6 Things to Consider When Adding Headshots to an Employee Engagement Event
Professional headshots can be a valuable addition to an employee engagement event, but the experience matters. Discover 6 things to consider for seamless, efficient, and engaging on-site photography.
Planning an employee engagement event takes a lot of coordination. There are schedules to manage, activities to organize, employees to communicate with, and a hundred little details that make the difference between an event that runs smoothly and one that feels chaotic.
If you’re considering adding professional headshots to your next employee engagement day, the last thing you need is another complicated project to manage.
The good news? Professional headshots are one of the highest-value additions you can make to a corporate event. Employees receive a polished, professional image for LinkedIn and the company intranet, while your organization secures consistent team branding across all channels.
The key is choosing a corporate photography partner who understands that the experience surrounding the photography is just as important as the photographs themselves.
Based on our experience photographing corporate teams of all sizes across the Greater Toronto Area, here are six essential things to consider when adding headshots to your next event:
1. Effortless Scheduling:
Make it easy for employees to book their own appointment.
When organizing an event for dozens—or hundreds—of employees, scheduling can quickly become your biggest headache. You shouldn't have to manage spreadsheets, send back-and-forth emails, or scramble to rebook someone when their schedule shifts.
Look for a photography team that provides a self-service booking portal. Employees select their own time slot in advance and handle their own rescheduling if conflicts arise. The goal is simple: your employees manage their appointment, and you don't have to!
2. Seamless Event Flow:
Headshots should complement your event—not disrupt it.
Employees shouldn't have to miss a keynote session or spend half their afternoon waiting in line for a headshot. A well-planned headshot experience works seamlessly within the rhythm of your event, keeping employees moving and your schedule on track.
A thoughtful headshot setup includes:
Clear signage and designated arrival times so employees know exactly where and when to go
An efficient studio workflow that gets participants photographed and back to their day in minutes
Pacing designed around your master event schedule to minimize wait times and prevent bottlenecks
3. Effective Image Management:
Think about what happens after the photos are taken.
Getting everyone photographed is only half the job. Imagine receiving a bulk folder with hundreds of files named IMG_4827.jpg, IMG_4828.jpg, and IMG_4829.jpg. Someone on your HR or marketing team now has to spend hours identifying each face.
To avoid this administrative nightmare, ensure your photography partner renames and metadata-tags every image file with the correct participant’s name before delivery.
4. Custom Branding:
Align the experience with your corporate brand.
Your engagement day is an opportunity to reinforce company culture. The headshot activation should feel like an intentional part of that culture—not a generic third-party vendor set up in a hallway.
Integrating custom branding into the experience includes:
Customized online sign-up and booking confirmation pages
Branded photo-selection galleries
Consistent lighting, backdrops, and styling guidelines that match your company's visual identity
These details communicate a clear message to your team: This experience was thoughtfully planned for you.
5. Privacy Matters:
Protect employee privacy with individual galleries.
When headshots are delivered, employees shouldn't have to scroll through a public gallery of their coworkers' photos to find their own.
Providing private, password-protected galleries for each participant ensures a secure and comfortable experience. It gives employees confidence in how their images are handled and makes selecting their favourite shot seamless.
6. Instant Access:
Deliver headshots instantly.
There’s no reason employees should have to wait days—or weeks—to access their new headshots. Today’s technology allows for professional retouching and instant image delivery, giving each employee polished, studio-quality images while the experience is still fresh.
When choosing your photography partner, look for a team that can deliver not only beautiful images, but also a seamless experience from start to finish—including fast, effortless access to the final headshots.
The partner you can trust for your next employee engagement event.
The team at One Tree Studio can deliver all these things and more. Adding professional headshots to your employee engagement day shouldn't mean adding an administrative burden. When headshots are thoughtfully integrated, they deliver lasting value:
For your organization: Consistent, high-quality team imagery across websites, decks, and media kits.
For your employees: A practical, high-value professional asset they can use on LinkedIn and internal profiles.
For you (the planner): A stress-free process where scheduling, file management, and delivery are completely taken care of.
Planning an upcoming team event, town hall or corporate summit? At One Tree Studio, we handle all the logistics—from automated scheduling to file delivery—so you can focus on running a great event. Contact our team today to discuss how we can integrate a seamless headshot experience into your next gathering.
BMO Marketing Summit: Bringing Professional Headshots to a National Team
See how One Tree Studio photographed hundreds of professional corporate headshots during a BMO internal event in Toronto with a fast, studio-quality on-site headshot experience.
Each year, BMO brings together its marketing team from across Canada for an annual all-hands meeting. While these gatherings allow attendees to collaborate, share ideas, and strengthen connections, they also create a rare opportunity to provide every employee present with a consistent, professional headshot during a single event.
Recognizing this unique opportunity, BMO partnered with One Tree Studio to provide unlimited headshots during the event. Rather than asking employees to schedule individual appointments throughout the year, the company was able to offer nearly the entire team professional images while everyone was already together. Employees received a valuable resource they could use for LinkedIn, company profiles, speaking engagements, and other professional purposes, while BMO benefited from a consistent, unified company-wide look.
Making the Most of a Rare Opportunity
To keep the experience organized and minimize disruption to the proceedings, employees were sent to the portrait station in small groups throughout the day. This allowed participants to receive their headshots without waiting in long lines or being pulled out of the rest of the meeting schedule. Our mobile studio was set up adjacent to the event, making it easy for employees to step away briefly before returning to the day's agenda.
For organizations with employees spread across multiple offices or regions, opportunities to photograph an entire team are rare. Annual meetings, conferences, and off-site events provide an ideal time to update headshots without requiring employees to book separate sessions throughout the year.
A Seamless Headshot Experience
Each participant received a professionally guided portrait session with studio lighting and expert direction, creating polished, consistent images across the entire team. Every photograph also received professional basic retouching before delivery, ensuring employees received finished images that were ready to use immediately.
Rather than selecting a single image for editing or arranging additional retouching later, participants received complete galleries of polished portraits. Incorporating retouching into the event itself also provided a more efficient and cost-effective solution than coordinating individual editing requests after the fact.
The process fit naturally into the event schedule, allowing employees to update their professional headshots without interrupting the purpose of the meeting itself.
Creating Long-Term Value for Employees and BMO
Professional headshots continue to provide value long after the event concludes. Employees received updated portraits they can use across LinkedIn, company profiles, speaking engagements, and other professional opportunities, while BMO gained a unified library of consistent headshots that supports internal communications, employer branding, and marketing initiatives.
By incorporating unlimited headshots into an event that was already bringing employees together from across the country, BMO was able to maximize the value of the meeting while giving its team something they could continue using for years to come.
A Continued Partnership with BMO
One Tree Studio has partnered with BMO on a variety of photography projects, including team headshots and event photography. The annual marketing summit is another example of how professional photography can be thoughtfully integrated into an existing event to create value for both employees and the organization.
At One Tree Studio, we specialize in creating professional headshot experiences that fit seamlessly into conferences, off-site meetings, and company events. If you're bringing your team together for an annual meeting, employee engagement event, or corporate retreat, we'd love to help make the most of the opportunity by providing premium images your employees and your organization will continue to benefit from long after the event is over.
Building a Professional Brand: Hannah's Personal Branding Photoshoot
See how Hannah's personal branding photoshoot at One Tree Studio helped her build a confident, professional online presence with modern headshots and lifestyle portraits perfect for LinkedIn and beyond.
Invest in Your Future
Whether you're entering the workforce, growing a business, or simply updating your professional image, branding photography is an investment that continues to work long after the session ends.
Your photographs become part of your personal brand, helping people feel like they've already met you before they ever shake your hand.
If you're ready to build a professional image that reflects who you are today and where you're headed tomorrow, we'd love to help create portraits you'll be proud to share.
First Impressions Matter
Your online presence often makes a first impression before you ever meet someone. Professional photography helps communicate confidence, credibility, and personality in almost any situation, from applying for your dream job and networking on LinkedIn to launching a business or growing a personal brand.
As a young professional beginning to build her online presence, Hannah wanted photographs that looked authentic, modern, and professional. Rather than overly formal corporate headshots, we focused on creating images that reflected who she is: confident, friendly, and relatable.
The result was a gallery of versatile portraits that can be used across LinkedIn, social media, websites, and future career opportunities.
Why Personal Branding Photography Matters
Professional branding images give you flexibility across every platform.
Instead of using the same cropped headshot everywhere, you'll have a collection of images that can be used for:
LinkedIn profiles
Professional websites
Social media
Email signatures
Conference bios
Job applications
Press features
Marketing materials
Having a variety of photographs allows your online presence to feel consistent while giving you options for different situations. Our team would love to create unique branding images that perfectly represent your professional self.
Preparing for a Branding Session
One of the easiest ways to create timeless branding photos is to keep your wardrobe simple.
For Hannah's session, we chose classic pieces with neutral colours that won't look dated a few years from now. The combination of denim, soft knit textures, and understated accessories created a professional look that still felt relaxed and approachable.
Simple styling also ensures the attention stays where it belongs: on you.
A Modern Approach to Professional Headshots
Modern branding photography is about much more than standing in front of a plain backdrop.
We worked with clean, natural light and simple, timeless styling to create portraits that feel fresh and current. Neutral colours and soft textures kept the focus on Hannah while creating a polished, editorial look.
The relaxed posing helped capture genuine expressions that employers, clients, and collaborators naturally connect with.
Signature Headshots for Personal Branding
If you’re looking for more than just a new LinkedIn photo, our Signature Headshot Session is designed with personal branding in mind. Instead of creating one traditional headshot, we use the session to build a versatile collection of professional portraits with multiple outfits, poses, backgrounds and looks. You’ll receive guidance throughout the session so your images feel natural, confident and authentic to you—not stiff or overly posed. The result is a gallery of polished images you can use across LinkedIn, your website, social media, email signatures, speaking profiles and other professional marketing materials. It’s a great option for anyone who wants their images to reflect not just what they do, but who they are and the professional brand they’re building.
Team Branding Photoshoot: Build Trust With the Faces Behind Your Business
Personal branding isn’t just for individuals—it can be powerful for entire teams, too. Our Team Branding Sessions are designed to create a collection of professional images that showcase your team’s personality, connection and energy while keeping your company’s visual identity polished and consistent. Rather than settling for a lineup of stiff, interchangeable headshots, we create a variety of images—from individual portraits to full-body poses and natural team interactions—that you can use across your website, LinkedIn, social media, marketing materials and more. It’s a great way to put real people behind your brand and help potential clients see the experience, professionalism and personality that make your team unique.
Headshot Booth for Purolator's Toronto Corporate Event
Purolator’s coporate event included our unlimited Headshot Booth service! Everything went flawlessly including participants receiving their headshot images INSTANTLY!
One of the greatest things about providing headshots to our corporate clients is that we get to meet the most amazing people!
Our team originally met our contact, Nida, while she was working for another company. After a while, Nida changed jobs and her new employer, Purolator, was planning a corporate event at the Mississauga Convention Centre. She reached out to our team to provide our unlimited headshot service to everyone at the event who wanted headshots.
Our studio has a carefully choreographed process so that our clients have a smooth, headache-free experience. We’ve thought of everything so that you don’t have to!
Purolator booked our Unlimited Headshot Booth package. Choosing this service meant that anyone at their event that wanted a headshot could have one. People could use the service as many times as they wanted for the booked time period.
The service for Purolator also included:
Custom File Renaming: Each file was renamed to match the participants name. This makes file organization after your corporate event a breeze!
Individual Gallery Delivery: Each participant received their own headshot images in a private individual gallery delivered by email. One Tree Studio cares about your privacy! No more images being added to a single, shared gallery for distribution.
Instant Delivery of Images: Each participant received an email instantly onsite with their headshot image files in Purolator branded private individual gallery.
Lead Collection: Purolator received participants’ names, email addresses, and the special information they wished to collect during the headshot sign-up process.
The event went flawlessly and the headshot booth was the highlight of the event! Nida’s Google review speaks for itself. Our team is looking forward to creating many more successful headshot experiences for Purolator!
To learn more about our Unlimited Headshot Booth service for Trade Shows, Conferences and Corporate Events, click the button below:
Group Photos—Made Simple!
Group photos and team shots don’t have to be a frustrating experience! Check out how our team creates shots everyone LOVES—100% of the time!
Getting the perfect team photo to represent your company can be a daunting task.
When that camera clicks, one person is blinking…or making an awkward face…or moves out of their pose…or doesn’t smile at the same level as the rest of the group…or just downright hates the shot, while everyone else loves it.
OR it becomes a scheduling nightmare! Someone on the team can’t be there for photo shoot day and makes it so hard to coordinate a time for the group shot!
AHHH!
We have good news for you! Our studio has the team photo solution that will ensure everyone in the photo loves how they look and will make your life a whole lot easier!
Composite Group Photos
For a composite group shot, we take the time to shoot each person individually. We shoot multiple angles and poses until we hit on a shot that you love! We do the same thing for each person on your team, creating winning shots for everyone!
After a little PhotoShop magic, we deliver a composited group photo created from everyone’s favourite individual shots. No more stress and frustration—just an incredible group shot where everyone looks their best!
Benefits of Composite Group Photos
Everyone chooses their best shot to put in the group photo.
Individual shots for the group composite can all be taken on the same day, OR different days—whatever works for you! People can visit the studio when it’s convenient for them.
New team members can easily be added to the group shot. Just send them to the studio and we’ll recreate your group shot without having to bring everyone back together to retake the group shot. We keep everyone’s headshots on file so that the group can change as needed.
Did someone leave your team? No problem! Just send us an email and we’ll recreate the group shot without them.
You receive:
cut-outs of each person delivered as PNG files with transparent backgrounds
1 JPG with a solid colour background of your choice. Custom backgrounds are an option for an additional fee.
1 PNG transparent background of the group
Files stay saved in our database so that groupings can be rearranged as needed.
Price:
$59/pp if you select a headshot that has already been retouched from your photo shoot with our studio
(ie.If your team of 8 people selects headshots that have already been retouched to put in the group composite, the total would be $472+HST for the Group Composite).
Changes to group composite (ie. removing a team member) cost $129/request
Here are a few samples of some amazing teams we’ve had the pleasure of serving…
Company Headshots and Group Photos for CBRE
Check out the headshots provided to CBRE agents over 3 offices in Ontario. Our team makes incredible company headshots easy!
We’ve had the pleasure of serving several CBRE offices all over southern Ontario with our On-Location Headshot Service.
Achieving headshots that look amazing over multiple offices can be a huge headache! BUT NOT WITH US! Our team takes care of you from start to finish. Your whole company will look amazing!
Find out more below…
Company Headshots…made easy!
When you have hundreds of team members, the thought of getting everyone’s headshot done (and done well) can be intimidating!
BUT…when you have the right photography team, the process is a breeze! With our proven approach to headshots, your team will look great, and the experience will be simple - AND even enjoyable!
STEP 1: Contact us
When you contact us and let us know how many people need headshots, we’ll give you a quote with no hidden fees. You’ll know upfront exactly how much it will cost to create the images you’re looking for. If you don’t know exactly how many people will be participating, that’s no problem! We’ll give you a base price, and a per person price, so nothing is a surprise. You can even use our company headshot price calculator to get an instant estimate right now!
Step 2: Pick Your Style
Once you’ve booked our company, we’ll send you an idea page with samples of company headshots including different backgrounds and colour ideas. You can choose the style that suites your company best. If you’ve seen a style on the internet that you like, just send us your inspiration photos, and our team is able to create a matching look for you. We’ll make sure that each headshot we provide for your company matches the style selected.
Step 3: Sign Up
Our team provides you with a custom page on our website. This page will have all the information your colleagues need to prepare for their headshots. Just forward the link to everyone being photographed, and each person can sign up for the headshot time slot that’s convenient for them.
Depending on your company’s schedule and the number of people being photographed, we can set up one headshot day, or multiple days. We’re there to serve you with the solution that works best for you!
Do you have people who will be away for each headshot day? That’s no problem! The missing people are invited to come to our Markham studio at a time that’s convenient for them. If they come anytime during the month after your headshot day, they’ll be included in the quantity group pricing provided in your quote.
Step 4: Headshot Day!
On headshot day, our team arrives early to set up our professional studio at your location. We bring the same set-up we use at our studio. Yes, it’s more gear than most photographers would bring, but our proven headshot method will give you the most flattering light and consistent results over hundreds of people. Headshots are our specialty!
Step 5: Pick Your Favourite Headshot
When each person visits us on headshot day, they’ll get to review all their images and choose their favourite on the spot. The favourite headshots all receive our professional retouching service, including blemish and stray hair removal, contouring, teeth whitening, and help with under-eye shadows. You can decide ahead of time how many headshots you’d like each person to choose with professional retouching.
It is our top priority to make sure everyone loves their headshots! That’s why we have each person review their headshots and pick favourites right away. If they don’t like anything we’ve taken, we’ll continue to shoot until we have a winning shot!
Step 6: Amazing Headshots — Organized, Retouched, and Delivered
Our team takes about 1-2 weeks to professionally retouch each chosen headshot. Once everything is complete, we’ll send you a link to your company’s private headshot gallery. Inside the gallery, you’ll see all your beautiful headshots organized and named to match each participant’s name. This makes file organization simple!
You’ll also see a folder with every headshot proof image (not retouched). If you’d like any additional headshots retouched, just pick them from that folder and let us know.
Since it’s our top priority to make sure you love your headshots, if anyone needs any changes to the images we’ve provided—just let us know. We’re happy to help!
Check out some highlights from the hundreds of headshots provided to CBRE! We’ve love to serve you too, so please contact us soon!
Retouching your headshots: perfectly polished
There's a fine line between retouching a corporate headshot too much and just right. One Tree Studio is careful to capture you in your best light, and provides professional retouching that looks just right!
Everyone wants to look their best in their professional headshots. With the editing tools available to photographers, the question comes up - how much retouching should a headshot receive?
It's no secret that we can take the average person and Photoshop them into an unrecognizable, fabricated super model. We can snip and tuck, liquify, contour, and remove or add just about anything to your image. But how much retouching is too much?
There is a fine line we walk every time we begin retouching your images. Below are a few headshots that we've retouched. The before image is straight out of camera with no retouching. The after image has One Tree Studio's retouching service applied.
Some photographers choose to take things too far - you've all seen images like this. The person looks like they have no pores, their pupils are glowing, and every line on their face as miraculously vanished. Imagine the shock when they show up for their job interview!
You can trust One Tree Studio to capture you in your best light, and provide professional retouching that looks just right. And if you want any changes to your retouched image, just let us know. We’re not happy until you’re happy!
Our standard professional retouching service includes:
Stray hair removal
Removal of blemishes
Reducing shine on face
Reduce under eye bags
Reducing wrinkles
Whitening teeth
Whitening eyes
Removal of glare in glasses
Image cropping
Exposure and colour correction
Standard retouching does NOT include:
Adding or removing large portions of hair
Braces removal
Moire Removal (colour or patterns caused by certain fabrics)
Changing your colour of hair
Significant creases or wrinkles in clothes (please iron/steam your clothing)
Background removal or change of background colour
Taking pieces from one photo and swapping it with pieces in another photo
Changing your clothing in any way
Making you look 30 years younger
Making you look like a movie star (unless you are a movie star)
Please refer to what is included because this list could be very long!
All of our retouching services are done at our discretion. For any additional retouching outside of what is included in our Standard Retouching Services, we can provide a quote upon request.
Background Changes
One of the most-requested changes above our Standard Retouching service is a background change - we call it a Background Extraction.
Background Extractions are $29+HST each and are IN ADDITION to the Standard Retouching prices.
SHARE your headshot photo shoot with a friend!
Spread the love and share your headshot photo shoot with a friend! Bring along your favourite people and take advantage of our Shared Headshot Session pricing! You’ll save money and everyone will boost their professional image.
Nervous about getting new headshots? Not anymore! Bring a friend (or a couple friends!) and have fun!
Have a family member or a small team that needs to update their headshots too? Book together and save!
Not only is it amazing to have someone you know there to encourage you during your photo shoot, but together, you can take advantage of our Shared Headshot Session pricing!
Share and save!
It’s simple. Contact us and let us know that you’d like to add your friend(s) to your 1-Hour Standard Headshot Session ($249) for $125 per additional participant. We’ll reserve the additional time for you and your friends at the studio. (Shared Headshot Sessions can’t be booked through our online booking system.)
Retouched headshots are purchased in addition to your session fee. Bundle your purchases with your friends to access great quantity pricing!
What you get…
Access to our dedicated studio reserved just for you!
We’ll extend your 1-hour Standard Headshot Session time by an extra 30 minutes per additional person
Everyone participating will have access to our talented photography team, posing guidance, and multiple backdrops
Wardrobe changes are allowed!
Headshots include from the waist up. For full-body posing ask about our Enhanced Headshot Session.
View your headshots during your appointment and provide feedback so our team creates headshots you love!
Take advantage of quantity pricing by combining your retouched headshot purchases with your friends
Retouched Headshots
After your photo shoot, review your headshots in your online shared gallery with your friends, then decide how many you’d like to have professionally retouched. Take advantage of our quantity pricing by combining your retouching order with your friends!
There are no minimum purchase requirements and no obligations. We have a 100% satisfaction guarantee. Only pay for the headshots you love! All images are purchased in addition to the Session Fee. Wait to see what your headshots look like, and then decide how many retouched headshots you’d like to purchase.
Have more questions?
Ready to book your Shared Headshot Session?
Trade Show Headshots: Brand Marketing that Works!
Check out how Loblaws treated their employees to new professional headshots at a recent internal trade show. People were able to update their LinkedIn headshots and everyone was so excited to receive such a valuable gift!
Loblaws was holding an internal trade show for their own employees and was looking for something special to give everyone. They contacted us looking to create a great headshot experience that would help their team boost their professional image on the internal company intranet and on LinkedIn.
The ice-cream station was pretty popular, but so many people were super excited to see that they could receive valuable new headshots as a gift from their company!
Our team arrived early to set up in the trade show space and treated the Loblaws staff to a first-class headshot experience. After visiting our quick touch-up station to tame stray hairs and remove clothing lint, they had their headshots taken in our professional studio setup with Dave, one of our lead photographers.
In a few seconds, each participant received their headshot files directly to their inbox, including a custom message from Loblaws.
Here are a few favourites from the day!
NEW easy online booking for your professional headshots!
Getting your new professional headshots is even more convenient now with our easy online scheduling! Check availability and book your headshots today.
There are so many stressful decisions you have to make for your professional career, we don’t want headshots to be one of them!
Our team has simplified the headshot process to create a seamless, stress-free experience from start to finish. We’re excited to announce that you can now book your headshots online! Available appointments are easy to see. If you don’t see a time that works for you — feel free to contact us, and we’ll do our best to accommodate your schedule.
Step 1: Schedule your headshot appointment.
We’ll send you all your booking information including tips on what to wear and what to expect at your photo shoot. Not sure what outfit(s) to wear? We’ve got you covered! Have a look at our Pinterest Board for ideas. You can bring several outfits to your appointment and we’ll help you decide.
Step 2: Come to the studio for your headshot appointment.
Our studio is conveniently located near 9th Line and Hwy 407, at 276 Copper Creek Dr. in Markham (Boxgrove). Free street parking is available on the north side of Copper Creek right in front of the studio.
During your appointment, you’ll have the opportunity to see your headshots several times and provide feedback. This process ensures that our team creates headshots you love! We’ve got a change room, lots of hair spray, lint rollers, drinks, and snacks. We want you to feel right at home!
Step 3: Pick your Favourite(s).
Once you’ve picked your favourites to be professionally retouched, our team will take care of creating a beautiful final product. We’ll deliver your retouched headshots back to you in 1-2 business days. In a rush? No problem! Just let us know.
ZipRecruiter's Headshot Lounge at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre
What draws a crowd? Free professional headshots! Check out how ZipRecruiter attracted the biggest crowd at the HRPAAC conference at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.
If there’s one thing that draws crowd, it’s free stuff. Conferences and trade shows are known for the swag offered by participating companies. Stress balls, pens, note pads, ear phones, water bottles, t-shirts: lots of marketing dollars spent to make a good impression on attendees.
The annual HRPAAC conference held this year at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre is the biggest Human Resources conference in Canada. There was a lot of amazing swag, but can you guess which gift attracted the biggest lineup?
It was ZipRecruiter’s headshot booth, offering beautiful professional headshots absolutely free!
Not only did they offer free headshots, they provided a complete experience: hair and lint touchups with our stylist, several headshots with our professional photographer, quick edits from our image tech, and instant delivery of the headshot images at our kiosks. Participants walked away with 3-5 studio-quality headshots in their inbox and ready to use on LinkedIn. AND the whole experience was branded to highlight ZipRecruiter.
At our studio, headshot appointments start at $349. The gift ZipRecruiter was giving out was not only valuable, but incredibly useful for every professional attending the conference.
In two days, our team delivered 1913 headshot images to 535 people. AND we delivered them instantly! We helped ZipRecruiter attract a huge crowd and created an experience that made them look amazing!
Have a look at the behind-the-scenes video and headshot samples below. If you have an important conference or trade show coming up, we’d love to hear from you too!
Top 5 Backdrop Colours for Professional Headshots
We’ve put together a list of our top 5 most requested backdrop choices for professional headshots. Which one’s your favourite?
There are so many stressful decisions you have to make for your professional career, we don’t want headshots to be one of them!
From the time you contact us, our team will help you with every decision, including what backdrop colour is best.
The backdrop colour helps set the mood of the headshot. What vibe are you trying to convey? Are you cutting-edge, serious, creative, friendly, confident, intimidating?
We’ve got a wide selection of backdrop colours available at our studio: even baby pink, bright yellow, aqua, and purple. But sometimes lots of options doesn’t make the choice easier.
After shooting thousands of headshots, we’re happy to give you some guidance. If you’re looking for tried-and-true colours that will make your headshot look amazing, here is the list of our top 5 most requested backdrop colours.
Which one is your favourite?
Conference Headshots and Photography Highlights: Whistler 2019
What an adventure! Come and see the photography highlights from our latest corporate conference photographed in beautiful Whistler, British Columbia! Featuring incredible venues like the Fairmont Chateau Whistler and Roundhouse Lodge at the top of Whistler Mountain. Axe throwing, bull riding, champagne in a gondola, zip lining, dunk tanks, and so much more!
When one of your best clients asks if you’re free to photograph their corporate conference in Whistler, British Columbia…you say YES, OF COURSE!
What an adventure!
Our team has travelled to photograph lots of conferences and events, but this was our first trip to the west coast. Everywhere we looked, we wanted to snap pictures. Whistler, and really all of British Columbia, is absolutely breathtaking!
The masterminds behind all of the event planning and details were the professional planners at Hageman Events. Julie, Gloria, and Rebecca are the dream team that you need for your next corporate event.
The conference, with over 400 delegates, was held at the beautiful Fairmont Chateau Whistler. The carnival-themed supplier show on the first evening was a great way to start a busy few days.
The planning team thought of every special detail: axe throwing, bull riding, zip lining, and champagne on a gondola up to Whistler Mountain were just a few of the many highlights.
Our team provided not only the event photography throughout the conference, we also had a studio set up so where delegates could have their professional headshots taken. Conferences are a great time to have everyone update their professional profiles with new headshots. These headshots were stylized with our signature black and white treatment.
On the final night, we provided our luxury photo booth experience with photographers, custom photo folders, and 5”x7” print enlargements.
Have a look below. We hope you enjoy the highlights from this corporate conference in Whistler!
To reserve your next event date, please contact us to day.
Toronto Company Headshots: Wavemaker
When Wavemaker needed hundreds headshots for their large company in Toronto, our team made the process simple and the results were amazing. Check it out!
When updating headshots for a large company, the task can seem daunting. Scheduling appointments, organizing files, picking favourites: is it worth the hassle?
When Wavemaker contacted our studio about new headshots for their large company, they were pleased to find out that we have the workflows in place to make the whole process simple with amazing results (if we do say so ourselves!)
Simple Steps to Amazing Company Headshots:
Convenient On-Location Photo Shoot: For groups of any size, our team will arrange an on-location photo shoot with all the benefits of our professional studio. We bring your choice of backdrop colour and our flattering studio lighting. We can also use the environmental background at your location.
Easy Online Scheduling: Once you’ve selected your photo shoot date, we’ll send you a custom online scheduling website link for your company. Share this link with everyone who needs to participate in the photo shoot and we’ll take care of the rest. Each person participating signs up for the time slot of their choice. They can easily reschedule their time slot if needed.
Headshot Guidance: We’ll also send you an information page to share with your company with tips on what to wear and how to prepare for amazing headshots.
Smooth Sailing: On the day of the photo shoot, our specialized high-volume workflow allows us to move through large groups of people quickly in about 2-3 minutes per person. Our stylist will help with stray hairs and clothing lint so each person is looking their best. If your package includes professional retouching, each participant will have the chance to select their favourite headshot for retouching immediately after their appointment.
File Naming: If you are using these headshots internally, our file naming system will make your life easier. You many not know everyone’s name in a large company, so our system attaches names right to the headshot files.
Easy Delivery: 1-2 weeks after the photo shoot, we’ll deliver a complete gallery to you with all of the proof images and all of the professionally retouched images each person selected. We’ll also send out individual emails to each participant with their own headshots. This means that you don’t have to worry about distributing the files afterwards. If you need a faster turn around time, just ask. We can accommodate rush requests if we know in advance. We also have the ability to deliver images instantly - ask us about this service for your company.
Have a look below at some of the results! Wavemaker chose our Crisp White backdrop, which is a very clean, modern look.
If you’d like to book new headshots for your team, large or small, we’d be happy to serve you too. Please get in touch!
Headshot Photographer at Sheraton Centre Toronto: Air Canada Cargo
Air Canada Cargo used the opportunity a recent company-wide event to give everyone a great new headshot as a gift! People were thrilled with the results! Have a look…
It was a real pleasure serving the team at Air Canada Cargo! At their recent event at the Sheraton Centre Toronto, the planning team was looking for a gift to give their valuable employees. They chose to give the best gift: a new professional headshot!
Are you looking for something to give your employees that they’ll truly appreciate? While a gift box of chocolates tastes delicious…it’s gone in 60 seconds (at least at our studio). A new professional headshot will give your employees a wonderful update to their LinkedIn profile picture and your company intranet.
Having our Pro Headshot Booth at your next event is a convenient and affordable way to provide everyone with new headshots at a fraction of the cost of visiting our studio. Our team sets up flattering studio light right at your event. We make it easy for everyone to participate quickly with amazing results.
Have a look at some highlights from this event below, and contact us to reserve the date for your company, conference, or trade show.
Headshots for Toronto Women's Conference: Canada Life Building
Every professional can use a great new headshot! Come and see how our team provided headshots for a wonderful group of business women in Toronto.
What is one thing a group of business women all have in common?
They can all use a beautiful new headshot!
We had the pleasure of serving an amazing group of women in Toronto at the Canada Life Building. Our on-location studio setup with beautiful light made it easy for everyone to update their headshots in between seminars and meetings.
What a fantastic group of women!
Here are a few headshots from the day. To find out more about our on-location headshot services, please click the button below.
LinkedIn Photo Booth: Headshots at DevJam 2018
Check out the photos from DevJam 2018! Every professional needs a great headshot, and at DevJam 2018, Intel provided professional headshots to everyone as a gift!
Every professional needs a great headshot. The folks at Intel know how to make things look professional. At their recent DevJam 2018 event in Montreal, they created a Career Zone and sponsored our Pro Headshot Booth service, providing professional headshots to everyone as a gift.
Participants were grateful for the opportunity to receive studio-quality headshots, delivered instantly to their inboxes. They can use them to update their LinkedIn profiles, websites and email signatures. It’s such a valuable gift!
The event was held at the historic the St. James Theatre venue in Montreal. Check out the images below!
To find out more about our Pro Headshot Booth service, click the button below and make sure you reserve your date soon!
Conference Headshot Lounge: NeurIPS 2018 at the Palais des Congrès de Montréal
It’s the best event marketing for professionals! Come behind the scenes check out our Pro Headshot Booth service at the NeurIPS conference in Montreal. We delivered thousands of headshot images as a gift, courtesy of Intel AI.
Wow! What a week! The NeurIPS conference brought over 8500 people from all over the world to Montreal to talk about the biggest innovations in artificial intelligence, machine learning and computational neuroscience. Big topics and so many great minds - all in once place!
It was a pleasure for us to meet and photograph so many thanks to Intel AI, who sponsored our Pro Headshot Booth service. Attendees of the conference could have their headshots taken as a gift from Intel. What an amazing gift! People were so excited to get some great headshots that they could use on LinkedIn, on websites, or even in their upcoming presentations and publications.
With branded slideshows, branded kiosks, and branded custom emails, Intel was extremely happy with the experience!
Have a look at the video we produced below. We served up over 2600 headshot images in 21 hours of shooting with our amazing team of photographers.
To find out how you can have this service at your upcoming conference or trade show, click the button below.
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Toronto Conference Headshot Photographer: Crowne Plaza Toronto Airport
Conferences and trade shows are the best time to offer professional headshots to large groups of people! Check out this conference at the Crowne Plaza Toronto Airport. Guests were treated to new headshots on two colours of backdrops and the digital images were delivered to them INSTANTLY!
It’s hard to get people together for new headshots, isn’t it? Everyone has busy (and different) schedules. That’s one reason conferences are one of the best places to give everyone professional headshots. Everyone is obligated to attend, and there’s usually a spot in the day to sneak in a quick headshot.
Here’s a recent conference we served at the Crowne Plaza Toronto Airport. With a double backdrop setup, we were able to give each person two looks and multiple headshot images. The headshots were delivered instantly by email at our kiosks. AND the sponsor had their name all over the experience, including a custom message and links in the email that delivered the headshots.
Guests were so happy to receive this valuable and useful gift!
A double backdrop setup with Suede Grey and Ultramarine. AND three of our amazing team members!
*Note: The headshot images above have not received professional retouching. They received basic on-site editing at the conference and were delivered instantly to participants by email. What you’re seeing in this post are the actual files as delivered to the participants. Participants have the option of purchasing professional retouching after the conference.
Markham Headshots for Real Estate Professionals
Headshots for real estate professionals can be as unique as YOU are! Check out what we did for this Toronto realtor, including a custom background of the Toronto skyline!
It's always a pleasure serving real estate professionals at the studio!
Mark wanted us to create some headshot images to promote his brand as a Toronto realtor. With a few photography tricks, we ended up with some gorgeous headshots of Mark on a custom backdrop we created of the Toronto skyline.
Mark chose to book our Signature Headshot Package so that he could change up his outfit, make use of our many backdrop choices, and create several unique images for his website and marketing material.
Whatever industry you're in, our team at One Tree Studio can create the custom look you're after to promote YOUR brand. Headshots don't have to be boring - we can create a custom look for you that highlights how amazing YOU are!
