Business Headshots Orange County
What is a business headshot and why it is important?
A business headshot is a professional photograph that is cropped from the chest up. Business headshot focuses on the person's face. Professional headshots showcase a person's personality, professionalism, and confidence and serve as a visual representation of who they are and what they do.
Professional headshots are often used on websites, in resumes, and on business cards.
Typically, potential clients and connections will come across your headshot before they meet you in person. That’s why it’s important to have a headshot that makes a good impression and stands out from the crowds.
If you need a professional headshot photographer for more people, check out our corporate headshots information page and receive a custom quote for your group. We offer Corporate headshots in Orange County, Los Angeles and Nationwide.
A good business headshot should be:
Taken in good lighting
Not too close-up or blurry, simply be sharp
The subject's face should fill most of the frame
The subject should be approachable
The background should be neutral or plain
Some tips for getting a good business headshot:
Make sure your hair is neat and tidy
Do not wear too much makeup or jewelry
Avoid busy patterns or stripes in your clothing
Pick a plain background
Stand in a relaxed posture, sitting is not recommended
Have variety of smiles, subtle smiles and more serious aka Get Stuff Done looks
Check out our Ultimate Guide to Prepare For Your Headshot Session and our blog for more useful articles about professional headshots and portraits
We make photo sessions fun, efficient and a breeze.
We will guide and direct you through the whole process of getting your new headshot to get the best version of you.
You will never feel awkward or camera shy!
We do a lot more than just click a button.
All you have to do is show up.
What makes our headshots different?
We’ve been in the headshot business for half a century. To make over 6,000 people photogenic every year takes true passion and patience.
During your headshot experience, we provide facial expression coaching to help make you look natural, genuine, and authentic in front of the camera.
We’ll work together to get your headshot to convey trust, confidence, and approachability so that you can be ahead of the game in your industry.
What we offer for professional business headshots
No images are included with the session fee. Each image of your headshot is available for purchase. Whichever headshot images are selected, they will be fully retouched and come with usage rights.
We offer headshots appointments during the week and on select weekends for an additional fee.
Some add-ons for your headshot appointment are adding a second person for a discounted price, and we offer in-studio hair and makeup services that you can request ahead of time.Typically, potential clients and connections will come across your headshot before they meet you in person. That’s why it’s important to have a headshot that makes a good impression and stands out from the crowds.
Our headshot process
Each headshot appointment is curated for the individual coming in. When arriving to our WASIO faces studio in Orange County, there is street parking right outside of our building. You enter through our gallery room which is also used as a waiting room.
When you enter the photo studio you can hang all your outfit selections on the clothing rack. We will go through the outfits together and select the best ones to start with.
We have a changing room in the back of the studio with a floor length mirror and there’s also an option to change in the restroom.
During the headshot process we will coach and guide you to get the best expressions.
In between outfit changes, we will review and give feedback of the headshots. We will work together to narrow down and select the best headshots that represent you and your brand.
Once you are fully satisfied with the headshot selections, all photo selections will be made and each headshot image will be purchased at the of your headshot appointment. The headshots that are purchased will be retouched by hand.
Our Photography Services
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Corporate Headshots
Elevate your corporate headshots to show your professional side and make an impact with colleagues and business partners.
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Business Portraits
Your logo, tagline, color selection, and web site form the building blocks of your brand. Your brand portrait is an essential part of the branding process.
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Actor Headshots
LA & Orange County are competitive markets for actors. Let the experts at WASIO faces help your acting headshots stand out & get noticed by casting directors.
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Event Photography
We capture the overall emotion and feel of the event. We offer professional event photography in Orange County, Los Angeles & travel nationwide.
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Headshot Booth
Differentiate your conference presence with a professional headshot booth. Flat rate nationwide so you don’t have to worry about travel expenses.
FAQ
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There are no two photography studios that have identical pricing. Headshot photographers can charge anywhere from $50 to $2500 for a headshot session. Whether you are taking professional business headshots in orange county or business headshots in Los Angeles or in other states, the pricing varies at photography studios.
We offer discounted rates for group business headshots. You can contact us here for a quick quote.
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Make your clothing decisions based on the industry that you work for and that best represent who you are as a professional.
It’s important to select your outfits at least a few days before your headshot appointment. When selecting outfits, decide what style you want to go for in your headshots. Blue tones, navy, taupe, and grey are on the safer side of the color pallets for business attire.
Avoid wearing too many patterns or heavily branded attire. You want to have your headshot image to be timeless and classic.
Make sure to bring more than one outfit for additional variety. It is important to try on all your outfits before your scheduled headshot to make sure that everything fits properly.
If you have questions about your outfit selection, we are more than happy to help you make your selections before coming into our studio for your headshot. You want to select outfits that you look and feel your best in.
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Hairstyle decisions are more personal choices catered to the shape of the persons face and the style of hair.
Hair should be styled in the best version of how people typically see you. For longer hair, we can try different variations from styling your hair to frame your face, to putting it behind your shoulder to tying it completely up.
We will work together to help guide you with what looks best in your headshot.
We also offer hair and makeup services in studio that can be added on to your headshot when you are making the appointment.
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Makeup for headshots is highly recommended. Think of the makeup as an overall natural enhancement. We do not recommend heavy makeup. We recommend sticking with natural makeup that brings out your best features.
Some light foundation, concealer, a little bit of blush or bronzer, mascara is a must, and a kiss of your go-to lip product.
Avoid heavy contouring, vibrant eye shadows and highlighter. Most of the time it isn’t blended well and doesn’t look good in the headshot image.
We work with a makeup artist that will come to our studio to do your makeup on location. She also stays during your session to make sure your makeup is flawless in your photos.
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To stay consistent and up to date, we recommend updating your professional headshot at least once per year. If your outside appearance changes with hair, glasses, facial hair, etc., then it would be time to update your headshot sooner than one year.
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Every business headshot photo taken by our team is fully retouched by hand in our signature style. Our business headshots stand out because we know how to photograph every individual in the best light followed by each photo going through custom retouching.
Our signature style of retouching is consistent with our photography. We strive for business headshots to have a more natural look. It’s important to be recognized in your professional headshot.
We focus on removing skin imperfections and making skin lines less pronounced. We also address makeup tonal graduation (making sure the makeup is naturally blended and even). In the retouching process, accentuating the eyes is important for the headshot to stand out. Fly away hair is also removed.
Our team avoids over-retouching.
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An over-retouched headshot is when the persons skin doesn’t look real, the face looks strange and unnatural. In most cases, an over-retouched headshot doesn’t represent how an individual looks in real life.
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Headshots for individuals, smaller teams, or new hires are typically taken at our studio in Santa Ana, California. WASIO faces is located a few blocks down from South Coast Plaza in Orange County. There is a waiting room in the front where groups of people can wait to take turns to get their headshot photographed.
If your company is not based in Southern California, we travel nationwide for your professional headshot needs. Please contact us with more information on your photography needs and how many team members will be participating.
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We travel nationwide for professional business headshots. Learn more about corporate headshots and WASIO bringing the studio to your office or event location.
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Our team delivers headshots no later than within 5 business days. Each purchased headshot is custom retouched by hand.
Our session fee for professional headshots doesn’t include any retouched headshot images. Images are hand selected with the photographer and purchased during the session.
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Once your headshots have been fully retouched, you will receive electronic Jpg files to be downloaded via email. We deliver the final headshot images in 4 different sizes: 900px for email signature, 1600px for platforms like LinkedIn, 2048px for social media usage and 3000px for printing.
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Each photo comes with full usage rights, whether it’s for website use, marketing materials, press releases, books, conferences, or proposals.
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In our years of owning our photography business, we’ve debunked the “I’m not photogenic” debacle.
With the right headshot expression coaching, spot on lighting and new order music playing in the background, we’ve made dozens of thousands of people photogenic. You will be surprised.
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For all our headshot appointments, we reserve enough time to make sure we cover all of the outfit changes. We photograph until we capture the desired headshots, and our clients leave our studio happy with their experience. Check out all our 5-star reviews on Google.