Josh Edelson is an award-winning corporate headshot photographer who travels to Chicago to shoot polished, editorial-grade executive and team portraits on location at your office, with a 3-5 day turnaround.
Corporate headshots, shot on location across Chicago
Most Chicago headshot work happens where your people already are. Josh sets up a portable studio inside your office, so a partner in a West Loop conference room, a sales team in a The Loop tower on South Wacker, or a startup crew in a River North or Fulton Market loft all get the exact same lighting and look. He also shoots on site at the larger venues where Chicago does business, including conferences and corporate gatherings at McCormick Place, brand activations at Navy Pier, and events at the hotels along the Magnificent Mile and in Streeterville.
Chicago has its own visual challenges, and that is where a photojournalist earns his fee. The deep, glass-walled lobbies in the Loop, the low winter light bouncing off the river, the cavernous trade-show floors at McCormick Place, the architectural drama of the skyline along the lake. Josh reads a room fast and brings the lighting to control all of it, so a headshot shot in February dimness looks identical to one shot in July.
Who these headshots are for
- Executives and the C-suite who need a portrait that carries authority without looking stiff
- Law and finance firms in the Loop and along LaSalle Street needing a consistent partner-and-associate roster
- Tech and SaaS teams in Fulton Market and River North refreshing the whole team at once
- Professional services, consulting, and healthcare groups needing LinkedIn-ready and website-ready images
- Conference speakers and panelists who want press-grade portraits while they are in town
The photojournalist edge
Anyone can light a face. What separates Josh is decades of editorial work under deadline pressure, where the job is to catch a real expression in the half-second it appears. His portrait work has earned the First Prize at the Istanbul Photo Awards, an Xposure / IFPA Award in Sharjah, and the AFP Varenne / Canon Grand Prize, and his California wildfire coverage was exhibited at Visa pour l’Image in Perpignan. He has photographed Apple CEO Tim Cook for AFP and shot for tech companies and Fortune 500 brands across the country. That eye is what makes a headshot look like a person you would want to do business with rather than a license photo.
Deliverables and turnaround
Every session is built to be fast and predictable so a busy Chicago office barely notices the disruption.
- A clean, repeatable lighting setup that gives the whole team a consistent look
- On-the-spot tethered review so people see and approve their frames before they leave the chair
- Professionally retouched, high-resolution finals plus web-optimized crops for LinkedIn, bios, and the company site
- Standard 3 to 5 business day turnaround on edited images, with rush options when a launch or earnings date is looming
Pricing
Pricing is simple and scales to the size of your group:
- Half-day from $2,000: ideal for a leadership team or a focused group of headshots in a single office
- Full-day from $4,000: for larger rosters, multiple floors, or several departments in one visit
- Aerial and drone coverage from $1,500: for facility, campus, or skyline imagery to pair with your portraits
Travel from San Francisco is straightforward. Josh flies into O’Hare or Midway, brings all of his own lighting and grip, and can combine your headshots with event or environmental coverage in the same trip to make the visit pay for itself.
Why hire Josh Edelson
Edelson Photography has been shooting corporate and editorial work since 2008. You are hiring a photographer whose pictures are trusted by the world’s biggest newsrooms, who has won international awards for his portraiture and documentary work, and who treats a 12-person headshot session with the same care as a front-page assignment. For Chicago companies that want images that hold up next to their brand, that track record is the whole point.
Explore related work
- See corporate headshot and portrait work
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- Drone and aerial coverage
- Press, awards, and published work
- About Josh Edelson
Planning headshots for your Chicago team? Get in touch or call 650-515-0999 to check dates and lock in a half-day or full-day session.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you travel to Chicago for corporate headshots?
Yes. Josh is based in San Francisco and regularly travels to Chicago for corporate work, flying into O’Hare or Midway with all of his own lighting and grip. He shoots on location at your office anywhere in the metro, from the Loop and West Loop to River North, Fulton Market, and Streeterville, and can combine headshots with event or aerial coverage in a single trip.
How much does a corporate headshot session in Chicago cost?
A half-day session starts at $2,000 and is ideal for a leadership team or a focused group of headshots. A full-day starts at $4,000 and covers larger rosters, multiple floors, or several departments. Aerial and drone coverage is available from $1,500. Final pricing depends on group size and deliverables, so reach out for a quote.
How fast will we get the edited photos?
Standard turnaround is 3 to 5 business days for fully retouched, high-resolution finals plus web-optimized crops for LinkedIn and your website. Rush delivery is available when you are working against a launch, earnings, or event date.
Can you photograph our whole team in one day?
Yes. Josh uses a fast, repeatable lighting setup with on-the-spot tethered review, so everyone sees and approves their frame before leaving the chair. A full day comfortably handles large teams across multiple floors or departments while keeping a consistent look across every portrait.
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