Quick profile
from$145
- One outfit and one backdrop
- Your two keepers chosen before you go
- Square and upright crops of each
- Further retouched images $35 each
Headshots that look like you on a very good morning
Studio and office sittings for profile photos, whole teams and actors. Every frame appears on a big screen as it is taken, you choose your favourites before you leave, and the retouched files follow within three working days.
On screenpicked while you sit
3 daysto retouched files
No reshapingskin tidied, faces left alone
- Profile and company headshots
- Team days at your office
- Actor and presenter sittings
- Retouched in three working days
Three sittings, priced by minutes in front of the lens
Each sitting includes help between looks, picking on screen and a private gallery of the whole shoot. The figures are sample prices in US dollars.
Full sitting
from$290
- Up to three outfits and two backdrops
- Studio light and a window light set
- Colour and black and white of each pick
- Proof gallery of every usable frame
Actor sitting
from$380
- Commercial and dramatic looks
- Natural light corner in the courtyard
- Files sized for casting profiles and 10 by 8 prints
- Hair and makeup artist from $120
A $60 deposit holds the time and comes off the total. A sitting can move up to 48 hours ahead at no cost; later changes forfeit the deposit unless you are unwell.
What to bring, and what to leave on the hanger
Solid colours in mid tones suit almost everyone on camera: navy, forest green, rust, charcoal and soft white. Narrow stripes, small checks and large logos pull the eye away from the face, and very fine patterns can shimmer on screen.
Carry two or three tops on hangers instead of wearing them in, so they arrive uncreased. If you wear glasses every day, bring them; the lights are angled so the lenses stay clear of glare.
- A steamer and a lint roller wait in the dressing room
- Matte powder in a wide range of shades on the shelf
- Ten minutes to settle in before the clock starts
- Actors: one plain fitted top for the dramatic look
Team days at your office
We bring the backdrop, the lights and a laptop for picking, build the set in a meeting room in about 40 minutes and photograph one colleague every five to eight minutes.
A meeting room is enough
A room about four metres long, one socket and 40 minutes before the first sitter is all the set needs.
set up$260
Five to eight minutes each
Each colleague sees their frames on the laptop and picks a favourite with us, so nobody waits days to approve their own face.
per person$45
A set that matches
Backdrop, light height and crop are written down, so a starter photographed next spring still lines up with the rest of the page.
includedevery team day
Relaxed office portraits
A handful of candid frames at desks or in reception for an about page, with only colleagues who agreed in shot.
add$180
Missed the day
Anyone away on the day can join a studio catch up sitting within a month at the team rate.
per person$65
Files named by person
Every retouched headshot arrives under the colleague's name in web and print sizes, ready to upload in one go.
includedevery team day
Team days start at eight people. How long a company may use staff photos is agreed before the day and written into the confirmation, because the rules differ by country.
Recent sitters, with their permission
Studio, window light and office sets, each retouched to the same light touch.
What you leave with, and when the rest arrives
Days are working days, counted from the sitting.
| What | When | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Your picks | Before you leave | Favourites marked together on the big screen |
| Proof gallery | That evening | Private link to every usable frame, open for 60 days |
| Retouched headshots | 3 working days | High resolution JPEG plus a square profile crop |
| Actor files | 3 working days | 10 by 8 ratio at 300 pixels per inch, in colour and mono |
| Rush retouching | Next working day, $40 an image | For a start date, a press announcement or a casting deadline |
| Archive | Kept for 2 years | More retouched images from the archive at $35 each |
Retouching removes blemishes, stray hairs and creases and evens out the light. Face shape, body shape and lasting features such as scars, freckles or birthmarks stay exactly as they are unless you ask.
Where your headshot is allowed to go
A personal sitting comes with a licence to use the images anywhere that represents you: profile pages, speaker bios, book jackets, your own site and printed cards. Actors may send them to agents and casting services and print them for auditions.
On a team day, the company may use each headshot while that person works there and for six months after, so pages can be updated calmly. Copyright stays with the studio, and image rights and staff photo rules differ by country, so the exact terms sit in your confirmation.
- Advertising and billboard use licensed separately
- A photo credit only where you want one
- No sitter in our portfolio without a signed yes
- Removal requests handled within five working days
Said on the way out of the studio (example reviews)
Watching every frame land on the big screen took the nerves out of it. The two keepers were chosen before the kettle had boiled, and the retouched files came back on day two.
Forty two colleagues photographed between meetings, each choosing a personal favourite. The files arrived named by person, so the team page was updated in one afternoon.
The dramatic look finally matches the parts on the audition list. Casting sized files and a mono version of each came three days later, exactly as promised.
Before you sit down in front of the lens
What if you dislike having your photo taken?
Most sitters do. We begin with a few warm up frames while we talk, show you the screen early and adjust the light and the angle until you like what you see.
Will the retouching change how you look?
No. Blemishes, stray hairs and creases go; face shape, body shape, scars and birthmarks stay unless you ask. The aim is you on a good day, not somebody else.
Can glasses stay on?
Yes, bring your usual pair. The lights are angled to keep reflections off the lenses, and a few frames without them are taken in case you want both.
How many colleagues fit into a team day?
About 30 in a half day and 55 in a full day at five to eight minutes each. Team days start at eight people.
Do actors receive colour and black and white?
Yes. Every actor pick is delivered in both, sized for casting profiles and for 10 by 8 prints.
What happens if you are ill on the day?
Tell us before the sitting and we move it, with the deposit carried over. A spot can be retouched, but a heavy cold rarely photographs well.
Choose a sitting and a start time
Pick the sitting, the day and a start time. Within one working day the studio confirms it, offers a nearby time, or say plainly that the day is taken.
- The time is yours once we confirm it
- The deposit is paid directly to the studio
- A short note on what to wear comes with the confirmation
Find the studio
A ground floor studio with level access, a dressing room and a mirror lit the way the set is.
Sittings and team days
A ground floor daylight studio near the main station, with team days at offices across the city and its suburbs
Studio hours
| Tuesday to Friday | 8:00 to 18:00 |
| Saturday | 9:00 to 14:00, actor sittings |
| Sunday and Monday | Studio closed, team days by arrangement |
Coming straight from work?
The dressing room has a steamer, a hanging rail and a properly lit mirror, so the commute never shows in the frames.
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