A Silicon Valley headshot day runs on campus. Kemp Photography flies a full portable studio to your San Jose, Santa Clara, or Peninsula office and photographs your people back to back. Half day $3,600, full day $4,850, flat, with travel included.
Why Silicon Valley teams book an on-site headshot day
Companies in the Valley hire constantly and rarely stop to update the team page. Photos on a company site tend to come from three eras: the founders from launch day, mid-level managers from someone's phone, and new hires from a LinkedIn crop. An on-site day corrects all three in one pass.
The industry mix here sets the standards.
- Semiconductors and hardware. Santa Clara, Milpitas, and Fremont teams of engineers appear on spec sheets, press releases, and partner decks. They do not want to lose a morning for a studio trip.
- Software, cloud, and AI. Mountain View, Sunnyvale, and Palo Alto teams change faster than any website can keep up with. Recruiting pages need real faces.
- Venture capital and finance. Menlo Park and Palo Alto firms need partner portraits for fund sites and LP presentations.
- Medical devices and biotech. Redwood City and the Peninsula corridor are home to teams who sit in investor decks and conference programs.
Whichever group you belong to, the need is the same: a consistent, current photo for each person, delivered fast, without pulling engineers away from work.
How a headshot day works in a Silicon Valley office
The Valley is a sprawl of campuses and office parks, not a downtown of towers. That changes the logistics in your favor. Parking is generally easy. Elevators are standard. The main challenge is getting people to a single room across buildings.
Where we set up. One room, preferably near the center of foot traffic. A training room, a quiet conference space, or an unused corner of a cafeteria hallway all work. We need about 10 by 20 feet and an outlet.
Visitor process. Vendors usually check in at the front desk and get a badge. Tell us the steps in advance. If your security team asks, a COI is available on request.
Flow of people. Have each team lead schedule slots of two to three minutes per person with a few buffers. Engineers hate waiting, so spreading slots avoids a lobby of unhappy faces.
Steps:
- Book. Send campus address, headcount, and target dates. A 50 percent retainer reserves the day.
- Room. You identify a space; we confirm layout and power.
- Setup. We arrive about an hour early and build the studio.
- Sessions. Each person gets two to three minutes.
- Choice. People view images on screen and select a favorite.
- Finals. Retouched files typically arrive in one to two weeks, along with a roster page.
What does a corporate headshot day cost in Silicon Valley?
A Silicon Valley headshot day costs $3,600 for a half day or $4,850 for a full day, flat, travel included. A half day fits 50 to 60 people. A full day fits 150 to 250. A campus larger than that gets a multi-set or multi-day quote.
| 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-building campus | Quoted | 250+ | Multi-set or multi-day |
The per-person numbers are illustrative math, not a rate card. If you are at 70 or 80 people, ask us about a full day with extra capacity instead of a half day with a waitlist.
Neighborhoods and suburbs we serve around Silicon Valley
"Silicon Valley" covers Santa Clara County and the Peninsula, and we treat it that way:
- San Jose, including North San Jose and Downtown
- Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, and Milpitas
- Mountain View and Los Altos
- Palo Alto, Menlo Park, and Stanford Research Park
- Cupertino, Campbell, and Los Gatos
- Redwood City, San Carlos, and San Mateo
- Fremont and Newark
North of San Mateo, see our San Francisco page.
Multi-office companies with a Silicon Valley location
Many Valley companies are headquartered here with engineering hubs in Austin, Seattle, or Boston. Others work the opposite way, with a satellite campus in San Jose. Either way, a team page looks wrong when headshots are lit three different ways.
Kemp Photography solves this with a shared recipe: same lighting, same backdrop, same crew approach at every site. For Sentry Insurance we photographed 552 employees across offices in 12 states in about one month. If your Silicon Valley people need to match offices in other cities, one project quote covers them all.
Silicon Valley headshot day FAQ
What does a Silicon Valley headshot day cost? Half Day: $3,600, about 50 to 60 people. Full Day: $4,850, about 150 to 250. Both are flat rates with travel included. Campuses with thousands of employees are quoted as multi-set or multi-day projects, because one office does not photograph that many people in a day.
Our campus has several buildings. Where do you set up? In one quiet room of about 10 by 20 feet with an outlet, ideally near a main entrance or cafeteria hallway so people can walk over easily. A training room or an unused conference room is perfect. We keep the setup in one place and send people to us rather than moving gear around.
Do we need to handle visitor badges for the crew? Please register the crew as vendors with your front desk. Send us the check-in steps and any parking instructions ahead of time. If your security team wants a certificate of insurance, it is available on request, and we will email it as soon as you ask.
Can you handle San Jose, Sunnyvale, and Palo Alto offices on one project? Yes. These are far enough apart on 101 and 280 that each site gets its own day. We use the same lighting and background setup and, where possible, the same lead photographer, so the team page looks like one set. Send addresses and headcounts for a combined quote.
How early should we reserve? As early as your plan allows. A 50 percent retainer reserves the date. If you are timing the shoot to an all-hands, a conference, or a recruiting push, call (714) 912-0766 with the dates and we will tell you what is open.
Can engineers and executives each get what they want? Everyone gets two to three minutes and sees the images immediately, then picks a favorite. That works for a CEO who wants formal and an engineer who wants relaxed. Retouching on the selected image is included, and the company gets a roster page with every pick.
Also serving nearby: San Francisco, Seattle, and Portland.
Get a flat-rate quote for your Silicon Valley campus
Tell us the campus, the headcount, and the weeks that work. You get one flat number back.
Get a flat-rate quote for your Silicon Valley office or call (714) 912-0766.