How Mid First Bank prepared their San Francisco branch launch with a team headshot day

Case Study · Team Headshot Day · Corporate & Employee Headshots · Oakland

Jack London Square Studio · Oakland, CA

When Mid First Bank began planning the marketing rollout for their inaugural San Francisco branch, one of the first items on the checklist was a professional team headshot day. They needed more than individual portraits — they needed a cohesive visual identity that could anchor a website, press releases, and branch signage from day one. They booked a corporate headshot session at my Jack London Square studio and walked away with everything they needed in a single half-day.

What a corporate and employee headshot day looks like for a financial team

The session covered six team members across the full branch roster:

• Branch President

• Business Banking Relationship Manager

• Private Banking Relationship Manager

• Operations Manager

• Client Services Representative

• Marketing Coordinator

A corporate headshot day works best when there's a clear brief, and Mid First Bank's team came prepared with one: consistent, polished employee headshots with a warm professional tone that would feel welcoming to new Bay Area clients. As the first San Francisco branch for an Oklahoma City–headquartered institution, the photography also needed to signal genuine local presence — not a chain moving in, but a team already invested in the community.

"We needed every person to look like they belonged on the same team — polished, approachable, and distinctly West Coast."

How we run a team headshot day at our Oakland studio

My Jack London Square studio is purpose-built for efficient corporate and employee headshot days. A single seamless background, a matched three-light setup, and a streamlined rotation system let us photograph an entire team without losing momentum. Each team member cycled through in roughly 20 minutes — enough time for natural expressions and a wardrobe check, without an all-day commitment from the branch.

Lighting was kept clean and directional: a large key softbox camera-left, a fill panel to open shadows, and a separation light on the background for a neutral gray tone that reads as corporate without looking sterile. The result scales consistently from a 2×2" business card crop to a full-page print spread — essential when employee headshots need to live across a website, LinkedIn profiles, press materials, and in-branch signage simultaneously.

What's included in a corporate headshot day package

The deliverables for Mid First Bank's session included high-resolution retouched selects in both landscape and portrait orientation, web-optimized versions sized for LinkedIn and the bank's CMS, and a fully color-matched set across all six portraits. Every corporate headshot was delivered within five business days, ready to drop into their San Francisco launch materials.

Book a corporate or employee headshot day in Oakland

If you're planning a branch opening, office launch, rebrand, or annual employee headshot refresh, a half-day session at my Jack London Square studio can cover your entire team — with every portrait looking like it was built for the same brand. [Your contact info / booking link]

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