Previously I posted a few tips on taking photos of groups at personal events. I do quite a few corporate team photos as well. A few pointers for your next company team photo:
1. Coordinate everyone’s attire. Clothing doesn’t need to match precisely. But the general color palette should be the same. If you work in a conservative field like finance the style should be consistent (you don’t want everyone in a suit and one person in a sundress, for example). Other industries have more informal corporate cultures, and in those cases team members can wear sweaters, prints and brighter colors.
2. For the love of everything holy please make sure clothing is pressed and wrinkle-free. Yes, I know the style today is wearing cotton button-down shirts right out of the dryer, wrinkles and all. But on photo day bring out your best. Visit the dry cleaner. Bring your clothing to the office on hangers.
3. Try. Everything. On. In. Advance. Especially if you plan to wear a suit in the photo and haven’t worn one in a year. It is tedious and time consuming to have to adjust jackets, blazers or shirts that are either too tight or too baggy.
4. Do what the photographer tells you to do. Ha! Self-serving advice indeed. But if the wardrobe tips say avoid black clothing we have a reason. Same goes for makeup and accessories. Company team photos are usually not the time to express your individuality or sartorial independence.
Thanks to the team at Chesapeake Wealth Management Group for bringing their “A” game to the photo session last week. They made it one of the easiest corporate team photo sessions I’ve done.