Kemp Photography is based in Orange County, California, and brings a full portable studio to your office for a flat rate: $3,600 for a half day, $4,850 for a full day. No flights, no hotel nights, nothing to pad for travel. This is the one market where we are not visiting.
Why Orange County teams book an on-site headshot day
Kemp Photography was founded in 2013, and Orange County is where the company started. We do not have to describe the county from the outside, and the county has been our base since day one.
What the county does well shapes the work.
- Healthcare and medical devices. Irvine and its neighbors are dense with medical groups, device makers, and life-science teams. Provider directories and investor decks both need current faces.
- Real estate, mortgage, and finance. Newport Beach and Irvine host lenders, brokerages, wealth managers, and advisory firms. Trust is the product, and the photo is the first thing a client sees.
- Technology, gaming, and engineering. Irvine Spectrum and Aliso Viejo teams hire in waves. A headshot day catches the whole wave at once.
- Hospitality, education, and tourism. Anaheim, Costa Mesa, and Santa Ana employers range from resorts to campuses, with staff who may never have had a professional portrait.
Ask an Orange County operations manager what the headshot problem is and the answer is rarely quality. It is coordination: mismatched LinkedIn photos, outdated portraits, a cropped vacation shot on the team page. A single day of sessions fixes the whole floor.
How a headshot day works in an Orange County office
Orange County offices run low-rise and mid-rise, with parking structures and surface lots instead of loading docks. Load-in is simple. We park, roll the cases in, and start building.
Three things we plan for here:
- Parking. Many Irvine and Costa Mesa office parks have visitor spots or validation. Tell us where to go and whether there is a gate.
- Building management. Newport Beach tower floors sometimes want paperwork. COI is available on request, and we can send it ahead.
- Quiet space. A conference room with a door beats an open lobby. Foot traffic and noise are the only real enemies.
How the day runs:
- Reserve. Choose a date and put down the 50 percent retainer.
- Confirm. We settle the room, the headcount, and the schedule.
- Set up. The crew arrives about an hour before the first session. Nobody is flying in, so setup is never rushed.
- Shoot. Two to three minutes per person, typically morning to late afternoon with a lunch break.
- Choose. Employees see images on the spot and pick a favorite.
- Receive. We retouch each selected image and deliver finals, typically within one to two weeks, plus a roster page for HR or marketing.
What does a corporate headshot day cost in Orange County?
An Orange County day costs $3,600 for a half day or $4,850 for a full day, flat. It is the cleanest quote we write, because we start from here and nothing needs adding for the trip. The rate covers the crew, the studio, retouching, and the roster.
| 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 |
| Multiple sets or days | Quoted | Over 250 | Depends on scope |
Per-person numbers are illustrative. What you pay is the day rate, so the fuller the schedule, the lower each headshot costs. Book people back to back.
Neighborhoods and suburbs we serve around Orange County
We go anywhere in the county, coast to foothills:
- Irvine, Irvine Spectrum, and the Irvine Business Complex
- Newport Beach and Fashion Island
- Costa Mesa and South Coast Metro
- Santa Ana and Tustin
- Anaheim, Orange, and Fullerton
- Brea and Yorba Linda
- Lake Forest, Aliso Viejo, and Laguna Hills
- Mission Viejo and San Juan Capistrano
- Huntington Beach and Seal Beach
Just north of the county line, our Los Angeles page covers the basin.
Multi-office companies with an Orange County location
Plenty of Orange County employers are headquartered elsewhere and run an office here, or the reverse. If your people are spread across states, the headshots do not have to be.
Kemp Photography photographed 552 employees for Sentry Insurance across offices in 12 states in roughly one month, using one lighting setup throughout. Orange County and Los Angeles are home territory for us, and we have also worked in Nashville, Denver, and Phoenix. Orange County staff plus an office in one of those cities can go into a single project quote: one look, one conversation.
Orange County headshot day FAQ
Is Kemp Photography really based in Orange County? Yes. Orange County, California is home base, so there are no flights, no hotel nights, and no travel to build into your quote. We do not publish a street address because we come to you. Your office is the studio.
What does an Orange County headshot day cost? Half Day is $3,600 and covers about 50 to 60 people. Full Day is $4,850 and covers about 150 to 250. Both are flat rates, not per-person fees, and because we start here, there is no travel premium to explain. Over 250 in a day means adding sets or days, which we quote.
Can you shoot in our Irvine Spectrum or Newport Beach office? Yes. We need a quiet room around 10 by 20 feet and an outlet. A conference room or vacant suite usually works. If your property manager wants paperwork, a certificate of insurance is available on request. The crew builds the studio about an hour before the first person walks in.
How quickly can we get on your calendar? Orange County is the easiest market for us to schedule, since the crew is already here. A 50 percent retainer holds your date. Call (714) 912-0766 with your target week, even if it is tied to a launch or an all-hands, and we will tell you what is open.
Can you do several Orange County sites in a row? Yes. A company with an Irvine headquarters and a Santa Ana or Anaheim branch can book consecutive days, with the same lighting and backdrop at each, so both offices match on your website. Share addresses and headcounts and we will put together one flat quote.
Can our people use the photos wherever they want? Yes. After payment, the company and each pictured employee can use their headshots for any commercial purpose, with no end date: website, LinkedIn, press, print, directories. Kemp Photography keeps copyright and can feature the work in its portfolio, but never confidential work without your written consent.
Also serving nearby: Los Angeles, San Diego, and Silicon Valley.
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