How I Delivered a 5-Star Corporate Headshot Session in Just One Hour

February 04, 2026 in Business Photographer, Professional Photographer

Corporate Branding Photography for a Local Financial Firm – A Behind-the-Scenes Look at a 5-Star Experience

When a client leaves a thoughtful Google review, it means a great deal. It shows they didn’t just enjoy the photos — they valued the experience enough to log in, reflect, and share their feedback publicly. That’s exactly what happened after a recent corporate branding shoot for a local financial firm.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Google Review

Bryony Evans – BA (Hons), Chartered MCSI
Director & Independent Financial Adviser

“Paul was great, professional, timely and full of ideas and willing to go to extra lengths to get the best shots and in the perfect environment.”

**Paul Eason - Director and Financial Advisor**

The Brief

The firm needed fresh headshots and team photographs but had a very limited amount of time. Their staff usually work across two locations — Market Harborough and Warwick — but were all gathering in Rugby for their Christmas meal. We had a one-hour window to capture everything professionally and efficiently.

The Challenge

The shoot required:

A central location
Fast setup
Consistent lighting and styling
Smooth direction
Zero delays
A quick turnaround for delivery

With everyone travelling to a single point, the session had to run precisely on schedule.

The Solution

To keep the entire process hassle-free for the client, I organised the full setup:

Sourced and booked a suitable office space in Rugby
Arranged the meeting point and prepared the room in advance
Set up a professional lighting layout tailored for streamlined headshots
Directed the team clearly to keep the session flowing
Captured all required headshots and team images within the hour

Once the shoot was complete, the team headed to their Christmas meal while I packed down and returned to begin editing.

Premium Turnaround

They needed the final images quickly for internal and marketing use, so I provided a 7-day premium delivery. This included:

Polished corporate headshots
Team photographs
Clean, consistent colour grading
Files optimised for both print and web

A Professional, Stress-Free Experience

Branding sessions with multiple staff can easily become chaotic if not tightly managed. By handling the logistics, organising the environment, and running an efficient workflow, I ensured the team could simply arrive, be photographed, and continue their day without disruption.

Their 5-star review reflects that smooth experience.

Ready to Book Your Corporate Branding Session?

If your business needs modern, professional headshots or a full branding shoot, I offer flexible on-location setups, structured direction, and fast delivery options to keep your day running smoothly.

Get in touch to check availability or discuss your requirements.

Photography Service For The Self Employed

November 04, 2019 in Business Photographer, Commercial Photography

Photographic Content Creation.

A service that gives you regular photographic content for your social media.

It’s commonly known that to maintain a strong image on social media, you need to continually update your social pages with attractive visual content and strong supportive text.

A picture is worth more than a thousand words
Research proves that to get good engagement on social media, you must use good photography.
Photography offers an 87% engagement rate on social media.

Karen at KJ Interiors in Hinckley is the first to book me for this new service and it’s going really well.

The service consists of one visit each month to create bespoke visual content for the business owner to use on social media and their website.

It’s a straight forward subscription service that delivers professional photography at a price that is extremely affordable for any self employed business owner.

£150 per month.

For that, you get 10 professional photographs every month, designed to target specific audiences and for particular reasons.

You also get inclusive marketing on Hinckley Photographed.

This service is only available to the self employed and businesses with fewer than 5 employees.

Take a look at what some of my customers have said about my services…

“Paul is a highly skilled professional photographer for all types of stills or video, and we can recommend him.”
Steve Wegerif, Hinckley BID

“I worked with Paul on a recent commission and was impressed by his enthusiasm and attention to detail. He took time to understand exactly what we needed and delivered some fantastic quality photography and video for us to use in our marketing. He made everyone feel relaxed and comfortable on the shoot and has great customer service and follow-up.”
Kate Addison, Diabetes UK

I’ve discovered that small businesses need to boost their social media more than ever because they’re 100% reliant on themselves to generate their own work and social media is a solid route to your customers.

The best thing to do is get in touch and we can share ideas.

Contact Paul

New Website Photographs

June 07, 2018 in Commercial Photography, Business Photographer

Corporate Business Photography

Tailored photographs designed for your new or existing company website.

Most of my clients need my services to help them clean up their websites, to help support their brands and to promote their business to their own clients and potential new business.

The SFB Group in Nuneaton commissioned me to create corporate portraits of every member of staff from all of their UK offices in 2017 and then became a returning client in 2018 when they required new photographs for their website and for public relations in the local media. The above photograph was created so they have a strong photograph to use in their recruitment campaigns.

JJ Churchill in Market Bosworth commissioned me to provide a series of corporate headshots of their Directors, working photographs of staff in situ, on site and operating their multimillion pound machines, which are used to create precision aerospace parts as well as product photography of their machined parts.

Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council commissioned me to produce a series of images for public relations to help promote their tourism partnership project, starting with a new Bosworth visitors map. The image below shows MP David Treddinick giving a speech to the local tourism businesses and other council dignitaries.

Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council, David Treddinick

Chancellor of the Exchequer Phillip Hammond and Sajid Javid Home Secretary

Morris Homes and the Treasury commissioned me to provide a natural candid style of public relations photography to help them promote the new Homes England campaign to support house builders throughout the UK. These images were used in social media blogs and on their website, all in aid of supporting positive direction.

The commonality of my image making:

These are just some of the commissions that I've been working on during 2018 and the common theme between all of them is the platform in which the images will be published, as well as the fact that most of my photographs are about people and place and always with promotion and a positive end result.

In the near future, I have a large commission for local government to produce a year-long series of documentary films promoting how the Business Improvement District support local businesses. This will be heavily focused on the footfall of the town centre, the busyness and how the BID bring business to the businesses.

I'm a passionate photographer and filmmaker that specialises in storytelling and promotion. Check out my client list and services here, along with great examples of the finished product of my assignments.

This is just a small snippet of my client list:

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If you're considering hiring a professional photographer to create brand-specific photographs for your website, social media or for newspapers and magazines, then make an enquiry to discuss whether your assignment and my skills & availability are compatible.

Enquiries

Alternatively, call me now on 07854 956 970

My phones in my pocket on vibrate, I won't miss your call.

Email: paul@paulhands.co.uk

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