St. Louis businesses cluster in a few places, like Clayton and the Cortex district, and spread far out west along I-64. Kemp Photography sets up a full portable studio in your office, shoots the team in short back-to-back sessions, and charges a flat day rate. Travel is in the price.
Why St. Louis teams book an on-site headshot day
St. Louis has a quiet but deep corporate base. Health care and biomedical research are huge, anchored by large hospital systems and Washington University's medical complex. Plant science and agricultural technology are a regional specialty, with companies and research groups spread across the western suburbs. Financial services, wealth management and insurance fill Clayton's towers, and manufacturing, logistics and engineering firms operate throughout the metro.
Those industries use headshots in distinct ways:
- Health care and biomedical research: faculty and provider pages, lab and department directories, and grant materials.
- Plant science and agtech: scientist bios on websites, conference materials and investor decks.
- Financial and wealth management: advisor pages and relationship-manager profiles, where a trusted face counts.
- Legal, accounting and engineering: partner bios and project-team pages in proposals.
Because many St. Louis firms are long-established and stable, their web photos often date back years. A single on-site day gives the entire company an update without a single calendar scramble.
How a headshot day works in a St. Louis office
Downtown St. Louis and Clayton have mid- and high-rise buildings with garage parking, security desks and a building manager who will want a load-in time. In the western suburbs, such as Chesterfield, Creve Coeur and Maryland Heights, you find campuses and office parks where parking is simple. The Central West End and Cortex mix older buildings with newer labs and offices, and elevators can be tight.
What happens on the day:
- Book. Pick the date. A 50% retainer reserves it.
- Pick the room. About 10 by 20 feet with an outlet works.
- Load in. The Kemp crew arrives about an hour before the first session.
- Shoot. Two to three minutes in front of the camera.
- Choose. People see images right away or in a private gallery and pick a favorite.
- Deliver. Retouched finals typically arrive in one to two weeks.
In older buildings, tell us about elevator size and stairs so we can pack the studio appropriately. Our kit is compact. If management wants paperwork, a certificate of insurance is available on request.
What does a corporate headshot day cost in St. Louis?
Pricing is by the day. A Half Day costs $3,600, and a Full Day costs $4,850. Travel from Orange County is already included, so an office in Clayton and one in St. Charles pay the same.
| 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 staffs, multiple buildings | Quoted after a short call |
Illustratively, a 90-person firm shooting one full day pays about $54 per person. A 220-person group pays about $22. Usage rights come with the work, so the company and each pictured employee can use their headshots commercially.
Neighborhoods and suburbs we serve around St. Louis
The metro runs west along I-64 and I-70 and spans the Mississippi into Illinois. We cover all of it.
- Downtown St. Louis and the Central West End
- Clayton and Brentwood
- Cortex Innovation Community
- Creve Coeur, Maryland Heights and Chesterfield
- Kirkwood
- St. Charles and O'Fallon
- Belleville, Illinois
If your office is outside that list, send the address and we will say yes or no right away.
Multi-office companies with a St. Louis location
St. Louis often serves as a headquarters or regional anchor with other offices across the Midwest and South. The trouble starts when each office hires a different photographer. Backgrounds vary. Lighting varies. Crops vary.
We keep one recipe for all of it. For Sentry Insurance, we photographed 552 people across offices in 12 states in about a month, with the same quality in every location. Your St. Louis site gets that same process: Kemp-trained crew, never subcontracted, and the same lead photographer whenever we can.
St. Louis headshot day FAQ
How much do corporate headshots cost for a St. Louis company? Half Day is $3,600 flat and fits about 50 to 60 people. Full Day is $4,850 flat and fits about 150 to 250. The crew's trip from Orange County is included. If you have multiple buildings or a very large staff, we quote extra sets or extra days.
Our firm is in Clayton. Is that a problem for load-in? Not at all. Clayton buildings often have garages and building managers who like advance notice, so tell us the rules when you book. We need a quiet room of about 10 by 20 feet and an outlet. We can supply a certificate of insurance on request.
Can you also shoot staff on the Illinois side? Yes. Offices in Belleville and the nearby Metro East areas are part of the same metro, and one Kemp crew can cover both sides of the Mississippi on a single trip. We keep the lighting and backdrop identical on both sides so the portraits match across the river.
We are a healthcare group with shifts. Can you work with that? Yes. We schedule short slots across the day so people on different shifts can fit in, and each person needs only two to three minutes. Staff who miss the day can be added to a small follow-up session later, shot with the same lighting so they match the first group.
How long ahead should we book? We can usually book about 14 days out, depending on our schedule, and booking earlier gives you the widest choice of dates. The 50% retainer reserves your date. After that, we confirm headcount, room and building rules with you before the crew travels to St. Louis.
Will the photos match our other offices? They will, because we use the same lighting and backdrop recipe at every location and send the same lead photographer when possible. Finals are retouched and typically delivered within one to two weeks, so a St. Louis team and an out-of-state office can go on the same web page without anyone noticing a difference.
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