Corporate Headshots Somerset

Quick Summary

Professional corporate headshots in Somerset typically take 15-30 minutes per person and deliver polished images within 48 hours. With 34 years commercial photography experience, I create professional headshots for businesses across Somerset that project confidence, approachability and authenticity for LinkedIn profiles, websites, and corporate materials.

The best corporate headshots balance professionalism with personality, creating images that genuinely represent you while meeting business standards. Having photographed everyone from Clarks Shoes executives to Somerset solicitors over my 34-year career, I understand that great headshots aren’t about making everyone look the same—they’re about capturing what makes you credible and approachable in your field.

What Makes a Great Corporate Headshot?

A professional headshot does three things simultaneously: it looks polished enough for corporate materials, natural enough to feel authentic, and distinctive enough to be memorable. The difference between a snapshot and a professional headshot lies in the lighting, background choice, expression coaching, and post-production refinement.

When I shoot corporate headshots in Somerset, whether at your office in Taunton or at a professional studio location, I’m focused on making you look confident and capable while keeping your personality visible. That means getting your expression right—not too formal, not too casual—and ensuring the technical elements like lighting and composition support rather than distract.

Corporate Headshot Services

Individual Executive Headshots

For directors, senior management, and professionals who need a standout image for LinkedIn, company websites, or marketing materials. These sessions allow time to perfect your expression, try different looks, and ensure you’re completely happy with the result.

Typical investment: Premium individual sessions reflecting the importance of executive branding

Team Photography Sessions

Efficient photography days for businesses updating their entire team’s headshots. I work to a consistent style guide while capturing each person’s individuality, ensuring your team looks cohesive but not identical. Perfect for website team pages, marketing brochures, and internal communications.

Typical investment: Group sessions with per-person pricing that makes updating your whole team practical

LinkedIn Profile Photography

Headshots specifically optimized for LinkedIn’s platform and professional networking. These focus on approachability and competence, with particular attention to expressions that work at thumbnail size while maintaining impact at full resolution.

Typical investment: Streamlined sessions focused on delivering one perfect LinkedIn image quickly

On-Location Corporate Photography

I come to your Somerset office with professional lighting and backdrop equipment, setting up a temporary studio space. This is ideal for team photography, minimizes disruption, and ensures consistent lighting and backgrounds across all headshots.

Typical investment: Location photography including travel throughout Somerset and equipment setup

Studio Corporate Headshots

Professional studio sessions in controlled lighting environments, perfect for executives who want maximum quality and the option to try multiple looks. Studio sessions offer more time, more variety, and absolute control over every technical element.

Typical investment: Premium studio sessions with extended time and variety

Why Experience Matters for Corporate Headshots

In 34 years photographing everyone from CEOs to craftspeople, I’ve learned that the technical side of headshots—lighting, camera settings, composition—is actually the easy part. The difficult part is making people comfortable enough to look natural while looking professional.

Most people feel awkward having their photo taken. They’re worried about how they look, whether they’re dressed right, what to do with their hands, where to look. That’s where experience comes in. I’ve photographed thousands of people who hate having their photo taken, and I know how to coach you through expressions, adjust your posture subtly, and capture the moment when you forget you’re being photographed.

My work with major brands like Mimecast and Clarks Shoes taught me how corporate imagery needs to work across multiple platforms—from website headers to LinkedIn thumbnails to printed annual reports. I understand the technical requirements different media demand and ensure your headshots work everywhere they’re needed.

What’s Included in Corporate Headshot Sessions

Pre-Session Guidance

Before we shoot, you’ll receive detailed guidance on what to wear, how to prepare, and what to expect. If you’re booking team photography, I’ll provide style guidelines ensuring consistency across all headshots while allowing individual personality to show through.

Professional Direction During Shooting

I coach you through expressions, posture, and positioning throughout the session. You’re not expected to know what to do—that’s my job. I’ll guide you to natural, confident expressions that represent you authentically while meeting professional standards.

Multiple Setups and Options

Each session includes variations in expression, subtle angle adjustments, and typically different lighting setups or backgrounds. This gives you options to choose from rather than hoping one image works.

Professional Retouching

Every selected image receives professional retouching—removing temporary blemishes, smoothing stray hairs, and ensuring you look like the best version of yourself without looking artificially perfect. The goal is “clearly you, but having a great day.”

Files Optimized for Different Uses

You’ll receive high-resolution files suitable for print, web-optimized versions for websites, and LinkedIn-optimized files at the correct dimensions and file size. No technical confusion—everything is ready to use where you need it.

Usage Rights

Full commercial usage rights for business purposes are included. Use your headshots on LinkedIn, your website, marketing materials, press releases, and any other business application without restrictions or additional fees.

Somerset-Specific Advantages

Having worked throughout Somerset for over three decades, I understand the local business landscape. Whether you’re a Taunton solicitor, a Bridgwater manufacturing director, or a Yeovil professional services firm, I understand how Somerset businesses present themselves and what your clients expect to see.

I’m familiar with office locations throughout Somerset and can work efficiently in your space, whether that’s a modern Taunton office complex or a historic building in Yeovil’s town center. I know the lighting challenges different Somerset commercial buildings present and come prepared with equipment to handle any situation.

For businesses across Somerset Levels, the Blackdown Hills, or Exmoor, I understand the rural business environment and how professionals in these areas need to balance approachability with expertise. Your headshots should reflect where you work and who you serve.

Different Industries, Different Approaches

Legal Professionals

Solicitors and barristers need headshots that project trustworthiness, competence, and approachability without appearing casual. I’ve worked with legal professionals in Taunton, Yeovil, and Bridgwater, creating images that work for firm websites, Legal 500 profiles, and client-facing materials.

Estate Agents and Property Professionals

Property professionals need to appear trustworthy, energetic, and personable. Your headshot is often a potential client’s first impression, so estate agent headshots require particular attention to approachability while maintaining professionalism.

Corporate Executives and Entrepreneurs

Senior leaders and entrepreneurs need headshots that project confidence and vision without appearing intimidating. These headshots often need to work in multiple contexts—from investor presentations to thought leadership articles.

Professional Services

Accountants, consultants, and business advisors need headshots that balance expertise with accessibility. Your clients need to trust your competence while feeling comfortable approaching you with problems.

Understanding Corporate Headshot Investment

Professional corporate headshots represent an investment in how you’re perceived professionally. The cost reflects not just the time photographing you, but decades of experience knowing how to make people comfortable, understanding what different industries need, and having the technical expertise to create images that work across all your business applications.

Individual executive headshots typically represent a premium investment reflecting the importance of senior leadership branding. Team photography sessions offer per-person pricing that makes updating your entire team practical. LinkedIn-focused sessions are streamlined to deliver one perfect image efficiently.

The value lies not in the thirty minutes I’m photographing you, but in the 34 years of experience that makes those thirty minutes productive. It’s knowing how to coach your expression, understanding what lighting flatters different face shapes, having the retouching skill to enhance without looking artificial, and delivering files that work technically across every platform you need.

When you consider how often your headshot is seen—every LinkedIn connection request, every website visit, every email signature, every proposal—the investment in getting it right pays for itself in the professional impression it creates.

How Corporate Headshot Sessions Work

1. Initial Consultation

We’ll discuss your needs, whether you’re an individual needing one perfect headshot or a business updating your entire team. For team photography, we’ll plan timing, location logistics, and style guidelines ensuring consistency.

2. Pre-Session Preparation

You’ll receive detailed guidance on what to wear, how to prepare, and what to expect on the day. For team shoots, I provide style guidelines to all participants ensuring everyone arrives appropriately prepared.

3. The Photography Session

Individual sessions typically take 15-30 minutes with time to perfect your expression and try different options. Team photography sessions work to an efficient schedule, typically 10-15 minutes per person, minimizing disruption to your workday.

4. Image Selection

You’ll receive a private online gallery to review and select your preferred images. For individual sessions, you typically choose from 6-10 variations. Team photography delivers 2-3 options per person for each participant to select from.

5. Professional Retouching

Selected images receive professional retouching, ensuring you look like the best version of yourself. Retouching typically takes 2-3 days after you’ve made your selections.

6. Final Delivery

You’ll receive high-resolution files, web-optimized versions, and LinkedIn-optimized files, all properly formatted for their intended uses. Everything is delivered via secure download with full commercial usage rights.

Technical Excellence in Corporate Headshots

While you don’t need to understand the technical side of photography, it’s worth knowing what goes into creating professional headshots that work across all business applications.

Professional Lighting

I use professional studio lighting equipment whether shooting in-studio or on-location at your Somerset office. This ensures consistent, flattering lighting that minimizes shadows, reduces unwanted reflections, and creates the polished look corporate headshots require. Different lighting setups create different moods—from approachable and warm to authoritative and dramatic.

Background Choices

Background selection impacts how formal or approachable your headshot feels. Solid backgrounds keep focus entirely on you, environmental backgrounds (your office, for example) add context and personality, and subtle gradients create depth. We’ll discuss what works for your industry and how you want to be perceived.

Expression Coaching

The difference between looking stiff and looking natural lies in expression coaching during the session. I guide you to natural, confident expressions that represent you authentically while meeting professional standards. This includes micro-adjustments to head angle, slight changes in where you’re looking, and coaching on expression that most photographers never mention.

Post-Production Retouching

Professional retouching is about enhancement rather than transformation. I remove temporary blemishes, smooth stray hairs, reduce shine, and ensure color accuracy. The goal is you on your best day, not someone else entirely. Excessive retouching looks artificial and reduces credibility—subtle enhancement looks professional.

Why Somerset Businesses Choose Me for Corporate Headshots

Over 34 years working with Somerset businesses, from major brands like Clarks Shoes to local professional services firms, I’ve developed a reputation for creating corporate headshots that work. That means images that are technically excellent, professionally retouched, and—most importantly—make people look natural rather than uncomfortable.

I understand that most people hate having their photo taken. That’s normal. My job is making you comfortable enough to forget you’re being photographed, which is when the best expressions happen. I’ve photographed everyone from confident CEOs to camera-shy accountants, and I know how to coach everyone to natural, professional expressions.

My work has appeared in Somerset Life magazine and national publications like Country Life. I’ve created corporate photography for FTSE companies and family-run Somerset businesses. The technical excellence is consistent regardless of client size—what changes is the scale of the project, not the quality of the photography.

Frequently Asked Questions

How long does a corporate headshot session take?

Individual sessions typically take 15-30 minutes, allowing time to perfect your expression and try different options. Team photography sessions work more efficiently, typically 10-15 minutes per person to minimize workplace disruption.

What should I wear for corporate headshots?

Wear what you’d wear to your most important client meeting. Solid colors generally work better than patterns, and your clothing should reflect your industry’s professional standards. I provide detailed guidance when you book, tailored to your specific situation.

Can you photograph our entire team on-site?

Yes, I regularly set up temporary studio space in Somerset offices for team photography days. This approach is efficient, ensures consistency, and minimizes disruption. I bring all necessary lighting and backdrop equipment.

How soon will we receive the finished headshots?

You’ll see your image gallery for selection within 48 hours of the session. Once you’ve selected your preferred images, professionally retouched finals are typically delivered within 2-3 days.

Do headshots work for both print and digital use?

Yes, you’ll receive files optimized for different uses: high-resolution files suitable for print, web-optimized versions for websites, and LinkedIn-optimized files at the correct dimensions. Everything is ready to use where you need it.

Can you match our existing brand style?

Absolutely. If you have existing headshots or brand guidelines, I can match lighting, background, and overall style ensuring new headshots integrate seamlessly with your existing materials.

Ready to Update Your Corporate Headshots?

Whether you’re an individual professional needing one perfect LinkedIn headshot or a Somerset business updating your entire team’s photography, I’d be happy to discuss your requirements and explain how we’d approach your specific situation.

Phone: 07850534084
Email: [email protected]
Website: simonplant.co.uk

I cover all Somerset areas including Taunton, Bridgwater, Yeovil, Chard, and surrounding towns, either working on-location at your office or at professional studio locations.

For businesses considering team photography, I’m happy to visit your Somerset office to discuss logistics, see your space, and explain exactly how we’d approach your project. There’s no obligation—just a conversation about whether I’m the right photographer for your needs.