Photography Tips · Brussels
LinkedIn Headshot Day at the Office: How Six Minutes per Person Works
I set up one lighting kit in a free room at your office, and your colleagues come in one after another for about six minutes each. That's roughly ten people an hour. You pay for the time, not per person, and everyone picks one portrait for retouching from the gallery.
What you prepare on your side
Two things, really. A free room where I can set up the lights and a background, ideally a meeting room nobody needs that morning. And a schedule: a simple list with names in six-minute slots, so people don't queue in the corridor or forget to come.
I'd also send everyone a short note a few days before. Wear what you'd wear to an important meeting, and bring a second top if you're unsure. That note saves more time on the day than anything I can do with the lights.
Inside the six minutes
Someone walks in, usually a bit nervous, often with a coffee still in hand. I ask them to put it down, show them where to stand, and take a couple of frames straight away just to break the ice. Then I adjust: chin slightly forward, shoulders turned a little.
After a few minutes I show them the back of the camera. Most people relax visibly once they see a photo they like. Six minutes is an average, not a stopwatch. If someone needs longer to feel at ease, they get it.
Why one set-up for everyone
When every portrait has the same light and the same crop, your team page looks like one company. Colleagues photographed over the years by different people, in different offices, end up looking like a collage. One morning with one set-up solves that for everyone at once.
New people can be added later in the same style. That's worth thinking about from the start, so I'd keep a note of the lighting and the framing for the next visit.
After the session
Within 72 hours you get a private online gallery with all the successful frames, each with basic retouching. Every person chooses one portrait for full retouching, the one they'll actually use on LinkedIn. A group photo of the team can be added on request.
If you're still asking yourself whether professional headshots are worth it compared with a good phone photo, I wrote about it in is a professional LinkedIn headshot worth it. A phone portrait by a window can look fine for one person. The difference shows when twenty people need to match.
Booking and timing
The minimum booking is two hours, which covers around twenty people at the usual pace. Travel within Brussels and portable lighting are included; studio lighting and a backdrop at your venue are only added if we decide they're needed at the brief.
More about on-site sessions is on the corporate photography page, and the hourly rate is on the price list.
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