Direction, not just lighting
The session is built on specific direction. The portrait still looks like the person.
Executive Headshots
Executive headshots in London. With presence.
For CEOs and the wider c-suite, founders, partners and board members. One-hour sessions at the Old Street studio, a few minutes from King's Cross, Clerkenwell and the City, or in your own office. Files ready for LinkedIn, press and the annual report.
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The brief behind the portrait
A headshot is a claim.
How it works
Cellulose Consulting · Executive portrait series
One sitter, one hour, several registers.
Morax shoots executive headshots in London for one person at a time: founders, partners, board members, senior hires. The session is built around the sitter, not a template — specific direction, lighting that holds across LinkedIn, press, keynote and annual report without looking over-produced.
One sitter, one photographer, no assistants in the room. Three portrait registers planned inside 60 minutes: corporate clean, editorial environmental, and a tighter founder register. Files retouched and labelled per channel — square LinkedIn, vertical press, full-bleed annual report. No last-minute resize.
Why sitters book this
At ease in front of the camera
Most clients arrive uncomfortable on camera. The pacing, the studio and the briefing are designed to fix that in the first ten minutes.
Multiple registers in one session
Corporate, editorial and founder portraits captured side by side — so one shoot covers LinkedIn, press features and an annual report cover.
Cropped per channel before delivery
Files retouched and labelled for each use. Square LinkedIn, vertical press, full-bleed annual report. No last-minute resize.
Direct. Do not perform.
First, define the visual job — LinkedIn refresh, press feature, keynote page, annual report cover, investor deck. Each one changes the framing. Then build the right setup: lighting, background, wardrobe set against the role and the publication. No canned formula.
The sitter is guided through micro-adjustments — chin, breath, weight — never asked to act. Calm, specific, fast. Retouching stays controlled: credibility, not a textureless mask. Files are delivered as LinkedIn, press, keynote and annual report exports — prepared and labelled. The sitter forwards them directly. No designer required.
How the session runs
Sotheby's · Press portraits for directors and department heads
Selected sitters
Sotheby's·Kasalin·Hélène Brandily·Cellulose Consulting·Masref Ltd·Devyce·Schmidt·
“I booked a personal branding session with Etienne and I'm very happy with the results. I'm usually uncomfortable on camera, but he knew exactly how to guide me and put me at ease.”
What one 60-minute sitting delivers
| Crop delivered | Where it is used |
|---|---|
| Square | LinkedIn profile |
| Vertical | Press features |
| Full-bleed | Annual report |
What a headshot session includes.
A short brief before the day
Where the portrait will run, what to wear and which background suits the role, agreed by email or a quick call. The hour is spent shooting, not deciding.
The studio or your office
The Old Street studio for full control of the light, or a lit set brought to your meeting room. A CEO shot in the office matches a new hire shot later in the studio.
Several looks in one hour
Clean corporate, editorial in context and a tighter founder frame, with time for a change of jacket. One sitting covers the website, LinkedIn, speaker bios and press.
You choose the frames
A private online gallery after the shoot. You, your assistant or the comms team pick the frames to retouch.
Retouching that keeps you recognisable
Blemishes, stray hairs, creases and background marks cleaned up. Skin texture stays, so the portrait still looks like the person who walks into the meeting.
Files cut for every channel
Square for LinkedIn, vertical for press, wide for the website and high resolution for print. Named and ready to forward.
From first email to retouched files.
1. Brief and quote within 24 hours
Send the names, roles, location and deadline. Availability and a fixed quote come back within a working day.
2. Plan
Date, time slots and wardrobe notes confirmed by email. For several leaders, one schedule your executive assistant can share.
3. The session
Sixty minutes for an individual executive. Shorter slots per person when a whole leadership team sits on the same day.
4. Selection
Your private gallery follows the shoot. Pick your favourites online, alone or with the comms team.
5. Delivery in 5 to 10 working days
Retouched files arrive within 5 to 10 working days of your selection. A press or launch deadline goes in the brief and the schedule is built around it.
Headshots across central London.
Old Street and Shoreditch (EC1, EC2)
The studio is in Old Street, a short walk for anyone working around Silicon Roundabout, Shoreditch or Hoxton.
King's Cross and St Pancras (N1C)
Two stops from the studio on the Northern line. Business portraits in King's Cross are shot at the studio or on site in your office.
Clerkenwell and Farringdon (EC1)
Next door to the studio. Teams in Clerkenwell and Farringdon can fit a session into a lunch break.
The City and Liverpool Street (EC2, EC3)
Banks, law firms and partnerships: portraits shot in your own meeting room and matched to your existing house style.
Mayfair and St James's (W1)
Sotheby's chief executive and managing directors were photographed in Mayfair, to the same standard as the firm's press portraits.
Islington, Canary Wharf and beyond
Schmidt's Islington showroom team was photographed on site. Canary Wharf, the West End and offices elsewhere in the UK are covered on request.
Recent work for this service
- Sotheby's · CEO portraits in Mayfair
- Sotheby's · Alex Isidro, managing director portraits
- Sotheby's · Press portraits for directors
- Crédit Agricole CIB · Staff headshots in London
- Schmidt · Showroom team headshots, Islington
- Cellulose Consulting · Founder portraits
- Masref · Executive portraits and press pictures
- Kasalin · Founder headshots
Common questions
Are you a LinkedIn headshot photographer in London?
Yes. A large share of sittings are LinkedIn portraits — founders, partners and senior leaders refreshing a profile photo that no longer matches the role. Square and vertical LinkedIn crops are part of the standard delivery, alongside frames suitable for press and decks.
What should I wear?
Guided by role and context. For most sessions: clean authority, not conspicuous styling. The brief tells you where the frame will run.
How long is a single session?
60 minutes for most sitters. Senior clients are time-compressed, so pacing is set to deliver multiple registers without dragging.
Can one session cover LinkedIn, press and an annual report?
Yes. Multiple registers are planned in the same hour — clean corporate, editorial environmental, and a tighter founder frame — with channel-specific crops prepared in finishings.
Studio only, or on location?
Either. Old Street studio for full control, or on location across London — offices, residences, members' clubs, hotels — when the portrait benefits from context. Common location bookings include client offices in Mayfair, the City of London and Canary Wharf, with Morax travelling across central London by default.
Do you do personal branding photography?
Yes — personal branding sessions are common here. Founders, copywriters and consultants who need one coherent set for their site, LinkedIn and the press. Same approach as a senior executive headshot: calm direction, several registers, channel-ready files. More room for editorial and environmental frames when the brand is the person.
Do you photograph CEOs and other c-suite executives?
Yes. CEO, managing director and board portraits are a large part of the work, including Sotheby's chief executive and managing directors in London. Sessions are paced for a packed diary: a clear plan, several looks, done within the hour.
Can you photograph our whole leadership team at our office in one day?
Yes. A lit set goes up in a meeting room, each leader gets a time slot, and everyone is photographed under the same light so the leadership page looks consistent. For whole teams and offices, see corporate photography in London.
How quickly will I receive my headshots?
You choose your frames in a private online gallery after the session. Retouched files follow within 5 to 10 working days of your selection, sooner when a press or launch deadline is agreed in the brief.
Where is the studio, and do you come to offices in King's Cross, Clerkenwell or the City?
The studio is in Old Street, London EC1, a few minutes from Clerkenwell, Shoreditch, King's Cross and the City. If it is easier, the lighting comes to your office anywhere in central London.
References
- Sotheby's
Auction house listed in the selected sitters above.
- Morax Photography on Google Maps
Verified business listing for the Old Street studio, London EC1.
Start here
Most LinkedIn portraits are wrong within twelve months. This one is built to last.
Send the role, the use case (LinkedIn, press, annual report), location and timing. Reply within 24 hours.