. Business packages can include website, organic social, recruiting, sales, press, and internal use. Paid advertising, outdoor campaigns, resale, and third-party use are licensed separately.
We’ll clarify the brief, check photographer fit and availability, and confirm a written scope before you book.