How to Run a Smooth On-Location Business Portrait Session (Gear, Workflow, and What to Do When the Location Isn't What You Expected)

How to Run a Smooth On-Location Business Portrait Session (Gear, Workflow, and What to Do When the Location Isn't What You Expected)

Every corporate headshot job I take starts with the same anxiety: I have not seen the location yet, I do not know the lighting situation, and I have promised a client that every one of their 20 employees will walk away with a polished, consistent portrait. One bad background or a single blown circuit can unravel the whole day. I have been burned enough times that I now have a packing checklist that would make a pilot jealous.