Corporate portrait session
A corporate portrait session that does not look like an ID badge.
A 70 m² studio in Bela Vista, with a seamless backdrop rigged, exposed brick, a tall window and herringbone floors. Bring your photographer, or we can recommend one of our partners.
Why we made it this way
A neutral backdrop is everywhere. What changes the portrait is the room around it.
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The room, before anything is rigged.
About 70 m² of Loft: exposed brick, herringbone floors, a window running the whole side wall and lighting tracks on the ceiling. This is what you get when you arrive.
Ceiling height is what matters in a portrait session: a tall backdrop fits, a boom fits, and the light has somewhere to go without entering the frame. The outlets are up by the grid, so the floor does not become a tangle of cable exactly where people will stand.
The sun here is an afternoon sun, arriving around 1pm. People who want window light usually book after lunch; people who want full control close the blackout curtains and rig everything.
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The seamless backdrop stays rigged.
A seamless backdrop, three flashes with modifiers and photographic paper come with the booking. You can arrive and shoot with what is standing, or strike it and rig your own.
Having the backdrop already up changes the arithmetic of a team session: the first hour tends to be the most expensive of the day, because it is the hour when nobody is being photographed. Arriving and starting saves exactly that hour.
Photographers shooting more than one client in a day usually book a longer block and run the sessions back to back, instead of buying hour by hour.
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How to plan the day so nobody queues.
How many people fit in one day is the first question, and there is no exact answer: it depends on how many frames each person needs. Two shots per person and twenty shots per person are different days.
What you can plan is the order. Individual portraits and the group photo fit in the same day, as long as there is one moment when everybody is in the studio at once.
The tip that saves the most time: start with the group shots. With the group done early, each person leaves as soon as their individual portrait is finished, instead of the whole team waiting for the last frame.
The hidden cost of a corporate session is almost never the studio. It is the team standing around waiting their turn.
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The same day yields two sets of photos.
The seamless handles the portrait that goes on the site and on LinkedIn. The studio also has other corners, for looser photos with more personality.
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Where the team changes and waits.
On a team session this goes into the schedule: while one person is at the mirror, the next is already being photographed. There is a fitting room, a dressing room with mirror and a makeup point, a bathroom, a pantry and an air-conditioned room for up to six.
That room usually becomes the waiting room on these days: whoever is done can work there while the queue moves, and the company does not lose everyone's whole day to a photo session.
There is parking on site, which weighs more than it sounds when someone arrives with a tripod, a light case and the team's changes of clothes.
Details
- 01Room
- Loft, approx. 70 m²
- 02Included
- 3 flashes and paper
- 03Backdrops
- Seamless, brick, window
- 04Light
- Natural or blackout
- 05Support
- Fitting and dressing room
- 06Arrival
- Parking on site
- 07Notice
- From one day
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Before you ask
Frequently asked questions.
How many people can be photographed in one day?
There is no exact number, and be wary of anyone who gives you one. It depends on how many frames each person needs: two shots per person and twenty shots per person are completely different days. What helps is starting with the group photos: that way each person leaves as soon as their individual portrait is done, instead of the whole team waiting for the last frame.
Can we do individual portraits and a group photo on the same day?
Yes, and it is the usual arrangement. The only requirement is one moment when everybody is in the studio at once, for the group shot. That is why it pays to put the group first in the schedule: once it is done, the individual portraits run and each person leaves when they finish.
Is there somewhere for the team to change and get ready?
There is a fitting room, a dressing room with a mirror and a hair and makeup point, a bathroom and a pantry. On a team session that goes into the schedule: while one person is at the mirror, the next is already being photographed. The air-conditioned meeting room, for up to six, usually becomes the waiting room: whoever is done can work there while the queue moves.
Do I need to bring my own photographer?
Bring your own. If you do not have one, we have partner photographers with different styles to recommend.
What is already rigged in the studio?
A seamless backdrop, three flashes with modifiers and photographic paper come with the booking. The ceiling grid and the high outlets keep the floor clear, and blackout curtains close the tall window when the frame needs controlled light.
How far in advance do I need to book?
If the session does not involve specific set design, booking can happen from one day to the next, because team portraits almost never need a build of their own. When there is set design, it is worth talking with more room: building takes time, and build time is part of your booking.
What kind of corporate photography can we do here?
Individual portraits, team photos, an image bank for the brand and employer branding material. The infinity backdrop stays rigged, and the same day tends to produce two different sets: the portrait against the neutral backdrop, and the frames with the space showing behind, which serve a different purpose on the company site.