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HEADSHOT PHOTOGRAPHY
If you have a large team, or even just a small team but are pressed for time, it’s sometimes ideal to have a mobile photographer come to your Los Angeles area office. Getting headshot photography done at a studio can cut down on costs but it takes more of a person’s time. If a mobile photographer comes to you to do team headshots, each person can pop in for around a five minute headshot session and go back to their normal day of work. It’s fast, efficient, you get real-time satisfaction, white-glove project management, and highly professional results. See many example headshots on this page.
Are you planning a corporate event and looking for activities to offer attendees? One popular offering is to give away headshots that they can use for a variety of purposes – on LinkedIn, in their email signatures, on the team web page, and more. You can have The Light Committee be a part of your event by offering studio-quality headshots for attendees. Check out the full details about mobile headshots below.
The Light Committee reserves the right of service refusal for any reason, such as but not limited to, the location, security concerns, logistical scenarios.
NOTE: the below times include at least one hour for setup and teardown time. So, for example, the four-hour session below is around three hours of photography time and around one hour of time to set up and teardown.
2 Hours On-Site
$500
4 Hours On-Site
$700
8 Hours On-Site
$900
10 Hours On-Site
$1,200
The Light Committee reserves the right of service refusal for any reason, such as but not limited to, the location, security concerns, logistical scenarios.
Benefits of what’s included with each individual mobile headshot session:
There are a lot of reasons to avoid the headache. Here are but a few:
You likely have an idea as to how many people you will need headshots for. Next, you’ll want to verify schedules with everyone and that includes with The Light Committee.
Once pricing and a date and time are verified, it is ideal to create a schedule for the day. This way, each person has a dedicated slot they can plan for – say, Jennifer at 10 to 10:10 AM, Jim at 10:10 to 10:20 AM, and so on. Providing an end-time makes people aware they are only needed for a few minutes.
There is no standard for how photographers conduct mobile sessions. So, the following is applicable only to The Light Committee.
If sessions are to start at, say 10 AM, The Light Committee will likely arrive around 9 AM. This allows time to scout the location and make sure it is ideal, and allows time to setup all the gear too. An ideal spot to conduct sessions will consist of the following, though sessions can be accommodated without meeting all these requirements:
If you cannot accommodate all of these, simply let The Light Committee know so workarounds can be planned.
For Los Angeles-area businesses, The Light Committee brings a studio light setup to mimic what an in-studio session would be like. A gray background is common to use, which can be made to be varying shades of gray. Other background colors are possible, and requests can be made for such. The farther the travel request, the less that can be packed, and so light setups may become minimal, particularly if a flight via an airport is required.
Once all the gear is setup and sessions begin, in most cases each person will have the opportunity to review the photos as we go, to ensure there are some looks that they like. Sessions are designed for one look and around 10-30 shots per person to minimize a person’s required time, while ensuring enough shots to find one photo that is likeable. But custom sessions are possible, such as to accommodate more looks (outfit changes), to have hair and makeup styling in place, etc.
After the sessions are completed, The Light Committee will pack up and will attempt to restore the room to how it was found, as much as possible. Communication with the company’s project manager will then continue by phone or email as to getting the online proof galleries sent out and completing the delivery of photos.
Proof galleries can take a few days to around a week to setup, depending on the size of your team. They can be created per person if it is preferred each person selects their own. Or a single gallery for all people can be provided if one person, say a project manager, is selecting for everyone. Typically, retouched photos are then delivered approximately 2-3 business days after an individual’s selection is made. If a group gallery is submitted all at once for many people, it will take longer.
Photos are sized at the most common headshot crop, a 4:5 ratio which translates to 8×10”. The Light Committee provides a print-quality version and web-optimized version of each retouch. The extra photos not selected for retouching are commonly also provided in smaller resolution, typically around 2,000 DPI long edge (uncropped).
The Light Committee provides an FAQ page for full details. Generally, less is more. Simple solid colors are ideal. Consider wearing what you might wear to meet an important client or customer meeting. What is also important is what NOT to wear.
There are some clothing items that can create unnatural artifacts in the digital world. For example, blazers or shirts with intricate patterns or sheens can cause undesirable moire effects. They can sometimes be removed or minimized in post-production but not always restored to the original look of the fabric. There is also a popular blue suit that can appear yellowish when studio light reflects on it, because of the sheen it has. For these reasons, it is a good idea to consider bringing a second option of clothing or to avoid wearing such clothing items on the headshots day.
Feel free to inquire with The Light Committee to learn more.
*Note on retouching: Amount of retouching is at photographer’s discretion for one round of edits. Additional requests for retouching may require additional costs. Retouching might be outsourced by the studio, at the photographer’s discretion.
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