Executive Headshots for Professionals Who Mean Business
RANCHO CUCAMONGA STUDIO SERVING THE INLAND EMPIRE, ORANGE COUNTY & LOS ANGELES AREAS
The people deciding about you, clients, recruiters, opposing counsel, referral partners, conference organizers, see your photograph before they hear a word from you.
This is the session that makes that first look work in your favor.
Sessions from $450 · Finished images in 48 hours · You approve every shot during the session
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Photographed over 12,000 professionals and based in the Inland Empire since 2013
You're Probably Here for One of These Reasons
You just moved up
New title, new bio page, and the photo on file is four years and one haircut old. Your image should have caught up with your role.
You've been asked to speak
Conference organizers, podcast hosts, and panel producers all need a photo.
A cropped iPhone shot is a missed positioning opportunity.
You're about to be evaluated
A recruiter conversation, a board seat, a partnership track. Someone will search your name this week and form an opinion in two seconds.
You're finally posting on LinkedIn
You're putting real thought into what you publish.
The profile photo shouldn't be the weakest part of the impression.
You're building a book of business
Referral sources vet you online before they send anyone your way. A weak photo introduces doubt into a warm referral.
You just don't like any photo of yourself
Most people don't. That's a direction and lighting problem, not a you problem, and it's solvable in one session.
IS THIS YOU?
National Account Manager, CPG Manufacturing
Chief Administrative Officer, Retail Grocer
Development Manager, Think Tank
Cybersecurity Consultant, Business Services Consulting
Business Development Manager, Manufacturing
Human Resources Director, Government Agency
Executive Assistant, Insurance Adjuster
Physician, Specialty Medicine
Chief Technology Officer, Health Care
Three Ways to Work Together
Every session includes full posing and expression direction, professional lighting, live review of your photos as we shoot, professional retouching, and full commercial usage rights with no licensing fee and no expiration.
The difference is how much range you need.
The Executive Session: $450
You need a current, credible professional image and you need it done well.
45 minute, in-studio session
Up to 3 outfits
Up to 3 retouched images
1 background
Preparation Guide
LinkedIn and web crops
Delivery in your dedicated, online gallery within 3 business days
The Signature Session: $750
A company bio, LinkedIn, press, and a speaker page shouldn’t all be the same photograph.
90 minute, in-studio and environmental backdrop
Up to 5 outfits
Up to 6 retouched images
Multiple backgrounds
Wardrobe Consult
Full Profile Kit
Delivery in your dedicated, online gallery within 3 business days
Add-ons
Hair and Makeup | $195
Professional Hair and Makeup Artist on-site to help you look and feel your best.
Available on scheduled studio dates, ideally booked 14 days ahead of your session date.
Personal Branding Session: $1450
For consultants, speakers, entrepreneurs, and anyone whose face is the brand.
Half-day, in-studio and environmental backdrop
Unlimited outfits
Up to 15 retouched images
Multiple backgrounds and poses
Consult and strategy call
Full Profile Kit
Hair and makeup included
Priority delivery in your dedicated, online gallery within 48 hours
Additional Retouched Images | $75 each
Any additional images from your session you decide to keep
THE GUARANTEE
You’ll Know Before You Leave
We review every photo together both during, as we go and after your session. If an angle, pose, facial expression isn’t working, if an outfit is looking wrong, we see it in the moment and change it. You’re not handing over money and hoping.
We’re working together to make sure you look your best.
That’s the whole reason nobody leaves the studio uncertain about what they’re getting. No reveal two weeks later, no wondering whether you wasted an afternoon.
In the rare case we can’t get you there, you don’t pay.
If You Don’t Like Being Photographed:
Chief Marketing Officer, Retail Grocer
Most of the professionals who sit down in this studio open with some version of "I'm not photogenic."
That's almost never true. What's usually true is that nobody has ever told them what to do with their hands, where to put their weight, or how to hold an expression that reads as confident rather than braced. Left without direction in front of a camera, most people default to a tight, slightly worried face and then conclude that's what they look like.
The session is built around removing that. You get continuous direction on posture, chin position, shoulder angle, breathing, and expression. Every few frames we review together so you can see what's working before we move on.
After 10 minutes, most people have stopped thinking about the camera. That's when we get to work on creating some awesome images!
“Dang, you make me look good, Chris!”
- Brian, Vice President, Civil Engineering Firm
TESTIMONIALS
“After almost 15 years, I was reluctant to update my professional headshots for a new employer. Because of the creative professionalism of corporate photographer Chris Holt, I had nothing to worry about. Chris made the entire photo shoot a relaxing experience and his talent made the finished product look far better than I expected.”
- Everett, Executive Vice President, Commercial Banking
“Chris is incredibly professional, skilled, and kind. I’m not very photogenic, but he was able to bring out my best qualities. Not only was the end result incredible, he was a pleasure to be around which made the whole process fun and casual (whereas other photographers can make the process feel too clinical). Highly recommend!
- Armen, Chief Growth Officer, Consumer Services
The Process
Plan
Send an inquiry and we'll reply within a few hours with available times. Once you're on the calendar you get a wardrobe and preparation guide, so you know exactly what to bring.
Photograph
Arrive at our Rancho Cucamonga studio. We handle posing direction, lighting, and making you feel at ease from the first frame.
Select
After your session, we'll review your images and choose your favorites. That way we can get started on retouching right away.
Deliver
Your professionally retouched portraits are delivered to a private online gallery within three business days, ready to use immediately.
Simple. Straightforward. Done in about an hour.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sessions are 45 minutes. That is enough time for up to three outfit changes and a range of looks across different expressions and angles. Most clients are in and out in under an hour.
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Solid colors and well-fitted clothing photograph best. Avoid loud patterns, logos, and anything you would not wear to a client meeting. We send a full preparation guide when you book so you arrive confident and ready.
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Yes. On-location sessions are available for corporate teams across the Inland Empire, Orange County, and Los Angeles.
We bring a full professional setup to your office so your team does not lose time traveling.
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If you need a current, credible image and nothing more, Executive covers it.
If you need range, a firm bio, LinkedIn, press, and a speaker page that aren't all the same photograph, Signature is what most people book.
Personal Brand is for professionals whose face is the business: consultants, speakers, and anyone building a book of business. -
You'll know before you leave.
We review images together throughout the session and afterward, so if something isn't working we adjust while you're still here.
In the rare case we can't get there, you don't pay.
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Yes, completely.
Full commercial usage rights, no time limit, no licensing fee. Firm website, LinkedIn, press, speaking bios, marketing materials, anywhere, for as long as you want.
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Retouched portraits are delivered to a private online gallery within 48 hours of your session.
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Every session includes at least a 45-minute guided session, professional lighting setup, posing direction, sufficient outfit changes, and at least three professionally retouched portraits.
Additional images are available for purchase.
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Yes. Studio sessions are available at our Rancho Cucamonga location.
On-location sessions are available throughout the Inland Empire, Orange County, and Los Angeles. If you are outside those areas, contact us and we will work something out.
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Every crop and format you actually need, ready to upload:
LinkedIn profile image
A circular-safe avatar cropped so Slack and Teams don't clip your chin
A LinkedIn banner
Square and vertical social formats
A 16:9 for speaker pages and virtual backgrounds
An email signature crop
A bio-page crop
A print-ready 300dpi file for press and conference programs
Web-optimized versions for fast-loading firm sites
A black-and-white of your primary selection
Plus a one-page guide on which file goes where
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Most people who do are glad they did.
Studio lighting can be unforgiving about uneven skin tone, and beyond the images themselves it settles nerves.
You stop thinking about how you look a few minutes in.
It's $195, available on scheduled studio dates with about 10-14 days in advance notice, and included with the Personal Brand Session.
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Every two to three years for most professionals, sooner after a meaningful change.
For example, a new role, a significant change in appearance, or a move to a firm with different brand standards. The signal to avoid is a photo that visibly predates your current title.
Ready When You Are
Send a note with your timing and which session fits, and I'll come back within an hour or so with available times.
Not sure which one? Let me know and I'll help you figure it out.
I hold a limited number of individual sessions each month around corporate production days.