Find your corporate photographer
On Graindevue, you'll find photographers who understand the corporate world: the importance of efficiency, the need for consistent quality across team members, and the professional standards your brand requires.
Why book on Graindevue?
Photographers who understand business context
Corporate photography differs fundamentally from consumer photography. Your photographer needs to work efficiently with busy executives, adapt to office lighting challenges, and deliver images that meet brand guidelines.
The photographers on our platform have experience in professional environments. They've shot in boardrooms and warehouses, handled nervous employees who hate being photographed, and delivered consistent quality across teams of 5 or 500.
They understand tight schedules, corporate hierarchies, and the need for images that project competence without appearing pretentious.
Clear, customizable quotes
Corporate photography needs vary enormously. A startup needing three founder headshots requires different solutions than an enterprise refreshing 200 employee photos.
Photographers on Graindevue provide detailed quotes based on your specific requirements: number of employees, session duration, setup complexity, and desired deliverables. Request quotes through our integrated messaging and compare options from multiple professionals.
Volume pricing often applies for larger teams. Discuss your situation directly with photographers to find solutions that fit your budget and timeline.
Simplified invoicing and documentation
The automatically generated contract streamlines your procurement process. Compliant invoicing, clear payment terms, detailed specifications—everything designed for business processes rather than consumer transactions.
Need VAT invoices? Purchase order references? Specific payment terms? The Graindevue system accommodates standard business requirements without custom workarounds.
How it works
- Identify photographers with corporate photography experience in your region. Review their business portfolios to assess style and quality.
- Describe your project requirements: team size, timeline, location preferences, usage intentions, and any brand guidelines to follow.
- Receive detailed quotes and select the photographer whose approach and pricing match your needs. Book with a professional contract.
Types of corporate photography services
Professional headshots
Every employee represents your company, and their photos appear everywhere: LinkedIn profiles, company websites, email signatures, sales collateral, and speaking engagements. Consistent, professional headshots unify your brand presentation.
Individual executive portraits: Tailored sessions for leadership with more time for multiple expressions, poses, and backgrounds.
Team headshot days: Efficient sessions where photographers capture multiple employees during a single visit, maintaining consistent style across your organization.
On-site mobile studio: Photographers bring professional lighting and backgrounds to your office, minimizing employee disruption while achieving studio-quality results.
Environmental portraits: Employees photographed in work settings—at desks, in labs, on production floors—for website "about us" pages and company profiles.
Business events and conferences
Professional event photography documents important moments while creating assets for future marketing.
Conferences and seminars: Speakers, audience engagement, networking moments, booth activities—comprehensive coverage for recap communications and next year's promotional materials.
Corporate parties and celebrations: Annual gatherings, milestone celebrations, holiday events. Photos for internal communications and employer branding.
Product launches and openings: New office inaugurations, product reveals, ribbon-cutting ceremonies. Images for press releases and company history documentation.
Trade shows: Booth photography, product demonstrations, team presence. Content for follow-up communications and future event planning.
Institutional and workplace photography
Images that show your company's culture, environment, and operations serve multiple purposes.
Office environment: Modern workspace photos for recruitment pages, real estate listings, and company profiles. Show where people work.
Teams in action: Candid images of collaboration, meetings, and creative processes. Authentic workplace culture documentation.
Process documentation: Manufacturing, logistics, service delivery. Images that explain what you do for clients and stakeholders.
Annual reports and publications: Professional imagery for shareholder communications, corporate responsibility reports, and marketing materials.
Product and commercial photography
Beyond people photography, many corporate photographers offer product and commercial services.
Product photography: Professional packshots, lifestyle images, and catalog photography.
Architectural photography: Office buildings, retail locations, real estate assets.
Food and beverage: For hospitality and food service businesses needing menu and marketing images.
Planning your corporate photography project
Determine your scope and objectives
Before contacting photographers, clarify what you need:
Quantity: How many people need headshots? How many hours of event coverage? How many product SKUs?
Usage: Website only? Print materials? Social media? Advertising? Usage scope affects licensing and sometimes pricing.
Timeline: When do you need final images? Events have fixed dates, but headshot projects can be scheduled with flexibility.
Quality tier: Basic functional headshots differ from premium executive portraits. What level matches your brand positioning and budget?
Coordinate logistics effectively
Corporate shoots succeed or fail based on logistics.
Space: Identify where photography will happen. For headshots, a quiet room with neutral walls and decent natural light works well. For mobile studio setups, a space roughly 10x12 feet allows proper equipment positioning.
Scheduling: For team headshots, create time slots and communicate clearly. 15-20 minute slots allow for setup, shooting, and transitions. Share the schedule in advance so people arrive prepared.
Communication: Inform participants well ahead of time. Share guidelines on dress code, grooming, and what to expect. Surprises create anxiety that shows in photos.
Decision makers: Determine who approves final images. For executive portraits, the subject should have approval rights. For employee headshots, you might want HR or marketing review.
Prepare your team
Good internal communication makes sessions smoother.
Dress code guidance: Share specific recommendations. "Business professional" means different things to different people. Consider providing example photos of appropriate attire.
What to avoid: Busy patterns, logos from other companies, anything requiring constant adjustment.
Grooming: Professional grooming matters. Suggest employees schedule haircuts a week before (not the day of) and keep makeup natural.
Mindset: Help employees understand the purpose. People photograph better when they know why their image matters and feel invested in the outcome.
Define your brand standards
Consistency matters for corporate imagery.
Background: Should all headshots have white backgrounds? Gray? Environmental? Consistency across your team creates visual unity.
Color and tone: Bright and modern? Warm and approachable? Cool and corporate? Your photographer should understand your brand's visual language.
Cropping and framing: Standard headshot crops ensure images work across applications. Consider vertical and horizontal versions for different uses.
File specifications: What resolution? What color profile? What file format? Web usage requires different specs than print.
Measuring the value of corporate photography
Brand perception impact
Professional photography influences how clients perceive your credibility and attention to detail. This matters most in competitive situations—proposals, pitches, partnerships—where small signals affect decisions.
Companies competing for enterprise contracts know that polished materials suggest professionalism throughout the organization. Amateurish imagery creates doubt even when capabilities are strong.
Recruitment and employer branding
Job seekers research companies before applying. Your website's "about us" page, LinkedIn profiles, and culture photos shape their perception of your workplace.
Professional imagery suggests a company that invests in its people and cares about presentation. Stock photos and low-quality images suggest the opposite—or worse, that you're hiding something.
Content marketing value
Quality images serve multiple purposes across months or years. A single corporate photography investment creates assets for website updates, social media content, presentation decks, sales proposals, press releases, and recruiting materials.
Calculate value not by the session cost but by the cost per use across all applications.
Frequently asked questions
How much do corporate headshots cost?
Pricing varies by photographer experience, your location, and session complexity. Individual executive sessions typically range from €150-500 per person. Team sessions often offer per-person rates of €50-150 when booking multiple employees.
Request specific quotes based on your team size and requirements.
How long does a headshot session take per person?
For standard corporate headshots, plan 15-20 minutes per person including setup and transitions. Executive portraits requiring multiple setups and outfit changes may need 30-60 minutes.
Volume sessions can move faster once the photographer establishes their system.
Should we do headshots in-studio or at our office?
Both approaches work. Studio sessions offer controlled conditions and often simpler backgrounds. Office sessions reduce employee disruption and can include environmental elements showing your workspace.
Discuss options with photographers—many can bring mobile studio equipment to your location.
How quickly can we receive the edited photos?
Standard turnaround for corporate headshots is 5-10 business days. Rush delivery is usually available for additional fees. Large team shoots may require longer depending on volume.
Discuss your timeline needs when requesting quotes.
What image rights are included?
Standard corporate photography licenses cover business use: website, marketing materials, social media, and internal communications. Advertising usage may require extended licensing.
Your Graindevue contract specifies exactly what rights are granted. Review this carefully and discuss any specific needs with your photographer.
Your professional image matters
Every interaction with clients, partners, and potential employees includes visual impressions. Professional corporate photography isn't vanity—it's strategic communication.
On Graindevue, find photographers who deliver the quality your brand deserves, with the professionalism your business requires.