When Nicole Kelly at Schindler Elevator brought 19 members of her national leadership team to Tampa for a meeting at the Element by Marriott in Midtown Tampa, she needed on-site corporate headshots and a group shot without taking hours away from their agenda. Setting up my mobile studio in the conference room foyer allowed executives to step out between agenda items, review their images live on my laptop, and return to work in minutes. I delivered the retouched headshots within one hour of wrapping the shoot, giving Schindler immediate assets for their national communications.
How do on-site corporate headshots work during a multi-day meeting?
I brought my lighting gear and backdrop directly into the foyer outside the main conference room at the Element by Marriott in Midtown Tampa. Leadership team members stepped out one by one during breaks in their schedule. Nicole requested a custom background aligned with Schindler’s corporate branding rather than traditional studio colors. My mobile setup handles this live: as I took each photo, software replaced the background and applied light, tasteful retouching within seconds. By the time an executive walked over to my laptop, they reviewed their portrait with the exact corporate backdrop already in place. This process eliminated back-and-forth email approvals and ensured everyone walked away satisfied with their portrait.
Why capture a team group photo while national leadership is in town?
Gathering remote executives from across the country into one room happens once or twice a year for most corporations. When Schindler Elevator had their entire leadership team together in Midtown Tampa, taking a group portrait provided a unified corporate asset that separate studio photos cannot replicate. Booking on-site corporate headshots during an executive retreat avoids the hassle of coordinating sessions across nineteen different cities while giving marketing a clean group photo for annual reports and press releases.
How fast can retouched executive portraits be delivered to marketing?
Because image adjustments were made live on-site, post-processing moved quickly. I finished and delivered all 19 retouched portraits within sixty minutes of photographing the final leadership team member. Fast turnaround allows corporate communications teams to publish press releases and update internal directories while event momentum is high. If you are planning a corporate gathering along the I-4 corridor or in Tampa Bay, explore options for my corporate and team headshots or contact me directly to check availability for your event dates.
If you want to capture your leadership team while everyone is assembled in one city, give me a call at 813-625-8168 or email james@jamesconnell.com to discuss setup options for your venue.
