Kansas City is one metro with two states, and plenty of companies have teams on both. Kemp Photography takes a full portable studio to your office, wherever it sits, and photographs your people in quick sessions. The rate is flat by the day, and travel is included.
Why Kansas City teams book an on-site headshot day
Kansas City's economy rests on a few steady pillars. Engineering and architecture firms design power plants, stadiums and infrastructure far beyond the metro. Health care and the region's animal health corridor bring veterinary and life-science employers. Banking, insurance and professional services fill the towers downtown and the campuses in Overland Park. Logistics matters because the city is a rail and trucking crossroads, and telecom and technology firms round it out.
The needs follow the industries:
- Engineering and architecture: project team bios attached to every proposal and statement of qualifications.
- Health, animal health and life sciences: provider pages, research staff profiles and investor presentations.
- Finance and insurance: agent and advisor pages, plus leadership portraits for annual reports.
- Logistics and distribution: sales-team headshots for carrier and shipper directories.
Mid-sized firms are common here, and they hire in bursts. A flat-rate day is a sensible way to refresh forty or sixty people without scheduling forty or sixty separate appointments.
How a headshot day works in a Kansas City office
Downtown Kansas City, the Crossroads and the Country Club Plaza area have mid-rise offices with garages, loading areas and front desks. Overland Park, Lenexa and Leawood lean toward large suburban campuses with surface lots, which are often the easiest load-ins we see.
The day goes:
- Book. Choose the date, and the 50% retainer reserves it.
- Find a space. About 10 by 20 feet and an outlet.
- Arrive early. Our crew gets there roughly an hour before the first session.
- Shoot. Two to three minutes in front of the camera.
- Choose. Employees see their images right away or in a private gallery.
- Receive. Retouched finals typically come back within one to two weeks.
Because Kansas City straddles a state line, we ask which side of the line each office is on. It does not change the price. It just helps us map drive times if you have more than one site. For multi-tenant buildings, a certificate of insurance is available on request.
What does a corporate headshot day cost in Kansas City?
Two flat numbers cover most Kansas City offices: $3,600 for a Half Day and $4,850 for a Full Day. The crew's travel from California is part of each figure, so there is nothing to add for flights or hotels.
| Package | Flat rate | Typical headcount | Illustrative cost per person |
|---|---|---|---|
| Half Day | $3,600 | ~50–60 people | ~$60–$72 |
| Full Day | $4,850 | ~150–250 people | ~$19–$32 |
| Multi-set or multi-day | Quoted | Large campuses, two-state teams | Quoted after a short call |
Per-person figures are illustrative. A 75-person firm using a full day works out to about $65 each, while a 200-person group lands closer to $24. The company and each pictured employee receive usage rights to use headshots commercially.
Neighborhoods and suburbs we serve around Kansas City
Think of the metro as three clusters: the urban core, Johnson County in Kansas, and the eastern Missouri suburbs. We serve all of them.
- Downtown Kansas City, Crossroads and Westport
- Country Club Plaza and North Kansas City
- Overland Park, Leawood and Lenexa
- Olathe and Kansas City, KS
- Lee's Summit and Independence
Not in the list? Send your address and we will confirm.
Multi-office companies with a Kansas City location
Kansas City often hosts a regional hub for firms headquartered elsewhere, or a headquarters with branch offices in Denver, St. Louis or Dallas. If those teams are photographed by different people in different years, the website looks like a collage.
Our answer is a single process. The same lighting, the same backdrop and, where possible, the same lead photographer at every site, all from Kemp's own internally trained team. Sentry Insurance is the benchmark: 552 headshots across offices in 12 states in about a month. Same crew, same process, same results.
Kansas City headshot day FAQ
Does it matter if our office is on the Kansas side or the Missouri side? No. We treat Kansas City as one metro, and pricing is the same on either side of State Line Road. We only need the address so we can plan load-in and drive times. If you have one office in Missouri and one in Kansas, it is a single trip for our crew.
How much does a Kansas City headshot day cost? $3,600 flat for a half day of about 50 to 60 people. $4,850 flat for a full day of about 150 to 250. The crew's travel from Orange County is built in. Multi-building campuses or multi-day jobs are quoted after a quick call about headcount and layout.
We have offices in Overland Park and downtown KC. Can you do both? Yes. A Johnson County office and a downtown Missouri office are one trip for us. We set up one day or half day at each and match the lighting and backdrop, so everyone looks like part of the same team regardless of which side of the state line they work on.
Can you work in a shared coworking or leased floor? Yes. We need a quiet room of about 10 by 20 feet and an outlet, and that can be a conference room on a leased floor. Multi-tenant buildings often want a certificate of insurance, which is available on request, so send us the property manager's requirements early.
Is a headshot day worth it for a mid-sized firm? If you have around 50 people or more, yes. A half day at $3,600 works out to under about $72 a head, and bigger firms see better per-head math on a full day. Smaller teams can pair the day with new hires or a leadership refresh to make the most of it.
How quickly do we get our headshots? Employees choose a favorite right after their session, and retouched finals typically arrive within one to two weeks. Your marketing or HR lead also gets a roster page of everyone's selections, so there is one place to find every person's final image without chasing anyone.
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