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Headshots that open doors

Headshots that open doors.

Your headshot is your digital handshake. It is the first impression you make before you say a word, and a phone snap quietly costs you the room.

  • Coached by a world-top headshot photographer
  • KMOV-TV (CBS) trained
  • University City studio
  • From $250
Executive headshot of a smiling woman with long wavy blonde hair in a black blazer on a bright white background by a St. Louis headshot photographer
Professional headshot of a smiling man in a navy suit and yellow tie on a white background in St. Louis by Zach Dalin
Headshot of a woman with shoulder-length dark hair in a black blazer and teal beaded necklace against a muted olive gray backdrop by a St. Louis headshot photographer
Professional headshot of a young man with blue eyes on a dark background in St. Louis by Zach Dalin

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Most professionals hate being photographed.

You freeze up, the smile goes stiff, and the result looks nothing like the confident person your clients actually meet. So the photo sits unused while an outdated or amateur shot keeps representing you online.

Zach runs the session differently. Coached by one of the world’s top headshot photographers and trained on camera in the KMOV-TV newsroom, he gives you real-time direction that puts you at ease and pulls out the expression that actually looks like you on your best day. Confident, approachable, and ready to lead. The person someone meets online should be the same person they are glad to meet in the room.

A / Individual Headshots

One image that works everywhere.

A great professional headshot has to do a lot of jobs at once. It is your LinkedIn photo, your company bio, your speaker page, your press kit, and the first thing a new client sees. We build one clean, current image that carries all of it. Sessions are one-on-one and directed in the University City studio with bright, true-to-life lighting, and every selected image is retouched to a clean, natural, magazine standard.

How a session feels

01

Direct

Real-time coaching gets you out of your head. No stiff smiles, no guesswork, just direction that pulls out the real you.

02

Capture

Bright, true-to-life lighting in the University City studio. We review on the spot so you leave knowing you got the shot.

03

Retouch

Every selected image is finished to a clean, natural, magazine standard and delivered ready for every platform.

Individual investment

Simple, transparent headshot pricing.

One flat session fee for the experience, then you choose only the images you love. No packages to decode, no pressure.

The session

$250

Session fee

Your directed one-on-one session in the University City studio: real-time coaching, on-the-spot review, and the full experience. You select your images at the reveal.

Your images

$150 / image

Fully retouched

  • Collection of 3$375
  • Collection of 5$575
  • Full galleryAsk

On-site corporate team days are quoted by headcount, with the per-person rate coming down as the group grows.

B / Team & On-Site Corporate

When the whole team needs to match.

A company directory should look like one company, not twelve different phones and twelve different lighting setups. When new hires get headshots that do not match the rest of the team, the whole page starts to look unprofessional, and that is the page clients and recruits actually look at.

We solve that by bringing the studio to you. For corporate headshots in St. Louis, we set up a pop-up studio at your office and photograph your entire team in a single day, with the same lighting, the same background, and the same crop for every person.

A full grid of matched corporate team headshots from an on-site St. Louis headshot day
One company, one look. Every headshot from a single on-site team day.
Five business leaders standing together on a modern open office staircase at Clayco in St. Louis

Clayco

We brought the studio to Clayco and photographed their leadership right on the office staircase, so every portrait carries the energy of where they actually work.

Executive in a navy suit seated in a cream armchair in a St. Louis corporate office lounge

Stifel

At Stifel we set up right in their offices, so each leader is photographed against the brand and the St. Louis story they live every day.

Three dental professionals standing beneath the Southtown Family Dental entrance sign at their St. Louis practice

Southtown Family Dental

We photographed this dental team right at their own front door, so patients meet the same friendly faces online that greet them at the practice.

Teams we have photographed

  • American Water
  • Armanino
  • Bank of America
  • Bommarito Automotive Group
  • Chemistry PR & Multimedia
  • City of University City
  • Companion Baking
  • Gateway Regional Medical Center
  • Huntleigh Securities
  • KMOV-TV
  • KSDK-TV
  • Major League Pickleball
  • Merrill Lynch
  • Precision Wealth
  • Saint Louis Closet Co
  • SIHF Healthcare
  • Tesseon
  • Wells Fargo

How a team day works

01

Schedule a half or full day

We scope the day by headcount and lock a date that fits your calendar.

02

We set up on-site

A full pop-up studio at your office, with the same lighting and background for everyone.

03

Matched gallery, delivered fast

Retouched web and print crops for the whole team, ready for the site and LinkedIn.

Ask about a team day

On-site corporate team days are quoted by headcount.

C / Personal Branding · Founders, Executives & Talent

One stiff headshot is not a brand.

If you are building authority, one headshot is not enough. Founders, executives, speakers, and talent need a library of images that says the same thing everywhere they show up.

A personal branding session gives you editorial range across outfits, crops, and backgrounds, so you have the right frame for LinkedIn, the keynote bio, the podcast, the press feature, and the about page, without scrambling for a usable photo every time.

Artist in a backwards cap standing in front of his large abstract painting on a white gallery wall in his St. Louis studio

Social media use

Executive in a dark suit and light blue tie standing with arms crossed in a wood-paneled Stifel office in St. Louis

LinkedIn + press kit

Baseball executive in an olive cardigan seated among the red stadium seats at the Cardinals ballpark in St. Louis

Speaker bio + about page

Who we photograph

Headshots for the people who lead St. Louis.

  • 01Executives and leadership teams who need an image that reads as authority.
  • 02Attorneys, finance, and professional services teams who live and die by trust.
  • 03Realtors and agents who are their own brand on every sign and listing.
  • 04Healthcare, dental, and veterinary practices whose patients decide from the website.
  • 05Actors and on-air talent who need real range for casting.
  • 06Founders and small business owners who are the face of the company they built.

Service area

Headshot photography across St. Louis.

Our studio home base is in University City, an easy drive from almost anywhere in the metro, and it is where most individual headshots and personal branding sessions happen. For corporate team days, we come to you, which means no one on your staff loses an afternoon to traffic and parking.

For teams in Clayton and Creve Coeur, an on-site day fits neatly into a normal workday. We set up in a conference room before the first appointment and photograph the whole roster between meetings, so nobody has to leave the building. Firms and offices in Ladue and Frontenac get the same in-studio polish on location, with lighting and backgrounds matched exactly to whatever the team already has on the company site.

In Chesterfield and out toward the western suburbs, where one office can hold a large and growing team, the volume approach earns its keep. New hires are photographed against the same setup as everyone before them, so the directory stays uniform no matter how fast the company grows. Closer in, professionals and small teams across Kirkwood, Webster Groves, and Town and Country book a quick in-studio session or a compact on-site setup that fits a busy week. For downtown St. Louis businesses, we work around tight building access and busy calendars, and we keep the day moving so the disruption is minimal.

Wherever you are in the St. Louis area, the goal is the same. A professional headshot should look like the best version of you, it should match your team, and it should be ready to use the moment you need it. If you are searching for a headshot photographer near you in St. Louis, whether that is a single LinkedIn headshot or a full corporate team day, we make it easy to book and easy to look good.

  • St. Louis
  • Clayton
  • Creve Coeur
  • Ladue
  • Frontenac
  • Chesterfield
  • Town and Country
  • Kirkwood
  • Webster Groves
  • University City
Zach made me look better than I do. Just look at this pic. Great guy to work with.
Dave Simon · Facebook review

Questions

Headshot FAQ.

How much do headshots cost in St. Louis?+

Individual headshot sessions are a $250 session fee for directed, on-camera shooting, with finished, fully retouched images at $150 each or in collections (3 for $375, 5 for $575). On-site corporate team days are quoted by headcount, since the per-person rate comes down as the group gets larger. Reach out with your team size and we will send a clear quote.

Do you photograph teams on-site at our office?+

Yes. We bring a full pop-up studio to your office and photograph your entire team in a day with consistent lighting, the same background, and the same crop for everyone. New hires can be re-booked any time and matched to the existing team look, so your directory stays uniform.

How fast do we get the photos?+

Individual selects are retouched and delivered quickly, and for team days we deliver an organized, matched gallery ready for LinkedIn, the company site, and email signatures. We set clear turnaround expectations up front so nothing is a surprise.

What should I wear for a professional headshot?+

Solid colors photograph best, and we suggest bringing two or three options so we can dial in the look on the day. For teams, we can share simple wardrobe guidance ahead of time so everyone reads as one company. When you arrive we direct everything else, including posture and expression.

Where is your studio and what areas do you serve?+

The studio is in University City, St. Louis, and we serve the full metro including Clayton, Creve Coeur, Ladue, Chesterfield, and downtown St. Louis. Individual and personal branding sessions happen in studio, and corporate team days happen on-site at your office.

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