Professional corporate headshot photography across Leicester, Nottingham, Coventry, Birmingham, Northampton, and London. Consistent, brand-aligned portraits for businesses of all sizes.
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In today's digital-first world, your headshot is often the first impression potential clients, employers, and business connections will see. Whether it's LinkedIn, your company website, or social media, having a high-quality professional headshot is essential to establishing trust, confidence, and credibility.
As a professional corporate photographer, I specialize in capturing headshots that reflect not just what you look like — but who you are. Investing in a professional headshot can significantly impact how others perceive your personal brand and business presence.
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Experience Matters: With years of experience in corporate photography, I know how to direct you into natural, confident poses that bring out your best features.
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Corporate headshots for the whole firm
Leicestershire Law Firm Event & Headshots
Some of you may know I’m a keen runner, and one of the guys I run with (Matt Green) introduced me to Leicester Law Firm Johnson Astills. They have recently moved into the Matiolli Woods building in the city center.
They are looking for updated portraits of all the key staff who deal with the clients. As they are a pretty large firm (40+) they was going to take 2 days get everyone done. They are also a growing company, so a retainer has been put in place for me to go in and photograph the new staff shortly after they have started with the firm.
There were very specific requirements for portraits, my usual high resolution large files and also 300x400mm 72dpi no larger than 1mb for at the request of their web designers. And also cutouts on a transparent background so the person can appear over an existing image on the website. It was a wills extra time, but absolutely no trouble for me.
Just before the first portrait session, Johnson Astills also asked if I could shoot a short event they were holding in the Sky Lounge at Matiolli Woods. This would be for partners and clients to attend. It was a really nice event with some quality catering.
Here are a few photos from the open event and the portrait sessions.
Business Portraits Leicester
Leicestershire Headshots & Portraits
Brilliant Business Portraits East Midlands
I had an email enquiry recently from the fine folks at Cresco, https://crescospreaders.com/ they were having a website refresh and wanted staff portraits with the accompanying short bio on each person.
We had a phone call consultation about the shots and decided to use a green background with a slight gradient, so it tied in with their branding colours. They have a great space to set up my mobile studio, a little more was appreciated as to create the gradient an extra light was required, but I’m sure you’ll agree the final shots look brilliant. It was also decided that I’d shoot half body portraits as opposed to tight headshots.
Mobile Studio on Location for amazing portraits and headshots in Leicestershire and the East Midlands
Everyone took direction well and we got the desired friendly & approachable results Cresco wanted to portray.
Have a look t a few of their shots below. Also, how amazing does their website look with the portraits on??!! https://crescospreaders.com/about-us/
So Cresco was shot in the morning, and it was time for GP3 Financial Solutions in the afternoon.
GP3 are based in Oadby and were referred to me by two other companies I’d completed headshots for.
For their s shoot, GP3 requested a slightly off white background and a more close up headshot rather than a half body portrait. I set up in their board room and set to work. Once again, due to everyone taking direction well, and seeing their photos appear in real time on my laptop, we actually finished ahead of schedule.
While i do not like to rush these sessions, I like to keep a pace during the shoot. It keeps the client/subject on their toes and not overthinking it too much. Also, If i finish ahead of time I’m out of the building and not taking anymore valuable time from the clients working day. Everyone wins.
Take a look at a few of the shots and a short BTS (behind the scenes) video clip below.
Pete Martin Photography behind the scenes. Portrait and Headshot photographer based in Leicestershire covering the East Midlands.
Leicester Portrait and Headshot Photographer
Leicester Portrait and Headshot Photographer
Location Headshots for Businesses
I love it when an email pops in from a contact I met a few years ago. Caroline Hunt owns Emerald Starfish recruitment, based in Market Harborough Leicestershire. Caroline had recently moved offices and taken on two new members of staff, so it was the perfect time to update the website with some fresh images.
We did headshots in colour and black and white, and also did some environmental shot in the office and in the reception area.
Here are a few samples from the Emerald Starfish shoot.
Another nice surprise was an email from Northwood Estate agents. This was a new client for me, but a similar story to Emerald Starfish. Northwood was also recently moved office and taken on more new staff members.
A date was set, but sadly I had to cancel!!
Those who know me will know how much I hated to cancel and let people down. But I was ill, really ill… not COVID, but I’d burnt out. A GP advised me to rest, take more exercise, keep hydrated and generally take time off from my business to reset myself.
Northwood was re-arranged for the following week, and what a great shoot!
All staff members were ‘shot in the face’, two edits each provided in colour and black and white. I also did a couple of team shots while I was there.
There was a chap there who I recognised, but I could place him. Turns out his name is Elliot, and he used to live next to me 8yrs ago!! Small world!!
Here are a few photos from the Northwood shoot.
Party, portraits and another party!
Commercial Portrait & Event Photographer Leicester
Leicester Business Photographer
December 2019 I was asked to photography a works party and awards ceremony, the company was Industria Personel. Industria are a fantastic recruitment agency based in Leicester but with offices in Northampton, Manchester, Coventry, Uxbridge, Germany and Poland!
Fast forward to March 2022 and I get a call from Amanda from Industria about taking staff headshots of all of the senior recruiters in the UK offices in preparation for their new website.
After a few dates were passed around, the Leicester office was booked in. 24 people were photographed in a 2 hour session. A couple of weeks later Coventry was photographed, then Northampton, then Leicester again (as a few people were away and some people from the Birmingham office came over), then Uxbridge and finally Manchester. Phew!!
All in all over 50 people got ‘shot in the face’ by me, and we kept the look consistent in all the different locations.
Here are a few shots from all locations
Leicester Event Photography
Industria also celebrated their 20th year in Business, and I was asked to photograph the party at the Marriott Hotel here in Leicester. This was an incredible night, with lots of photos and stories from the early days of Michale Walker setting up the business. I honestly found that presentation about the company so interesting! The thing that really struck me was the culture, all of the staff genuinely enjoy working for Industria.
It just proved that if you have a great idea, determination and good people around you.. you can achieve anything.
This year they hit the £50 Million Pound turnover, which is incredible, well done Industria!
Here are a few photos from the party.
Busy shooting lots of people in the face!
What i’ve been doing for the last four weeks
Last Job Before UK Lockdown - Coronavirus
My last job before Coronavirus caused the UK to go into Lockdown
A blog about a vlog... ;-)
I did a vlog, now a blog about a vlog... ;-)
Professional Photographers Workflow
If you’re interested in what happens after a photoshoot, the stuff you don’t see… this is the video to watch!
In all seriousness, this stuff behind the scenes is mega important.
I had a phone call with a family member who was photographing a friends wedding last year.. I was also photographing a wedding. On a break I checked my phone and saw 5 missed calls from said family member. I called him back and he asked me a question…
“I changed lens towards the end of the ceremony, now when I look at my images I can’t find anything before the ceremony…”
My question back was “have you changed out the memory card for a fresh one??” he had not. So he did, and I arranged to meet up with him the following day.
Turns out he’d been victim to a fake memory card, which had corrupted and was overwriting old images when the card became full. So the whole bride prep and 90% of the ceremony was now gone forever.
The message here is he’s not a professional, and he didn’t have a professional camera.. a camera that has two memory cards. He put the images he had on his 8yr old laptop, and he was done.
This is very different to what myself and other professional photographers do.
Headshot Photographer Leicestershire
Headshot photographer Leicester