Studio vs On-Location Headshots in NYC
Choose the Midtown studio when you want a private, controlled setting and the team can come to one address. Choose on-location headshots when bringing a scoped lighting and background setup to the office makes participant scheduling easier. Headcount, room access, background requirements, and intended use determine which format fits.
Both formats can follow an agreed lighting, crop, and retouching direction. The practical difference is where the setup happens and who needs to travel. Use this guide to compare the current Match Production options without treating every studio, office, outdoor, or mixed project as the same package.
Compare the two formats
Studio headshots
The private studio is at 545 8th Ave, Suite 2111 in Midtown Manhattan. Lighting, background, and camera position are set in one controlled room. It is a practical choice for an individual, an executive, or a team that can travel to the studio. Current studio packages cover individual sessions and team sessions, with the participant limit, session length, selects, and retouched finals stated in each package.
Headshots at your office
For an office session, Match Production brings the lighting, background options, and camera equipment. Before confirming the setup, share room photos or a layout, available hours, and reception, elevator, loading, or building-paperwork requirements. Your internal contact coordinates arrivals while the photographer directs each portrait. Published team packages cover up to 5, 10, 25, or 50 people. Larger departments, multiple dates, and added coordination require a separate scope.
A mixed plan
A company may use the studio for a small leadership group and an office session for a larger department. Distributed employees can follow a separately scoped remote company workflow. Ask for one proposal that identifies the people, locations, visual reference, selections, and delivery requirements for each part.
What current packages cost
Individual studio packages currently start at $399. Standard team packages start at $1,449 for up to five people and can take place in the studio or at an agreed location. Managed corporate programs start at $6,900 for up to 50 people and add project-management support. These are published package starting points, not estimates for every project.
The total depends on the package limit and the approved scope. Additional locations, dates, staffing, group photographs, leadership variations, travel, rush work, or different delivery requirements need confirmation in the proposal. Compare the current headshot pricing and use the corporate pricing guide for budget inputs without assuming that a custom request is included.
What to confirm before booking
Who will be photographed, where they are, and which package limit fits the confirmed headcount.
The background, crop, image uses, number of retouched finals, and whether you also need group photographs.
For an office: room photos, available hours, building access, participant flow, and an internal coordinator.
For the studio: attendee arrival times, wardrobe or background changes, and any accessibility questions.
Who chooses images, the required file names and crops, and the delivery date stated in the proposal. The current standard on-location team service lists retouched finals 24 to 48 hours after selections; confirm timing for every other scope.
Choose your next step
For one person or a small group coming to Midtown, review studio headshots. For a team staying at work, review the office-session process and send room details. For a managed rollout, multiple dates, or more than 50 people, review corporate programs. Your quote should identify the exact package, setup, schedule, and deliverables before the date is reserved.
If you need help choosing a format, email hello@match-production.com with your headcount, location, and preferred date.
