Detroit Photography FAQ

The in-studio rate covers a 15-minute session at our studio, live image review on a calibrated monitor, manual retouching, and same-day digital delivery. The $299 on-location rate covers travel anywhere in metro Detroit, the same session length, and the same delivery.

Most clients book one or two images. Larger packages — five-image executive sets, full company team shoots, brand libraries — are quoted per project. For groups of 10 or more, our hourly Basic rate is $299 per hour and runs roughly five minutes per person.

Pricing in full lives on the headshot page.

Navy, charcoal, and burgundy read well against most studio backgrounds. Pure white can blow out under studio lights and pure black can flatten on darker skin tones. Bring two or three options if you are not sure — we will pick the strongest on a calibrated monitor before you commit.

For LinkedIn and executive headshots, a jacket is the single highest- impact item. The lapel line frames the face and signals seniority regardless of industry. For tech and creative roles, a well-fitted knit or button-down without a jacket reads as confident rather than casual, as long as the fit is tailored.

More on wardrobe and color in our professional headshots examples guide.

In-studio means our space at 2933 E Grand Blvd in Detroit. We have full studio lighting, a wardrobe rack of spare jackets and shirts in common sizes, and a calibrated monitor for live review. Sessions are fastest in-studio because the setup is fixed and we can shoot back-to- back without moving gear.

On-location means we bring the studio to you. The most common locations are corporate offices, downtown Detroit buildings with strong architectural lines (the Guardian, the Fisher, Michigan Central), and executives’ homes for senior-leadership portraits. The $150 premium covers travel, setup, and the extra lighting required to control the environment.

Team shoots over ten people are almost always cheaper on-location because we eliminate transit time for the team.

LinkedIn is a specific use case. The crop is tight, the platform compresses aggressively, and the photo sits next to dozens of others on a recruiter’s screen. The image has to read instantly at 200 pixels wide. We shoot for that constraint: clean separation from background, sharp eye contact, and skin tones that survive compression.

One LinkedIn-ready image is $149 in-studio, same-day delivery. Most clients are out the door inside 20 minutes. If you want a second variant — different jacket, different expression — it is $99.

The full LinkedIn headshot page has examples by industry.

Same-day delivery is the default, not a rush option. Every session includes live review, on-the-spot selection, and final retouching before you leave or by end of day. The files are full-resolution JPEGs plus a LinkedIn-cropped square.

For team shoots over 20 people, turnaround is usually next business day because the editing queue is longer. For executive portraits where you want a second round of retouching after sleeping on the proofs, we schedule a revision window.

The Basic package is built for speed: 50 people fits in four hours and delivers two images per person. We come to your office, set up a pop- up studio in a conference room or lobby, and run people through on a schedule you control.

The Signature package is built for press, recruiting, and brand use: $149 per image, unlimited session time, full manual editing, lifetime guarantee, two photographers. Both packages include live image review and live retouching at the session.

Recent team shoots include IBM, PwC, Eli Lilly, FORVIA, the City of Detroit, and Henry Ford Hospital. Full details on the group headshots page.

Parking is free in the lot directly behind the building. The closest highway exit is I-94 at Mt. Elliott. From the Fisher Building, it is about a five-minute drive east on Grand Boulevard.

We also shoot on-location across metro Detroit: Birmingham, Royal Oak, Troy, Ann Arbor, Southfield, Dearborn, Farmington Hills. The on- location rate is $299 and includes travel within the metro area.

The standard tell is the skin: AI-generated faces have a uniform smoothness that real cameras do not produce, and the texture breaks down under any zoom. The second tell is the eyes — pupils that do not quite focus, catchlights in the wrong places.

For LinkedIn at 200 pixels the tells are smaller but still visible to a recruiter who looks at 200 profiles a day. For press, board decks, and company websites the tells are obvious. A real headshot at $149 is cheaper than the credibility cost of an AI substitute that gets caught.