Kemp Photography brings a full portable studio to your Detroit-area office, whether it is a Downtown floor or an engineering campus in Oakland County. Our own crew photographs your people in short scheduled slots, then packs out. Flat half-day and full-day rates, travel included.
Why Detroit teams book an on-site headshot day
Detroit is still where the auto industry makes decisions. Automakers, tier-one suppliers, engineering firms and the software teams building connected-vehicle and electrification work all keep large offices in the metro. Alongside them sit health systems, banks, law firms, mortgage lenders and a growing downtown tech scene.
That mix creates a particular headshot situation: lots of technical people who dislike being photographed and have never had a decent portrait taken. The business case is still real. Suppliers answer RFQs with team pages. Engineering firms need credentials in front of customers. Companies recruiting from a competitive talent pool want a careers page that looks like somewhere people want to work.
Hiring classes and program launches also keep the need steady. A supplier that adds a dozen engineers for a new platform has a dozen people without photos, and an on-site day gets them done without pulling anyone off a deadline.
Typical uses:
- RFQ and proposal team sections
- Engineering and program leadership bios
- Careers pages and recruiting decks
- LinkedIn profiles that match across a large engineering group
How a headshot day works in a Detroit-area office
Detroit-area offices come in two main shapes: downtown and midtown towers with garages and lobby desks, and sprawling suburban campuses with several buildings and a badge system. The second is more common, and it changes how we plan.
- Book. Send headcount, address and target dates. A 50% retainer reserves the date.
- Pick the room. Find a quiet space of roughly 10 by 20 feet with power. On a campus, choose the building most people already walk through.
- Sort out access. Tell us about visitor badges, vendor check-in and parking. We can supply a COI on request.
- Setup. The crew is on site roughly an hour before the first session, building the studio.
- Shoot. About two to three minutes per person. Teams rotate in blocks so projects keep moving.
- Select and deliver. People pick a favorite on the spot or in a private gallery. The chosen image is retouched, with finals typically in one to two weeks.
Detroit winters matter mostly for people, not gear. Coats and wet boots are real, so give staff a spot to drop them. A hallway coat rack is a small thing that makes the day smoother.
What does a corporate headshot day cost in Detroit?
Plan on $3,600 for a Half Day with roughly 50 to 60 people, or $4,850 for a Full Day with roughly 150 to 250. These are fixed day rates. Travel from Orange County is part of the price, and headcount inside the range does not change the number.
| Package | Flat rate | Typical headcount | Illustrative cost per person |
|---|---|---|---|
| Half Day | $3,600 | ~50–60 | ~$60–$72 |
| Full Day | $4,850 | ~150–250 | ~$19–$32 |
| Multi-set or multi-day | Quoted | 250+ | Quoted |
Look at the right-hand column as math for a budget request, not a unit price. An engineering group of 180 on a Full Day averages about $27 a head. More than one building, or more than 250 people, is a multi-set quote.
Neighborhoods and suburbs we serve around Detroit
The Detroit metro is a ring of business districts. In the city we cover Downtown, Midtown and Corktown. Oakland County brings Southfield, Troy, Auburn Hills, Farmington Hills, Novi, Royal Oak and Birmingham. West and south we reach Livonia and Dearborn, Warren sits to the north, and Ann Arbor is a short drive out.
- Downtown Detroit
- Midtown
- Corktown
- Southfield
- Troy
- Auburn Hills
- Dearborn
- Farmington Hills
- Novi
- Livonia
- Royal Oak
- Birmingham
- Warren
- Ann Arbor
Multi-office companies with a Detroit location
A lot of Detroit-area employers are one piece of a bigger organization: a headquarters in the metro and plants or sales offices elsewhere, or a regional office of a company headquartered somewhere else. Either way, the website has to stitch many sites into one story.
We help by shooting every office with the same lighting and background and keeping the same lead photographer where possible. The Michigan page and the Midwest and Southern pages look like one company.
Our Sentry Insurance project covered 552 headshots across 12 states in about a month, so multi-site work is routine. We travel to you from Orange County.
Detroit headshot day FAQ
How much does an on-site headshot day cost in the Detroit area?
Half a day is $3,600 for roughly 50 to 60 people, and a full day is $4,850 for roughly 150 to 250. Travel from Orange County is included in both. Engineering centers or multi-building campuses that need several sets are quoted as multi-set or multi-day work.
Our engineers are spread across a tech center. Can you handle that?
Yes. Choose one central room, ideally near the main entrance, and we schedule teams in short slots so no department loses a long block. Send us badge and visitor rules in advance. If your facilities group wants a COI, we provide one on request, and we confirm parking details too.
Do you only shoot downtown, or also Troy, Southfield and Auburn Hills?
We shoot anywhere your people work. Oakland County office parks, Dearborn and Ann Arbor are as workable as Downtown or Midtown. Suburban campuses often offer easy parking and ground-floor rooms, which makes the one-hour setup straightforward. Send the address and parking notes and we will confirm the plan with your facilities contact.
What if some of our team works on a plant floor?
We set up in a clean, quiet space away from production, such as a conference room or break area, and employees come in for two to three minutes each. We schedule around shifts if you tell us the windows. No special equipment is needed on your side.
How far ahead should a Detroit company book?
A few weeks is comfortable, longer if you are aiming for model-year launches, supplier events or a hiring class start date. A 50% retainer reserves the date. Call (714) 912-0766 or send a quote request with headcount and the building address.
Can our Detroit photos match our other plants and offices?
Yes. We use the same lighting and background recipe in every city and try to keep the same lead photographer. That is especially useful for companies with operations across several states, where one site's photos otherwise stand out for the wrong reasons.
Get a flat-rate quote for your Detroit office
Send your headcount, address and a couple of target weeks. We will return a flat number and a straight answer on dates.
Get a flat-rate quote for your Detroit office or call (714) 912-0766.