Professional Headshots in Corpus Christi: What Businesses Actually Need

Professional Headshots in Corpus Christi: What Businesses Actually Need

Most people book a headshot because they need one, not because they want one. That is fine. The goal is to get it done well, once, and have images that work everywhere you need them for the next few years.

Wet Silver Photography is a portrait studio on S Staples Street in Corpus Christi. Headshots and marketing photography are a large part of what happens here, for solo professionals, small teams, and companies photographing forty people in a morning. Here is how it works and what to think about before you book.

What separates a professional headshot from a good phone photo

Phone cameras are excellent now. The difference is not resolution. It is these four things:

• Lighting that shapes the face. Overhead office lighting puts shadows under the eyes. Studio lighting is placed to do the opposite.
• Focal length. Portrait lenses render facial proportions accurately. Wide phone lenses push the nose forward and pull the ears back, which is why selfies rarely look like you.
• Expression, coached. This is the part nobody expects. A usable headshot is a specific expression held for a fraction of a second, and it takes direction to get there.
• Retouching with restraint. Skin cleaned up, stray hairs handled, nothing that makes you unrecognizable when you show up to the meeting.

Studio or on location?

Both are available, and the right answer depends on how you plan to use the images.

Studio sessions

Controlled light, clean backgrounds, and a consistent look across everyone photographed. If your team is going to be shown together on a website or in a pitch deck, studio work is the safer bet, because backgrounds and lighting match even when people come in on different days.

On location sessions

The photographer comes to your office, warehouse, clinic, or job site. This is the better choice when you want the environment in the frame, when the team is too large to send out one at a time, or when the images are doing double duty as marketing photography rather than just headshots.

Team and group headshot rates

Group pricing is published so you can budget without a phone call:

$65

Large groups, 40 or more people. Per person.

$125

Small groups. Per person, with the group photo included at no extra charge.

$499

On location group photo. Minimum.

If you only need a group photo and no individual headshots, that is priced at the per person rate times the number of people, less twenty percent. Three people in studio comes to $300.

Each person picks one image, which is retouched and delivered. Full group tiers are on the group rates page.

Beyond the headshot: marketing photography

A headshot answers one question, which is what you look like. Most businesses need more than that, and it is usually cheaper to capture it in the same visit than to book a second session later.

Worth adding to the shot list while the lights are already up:

• Environmental portraits, meaning you at work rather than against a backdrop
• Team photos, both the formal lineup and the loose version
• Candid working shots for your website's about page and service pages
• Detail images of your space, tools, or product, which fill out social posts and ads for months
• Horizontal frames with clean space beside your subject for banners, billboards, and ad creative with text over them

That last one gets forgotten constantly. If images are headed for a billboard or a website hero, they need room for text. Say so before the shoot, not after.

What to wear to a headshot session

• Solid colors photograph better than patterns. Tight patterns can shimmer on camera.
• Bring two or three options in different necklines. Layers give you a second look in a minute.
• Sleeves, generally. Bare arms draw the eye away from the face in a tight crop.
• Choose colors that contrast with your background. Dark shirt on a dark background loses your shoulders entirely.
• Press everything the night before. Wrinkles are visible at headshot resolution and retouching them is slow.
• Bring your glasses if you wear them daily. Anti-glare lenses photograph best.
• Book haircuts about a week ahead, not the day before.

For teams, a short note to staff about a color range keeps everyone looking like they work at the same company without anyone showing up in a uniform.

How the session works

Individual headshot sessions run efficiently. You are photographed, you see the images, and you choose what you want. Group and corporate days are scheduled in slots so people can step away from their desks and come back.

One thing to know before you choose: unpurchased images are not archived. Once you make your final selection, the unselected files are released rather than stored indefinitely. Choose the images you may want later while you are choosing at all.

Where the studio is

Wet Silver Photography

6702 S Staples Street, Corpus Christi, TX

wetsilver.com

Serving Corpus Christi, Portland, Ingleside, Aransas Pass, Rockport, Kingsville, Alice, Robstown, and the wider Coastal Bend. On location work travels throughout South Texas.

Frequently asked questions

How much do professional headshots cost in Corpus Christi?

Group rates are published: $125 per person for small groups with the group photo included, and $65 per person for groups of forty or more. On location group photos have a $499 minimum. Individual session pricing is on the site.

How long does a headshot session take?

Individual sessions are short. For teams, people are scheduled in slots so a large group can be photographed in a single morning without shutting down the office.

Can you come to our office?

Yes. On location headshots and team photos travel throughout the Coastal Bend and South Texas. On location group photos start at $499.

How many images do I get?

In group sessions, each person selects one image, which is retouched and delivered. Individual sessions offer collections with more images.

Can I use the images in ads and on social media?

Yes. Tell the photographer where the images are going before the shoot so the framing leaves the right space for text and cropping.

What happens to the images I do not choose?

Unpurchased images are not archived. After your final selection, unselected files are released rather than stored.

How far in advance should we book a team shoot?

Earlier is better for group days, since they take a large block of the calendar. Bring your deadline and it can usually be worked backward from there.

Booking a session

Whether it is one headshot or forty, the first step is a short conversation about how the images will be used. That determines almost everything else.

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