Camerawerkz
Bay Area Team Headshot Company | Onsite & Studio
Your firm designs spaces people remember. Your team page shouldn't look like an afterthought.
Architecture and design firms live and die on portfolio and presentation. The proposal, the project page, the principal bios, the LinkedIn profiles a prospective client checks before an interview — all of it communicates whether your firm has the polish to match the work. And yet the headshots on most firm websites are a patchwork: a few sharp ones from a rebrand three years ago, a couple of cropped event photos, and the new associate using a vacation selfie because nobody scheduled a session.
The reason isn't carelessness. It's logistics. Pulling a studio full of architects, designers, and engineers off deadline-driven project work to commute one at a time to a photographer's studio is a non-starter. So it never happens — until a major proposal, an award submission, or a website redesign forces it.
Camerawerkz solves it in a single visit. We bring a complete professional studio to your office, set up in a conference room or open area within 45–60 minutes, and photograph your entire team — principals, project architects, designers, engineers, and admin staff — without anyone leaving the building. Each person is in and out in 5–10 minutes. By the time we pack up, every person at your firm has a consistent, professional headshot ready for your website, proposals, and LinkedIn.
$175 per person. Minimum 10 people. Starting at $1,750. No travel fees anywhere in the Bay Area.
The Bay Area has one of the densest concentrations of architecture and design talent in the country — from the firms shaping the San Francisco skyline to the boutique residential studios in Marin, the landscape architects in the East Bay, and the engineering and design-build practices throughout Silicon Valley. We photograph teams across the full range of the design professions:
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Architecture firms — commercial, residential, institutional, and mixed-practice studios
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Interior design and interior architecture firms
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Landscape architecture and urban design practices
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Engineering firms — structural, civil, MEP, and environmental
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Design-build and architecture-engineering (AE) firms
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Planning and urban development consultancies
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Sustainability and green-building consultancies
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Lighting, acoustic, and specialty design consultancies
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Furniture, product, and industrial design studios
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Construction and project management firms allied with design practices
Whether you're a six-person boutique studio or a regional firm with multiple offices, we photograph your full team to a single consistent standard in one coordinated visit.
Every Camerawerkz architecture firm headshot day includes:
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A complete mobile studio brought to your office — professional strobe lighting, multiple backdrop options, and a tethered camera system that displays each shot on a monitor in real time
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Full direction for every person — posture, expression, chin angle, what to do with your hands — so nobody has to figure out how to pose
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5–10 minutes per person, fully directed, with everyone reviewing their shots on the monitor before stepping away
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2 professionally edited images per person, retouched to a clean, modern, professional standard
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A secure online proofing gallery within 2–3 business days, where each person selects their favorites
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Final edited images within 1–2 weeks — organized by person and formatted for your website, LinkedIn, proposals, and print
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Consistent lighting, background, and crop across every single person, so your team page reads as one firm, not a collage
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New-hire matching: we document the exact setup so future hires can come to our Oakland studio and match the existing team perfectly
$175 per person. Minimum 10 people. Starting at $1,750. Additional edited images $75 each. No travel fees anywhere in the Bay Area.
Google Reviews
"We had Sergio take headshots and a group shot of all of our staff for our upcoming website re-boot. He was an absolute pleasure to work with, everyone enjoyed his working manner. Couldn't recommend more highly!"
"My experience with Sergio was great! He was extremely professional, available, and communicative. He made me feel comfortable in the studio and turned around the photos quickly. I would recommend Sergio to anyone."
Clear flat-rate pricing
Team Headshot Days $175 per person · 10-person minimum · starting at $1,750 Includes 2 professionally edited images per person, full direction, proofing gallery, and final delivery. No travel fees anywhere in the Bay Area.
Solo & Principal Sessions Starting at $350 For a principal who missed the team day, a new partner who needs to match the existing website, or an individual updating their LinkedIn and firm bio. Held at our Jack London Square studio in Oakland.
Small firm with fewer than 10 people? Smaller studios and boutique practices often combine with a satellite office, photograph the full team plus a few solo principals, or schedule alongside a nearby firm. Ask us — we'll find a structure that works.
HOW IT WORKS.
6 steps, from the coordinator's point of vie
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You request a quote. Tell us your team size, your office location, and your rough timeline. (You: 2 minutes)
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We send a scheduling template. You drop names into time slots — we handle the rolling schedule so the day runs without anyone waiting. (You: 5 minutes)
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We share a quick prep guide. A short what-to-wear note you forward to the team. (You: forward one email)
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We arrive and set up. A complete studio assembled in your conference room or open area in 45–60 minutes, before your first session. (You: point us to the space)
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Your team cycles through. 5–10 minutes per person, fully directed, reviewing shots on the monitor. The office keeps working around it. (You: 0 minutes)
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We deliver. Proofing gallery in 2–3 business days, final edited images in 1–2 weeks, organized and ready to publish. (You: pick favorites)
Total time required from you: under 20 minutes.
WHY CAMERAWERKZ
We understand design-firm standards. You hold your visual presentation to the same standard as your work. So do we. We're not going to deliver headshots that look like badge photos — we deliver images that match the quality of the firm behind them.
Consistency is the entire point. Every person photographed in the same setup, same lighting, same crop, on the same day. Your team page reads as one cohesive firm — exactly the consistency a design practice is judged on.
We work around deadlines, not over them. Architecture and engineering teams run on project deadlines and billable hours. Onsite means 5–10 minutes per person and straight back to the drawing — no half-day lost to a studio commute.
Multi-office coordination handled. Firms with a San Francisco office and an Oakland or Silicon Valley satellite get identical setup at every location, so headshots match regardless of where they were taken. We've coordinated multi-office Bay Area shoots — including Hazen & Sawyer across their Concord and San Francisco offices on two separate days — delivering a unified set indistinguishable from each other.
Enterprise-level experience. We've photographed teams from 10-person boutique studios to large multi-floor organizations across the Bay Area, including Datadog at Salesforce Tower in San Francisco. The process is refined and the experience is genuinely straightforward for everyone in front of the camera.
No travel fees, ever. Anywhere in the Bay Area. The price you're quoted is the price.
We photograph architecture and design teams at firms throughout the Bay Area — at your studio or at ours in Oakland — with no travel fees anywhere in the region.
San Francisco & Peninsula: San Francisco, South San Francisco, Brisbane, San Mateo, Burlingame, Redwood City, Menlo Park, Palo Alto East Bay: Oakland, Berkeley, Emeryville, Alameda, Walnut Creek, Concord, Pleasanton, Richmond Silicon Valley: Mountain View, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, San Jose North Bay: San Rafael, Mill Valley, Sausalito, Novato, and throughout Marin County
For firms with offices outside the Bay Area — multi-office practices with locations in Los Angeles, Seattle, New York, or elsewhere — we travel nationwide. Ask us about multi-location shoots.
"Sergio was very professional and made me feel comfortable right away. The pictures he took captured the confidence and creativity I wanted them to. He'll always be my go-to when I need headshots or any other photographs."
Frequently Ask Questions
Do you photograph architecture and design firms specifically? Yes. We regularly photograph architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, and engineering teams at their Bay Area studios — full firm directories and individual principal sessions, matched to the quality standard design firms hold themselves to.
How long does each person take? 5–10 minutes per person, fully directed. Most people are surprised how fast and painless it is — they review their shots on the monitor and head straight back to work.
How much does it cost? Team headshot days are a flat $175 per person with a 10-person minimum, starting at $1,750. Solo and principal sessions start at $350. Additional edited images are $75 each. There are no travel fees anywhere in the Bay Area.
Will every person's headshot match? Yes — that's the entire point. Same lighting, same backdrop, same crop, same day. Your team page reads as one cohesive firm rather than a collage of mismatched photos.
Can you photograph a firm with offices in more than one location? Yes. We coordinate multi-office shoots using identical setup at every location, so headshots taken at your San Francisco office match those from your Oakland or Silicon Valley satellite exactly. We've done this for multi-office Bay Area clients including Hazen & Sawyer.
How many edited images does each person receive? 2 professionally edited images per person. Each person selects their favorites from their proofing gallery, and additional edited images can be added for $75 each.
How fast do we get the photos? A secure online proofing gallery within 2–3 business days, and final edited images within 1–2 weeks — organized by person and formatted for your website, proposals, LinkedIn, and print.
What do we need to provide? A room — a conference room, lobby, or open area — plus a loading area or visitor parking for equipment. We handle setup, direction, scheduling, and delivery. Setup takes 45–60 minutes before the first session.
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"We had Sergio take headshots and a group shot of all our staff for our upcoming website re-boot. He was an absolute pleasure to work with — everyone enjoyed his working manner. Couldn't recommend more highly." — Verified Google Review ★★★★★
"We use Sergio for all of our professional headshots for our brokers and staff. He is amazing to work with, easy to coordinate, and does exceptional work!" — Verified Google Review ★★★★★
"My experience with Sergio was great. He was extremely professional, available, and communicative. He made me feel comfortable in the studio and turned around the photos quickly. I would recommend Sergio to anyone." — Verified Google Review ★★★★★
15+ Years Experience · 50+ Five-Star Google Reviews · Teams from 10 to 200+
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"Sergio was a pleasure to work with. He made the entire process easy from start to finish. I highly recommend!"
Get a Same-Day Quote for Your Firm
Tell us your team size, your office location, and your timeline, and we'll send a quote the same day — no travel fees anywhere in the Bay Area.
Or reach us directly:
Phone: (510) 506-4892
Email: sergio@camerawerkz.com
Studio: Jack London Square, Oakland, CA
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