Maximor AI: Two Days, One Press Day, and a Wall Street Bull
When Maximor AI announced its $9M seed round—pitching their platform as the antidote to finance grunt work while keeping operations comfortingly BAU—we delivered a fast, press-ready image library to match the story. The news hit on September 29, and the brief was simple: be ready for media the moment the announcement goes live. We said yes, built the timeline backward, and moved.
The Ask (and the Clock)
Maximor AI needed assets fit for Tier-1 coverage: corporate headshots in NYC, leadership portraits with editorial polish, and lifestyle imagery that reads like actual collaboration—not staged handshakes. Oh, and a signature founders’ shot at Charging Bull for that unmistakable “NYC finance” context. Tight window, zero drama.
Day 1 — WeWork: Headshots → Lifestyle → Executive Portraits
We built a compact, quiet footprint in Maximor’s WeWork: a dialed-in key, sympathetic fill, and background options that play nicely across LinkedIn headshots NYC, website bios, and press.
The flow:
Corporate headshots for the full team (LinkedIn, internal directories, media bios) with brand-accurate background tones refined in post.
Lifestyle sequences—standups, whiteboard ideation, product reviews, and genuine team conversations—for homepage heroes and newsroom art.
Executive headshots NYC with a touch more editorial range for founders and leadership, both on studio background and in environmental setups.
This is our favorite cadence: one subject in frame, one staged, one queued. No milling around, no “where do I look?” panic. It’s efficient, humane, and extremely PR-timeline-friendly. While one person is on camera, our makeup artist preps the next; Alex (lead photographer) keeps the pace calm and precise; and Victoria (digital tech/photographer) monitors tethered capture to keep every file tack-sharp and exposure-true.
Day 2 — The Founders at Charging Bull
The founders wanted that iconic Wall Street frame. If you’ve tried to shoot there, you know it’s never not busy; the statue pulls crowds all day, every day. Victoria timed the micro-windows, locked the long lens, and directed the scene so focus sits where it should—on the founders—while the background reads instantly as Manhattan finance. A touch of AI-assisted cleanup in post helped de-clutter peripheral distractions, but the real win was in-camera: timing, angle, and decisive pacing. Translation for the uninitiated: getting a clean background at Charging Bull is near impossible—and yet, look what we made happen.
Maximor AI founders: Ramnandan Krishnamurthy and Ajay Krishna Amudan.
Remote Production, Zero Lag
The entire operation ran smoothly across time zones: Alexa produced from London while the team worked in New York. That meant 24/7 comms, clear call sheets, building ops and security handled, contracts and invoices out fast, and on-time preview rounds for the client’s PR team. By the time the news went live, Maximor had a polished, rights-cleared image set sized for web, socials, and editorial placements. If you saw the announcement rolling through tech and finance outlets—yes, that was us behind the pixels.
What We Delivered (Press-Kit Ready)
Consistent headshots for the whole team (NYC corporate headshots matched across pages and quarters).
Leadership portraits with editorial nuance—ideal for “About,” interviews, and speaker pages.
Lifestyle coverage that reads authentically on a homepage or in a feature.
Why This Works for Press Days
Speed without chaos. We crew and light like an editorial set, so you get range without multiplying setups.
Editorial instincts, corporate reliability. Images feel premium but drop neatly into brand systems and newsroom templates.
A library, not a folder. Coverage supports everything from “funding announcement” to “new VP joins” without starting over.
For Teams Searching “Corporate Headshots in NYC” (Yes, We See the Keywords)
If you’re scoping professional headshots in NYC—studio or on-site—we tailor the day to your headcount and timeline. Need same day headshots NYC for a late-breaking PR moment? Ask; we’ve done it (cleanly). Planning a refresh for a hundred people? We bring the studio to your office and keep the floor moving. Looking for author headshots NYC, best professional headshots NYC, or NYC business headshots with an editorial pass for leadership? That’s our weekly bread.
Budget-wise, we scale responsibly: compact packages for small teams, expanded blocks for department-level refreshes, and enterprise formats with crew depth so quality stays identical from first frame to last. (We also speak IT: dimension specs, file naming, alt-text suggestions, and accessibility-minded crops so your CMS and design system don’t cry later.)
Shout-Outs
Maximor crew—you were a dream. Friendly, decisive, fast on approvals. Alex and Victoria still talk about your vibe. Thanks for trusting us on the tight turn.
Ready When You Are
Whether it’s nyc corporate headshots, executive headshots nyc, modern headshots nyc, or a full corporate photoshoot with lifestyle coverage, we’ll map the plan, crew it right, and deliver on your deadline. Tell us your headcount, location, and any internal specs (brand colors, background targets, CMS quirks). I’ll build the schedule, keep the day calm, and make sure your images read “New York sharp” across LinkedIn, PR kits, and your site.
By Lisa Soldberg,
Head of Production at Match—where batteries are labeled, Pelican cases have names, and schedules actually land on time.
