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January is when a lot of teams look at their LinkedIn pages and website bios and notice how dated the photos have become. Some belong to people who've since changed roles. Others were cropped from a holiday picture years ago.
Booking corporate headshots in London before the year ends means your team starts January with a matching set of images ready to go. At the FUJIFILM House of Photography in Covent Garden, our photographers run the whole session. Your colleagues just need to turn up.
Why the end of the year works for business headshots
December is a natural point for a refresh. Marketing teams are planning January campaigns, and HR often uses the run-up to the holidays to update staff pages. New starters from the autumn may still be waiting for a photo of their own.
If your team is heading into central London for a Christmas party or an end-of-year lunch, you can add a headshot session to the same day and save a separate trip. We're a short walk from Covent Garden and Leicester Square stations, so it's easy to fit in before an afternoon or evening booking.
Agreeing on a date now gives you more choice over timings, and your business headshots in London can be ready for the new year.
What's included in a corporate headshot session
Every session is led by one of our in-house photographers. They make portraits for a living, and they know how small changes in light and angle change how someone comes across. You won't need to think about lighting or backdrops, because the photographer sets everything up and guides each person through the session. Having a corporate headshot photographer in London handle the setup and editing leaves your team free to focus on the session itself.
An individual session lasts 45 minutes. Around 30 minutes go on making the images, and the last 15 are for choosing favourites together and making small touch-ups. Each person leaves with six retouched headshots. We keep the editing natural, so everyone still looks like themselves.
When you book, you can choose between a corporate session and an acting and talent session. For business use, the corporate option is the one you want. It's built around clean, professional images that work on a LinkedIn profile or a company website.
Acting and talent sessions are more expressive and aimed at casting directors, so the corporate option suits most businesses better.
An individual session is £99, including VAT. If someone wants more than six images, extras are £10 each. You'll find the latest details on our headshots page.
How a team session differs from an individual one
With a team booking, several members of staff can come in on the same day instead of arranging separate visits.
When everyone's headshot is made against the same background with the same lighting, the images look like a set. A mix of photos from different years and different studios tends to look patchy, even when each one is good on its own.
We'll agree the details with you before the day, including your background colour and how many people are coming. Each person still has their own 45-minute session, so we'll set aside enough time to see everyone one after another. The photographer keeps the same setup from start to finish.
Think about where the images will appear before the day. A website team page usually needs a consistent crop with space around the head, while a LinkedIn profile works better closer in. Tell the photographer how you'll use the files, and they'll compose each image to suit.
Delivery is digital, which suits HR and marketing teams who need the files quickly. Images arrive by email, ready to upload to your website or staff directory.
If some colleagues mostly work from home, booking corporate headshots in London around an office day gives everyone a reason to come in. Covent Garden is easy to reach by Tube, so it's a practical meeting point for people travelling from different parts of the city. We plan every team booking individually, so get in touch through our headshots page to talk through numbers and dates.
How quickly will we receive our corporate headshots?
For individual sessions, you choose your favourites with the photographer before you leave, and the retouched images follow by email.
For larger teams, turnaround depends on the size of the group, so we'll confirm timings when we plan your visit. If you've got a website launch or a January campaign date in mind, let us know when you book. We'll let you know what's realistic for your group.
Planning ahead also helps if you're updating a company website. Your web team can prepare the page layout while the images are being edited, so the new headshots can go live soon after they arrive.
Running your own team session with Studio Hire
Some companies have an in-house photographer or a creative team who'd rather run the session themselves. For that, our Studio Hire is a good fit. The studio sits in the basement of the House of Photography and measures 10m x 5m, with professional lighting already in place and 39 backgrounds to choose from.
You can also use our GFX and X-H2 cameras free of charge during your hire, along with a selection of lenses, and our team is just upstairs if you have a question. A half day is £350 and a full day is £600, both including VAT. It works well for teams who want to make headshots alongside other content, such as product images or short videos for social channels.
Framed prints for your office or reception
Digital files cover most business needs, but a printed team wall in reception shows visitors who they'll be working with. Our in-store printing service can turn your new corporate headshots into framed prints or canvases for a reception area or meeting room.
The print lab is upstairs from the studio, so you can order prints on the same visit. Turnaround depends on the product, and the team in store can give you timings for larger pieces. Printed headshots also work well on meeting room boards or in welcome packs for new starters.
Getting your team ready for the day
Share these pointers with everyone who's coming:
- Plain, solid colours work best. Busy patterns can pull attention away from the face in a tight crop.
- Check whether your brand has a preferred background or tone, and tell us when you book.
- A second top gives people a choice on the day.
- Hair and grooming are best done the day before rather than the morning of, so everything has time to settle.
- If someone wears glasses every day, they can keep them on. Clients will recognise them more easily that way.
- Send a list of names in advance. It keeps the files organised for whoever handles them afterwards.
There's a mirror on hand for last-minute touch-ups, and the photographer will show images as you go, so nobody has to guess how they look. If anyone on your team feels nervous in front of the camera, share our guide on what to expect before your first professional headshot.
Book corporate headshots in London for the new year
Start the new year with corporate headshots that match. Book an individual session with our headshot booking tool, or get in touch to plan a visit for your whole team.
If you'd like to talk through corporate headshots for a larger group, give us a call or drop into the store. Our team will help you plan a session that fits around your working week.
You'll find us at 8-9 Long Acre in Covent Garden. Check our opening times and contact details on our visit page, and explore everything else we offer at the FUJIFILM House of Photography.