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North Rhine-Westphalia

Headshot photographer in Cologne

Corporate headshots in Cologne — from €200. 30 min on your premises or at the venue with a vetted local photographer and 15–20 edited photos (files within 48 hours). The price is agreed before you book and does not move.

From €200·30 min·15–20 edited photos

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Cologne

Why corporate headshots in Cologne

International teams in Cologne tend to need corporate headshots in batches, when a new office opens, a website launches or a department relocates. Sending twenty people across the city to a studio costs a working morning. Bringing the studio to your office costs a meeting room. So the set-up comes to you, with our own lighting and a neutral backdrop, whether you are in Deutz, the MediaPark or the city centre. The second backdrop is your own space, a stairwell, a window or a wall with your brand on it, which is what makes a Cologne team page look like a real company rather than a stock library. Every person is photographed with the identical arrangement, so the set holds together when it goes online.

Because everything happens indoors, weather is irrelevant and any month works. Demand peaks early in the year, when sites are refreshed, and in the weeks before major fairs at the Koelnmesse. Book around two weeks ahead and schedule the session for a morning, before meetings take over the room. Note that Carnival Monday and the days before it are effectively holidays in many Cologne offices, so a team shoot that week will be short of people.

How the session runs

Set-up takes about twenty minutes in a room of roughly four by three metres with one clear wall. We test the light on one person, lock the arrangement, and then work through the list. A single booking takes thirty minutes; within a team, around ten minutes per person is realistic. The environmental backdrop is chosen on a quick walk around the office beforehand. Each person gets 15 to 20 retouched photographs within 48 hours, delivered in square and 4:5 crops ready for LinkedIn and the company website.

What’s included

  • 15 to 20 retouched photographs
  • One neutral background and one environmental
  • Square and 4:5 crops for profiles
  • Available as a team set with an identical set-up
  • Files within 48 hours

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You don’t have to scroll through profiles. We know the photographers in our network and suggest the one who fits.

  1. 01You tell us the place, the occasion, the date and your language.
  2. 02We choose the photographer who works there and suits your session.
  3. 03Within 4 hours you get our suggestion with a fixed price. Nothing is booked until you confirm.
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Where we photograph in Cologne

  1. 01

    Rheinboulevard Deutz

    Five hundred metres of stepped seating at the water’s edge, built as a grandstand for exactly this view. In the afternoon the sun is behind you and lights the cathedral and old town from the front; in the morning the same thing is a silhouette.

    Best time:
    The last two hours of sun, or blue hour
    Permit:
    Free — public steps
  2. 02

    Hohenzollernbrücke

    The busiest railway bridge in Germany, with the footway running right alongside it. The padlocks on the railing are the famous subject and the passing trains are the better one — both need you to stand still, because a live line runs a metre to the left.

    Best time:
    Early morning, before the commuter traffic
    Permit:
    Free — public walkway beside live tracks
  3. 03

    Belgisches Viertel

    Nineteenth-century facades, plane trees and cafés around the Brüsseler Platz, far enough from the cathedral that nobody asks where you are. This is the address for lifestyle and personal-branding work where the city should be a backdrop rather than the lead.

    Best time:
    Late morning, on a weekday
    Permit:
    Free — public street
  4. 04

    Rheinpark und Tanzbrunnen

    Forty hectares of 1957 garden exhibition directly behind the Rhine boulevard: lawns, mature trees and enough space that a family with three children is in nobody’s way. The cable car above it runs from April to October.

    Best time:
    Late afternoon
    Permit:
    Free — public park
  5. 05

    Groß St. Martin und Fischmarkt

    The coloured gabled houses on the Fischmarkt are the Cologne postcard, and they work for exactly one hour — early on a Sunday, before the terraces open. After that the square is full of chairs and the subject is gone.

    Best time:
    Sunday morning
    Permit:
    Square free. Church interior: an active parish; reportage only by arrangement

How it works

Your photo session in 3 simple steps

  1. 01

    Tell us what you need

    Choose your destination, session type and preferred date. It takes about a minute.

  2. 02

    Meet your local photographer

    Within 4 hours we suggest a vetted photographer who fits your request, with the fixed price.

  3. 03

    Enjoy your session

    Your photographer handles the shoot. For most sessions, your edited gallery arrives within 48–72 hours.

Reviews

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Questions

Can you work with a mixed team where not everyone speaks German?

Yes. Sessions run in English or German, and people switch without thinking about it. The direction during a headshot is mostly small adjustments to posture and chin, which translate easily. What helps most is a short note to staff in advance about what to wear and how long it will take.

How do we keep new hires consistent with the set?

We record the set-up in writing, including distance, light positions, backdrop and lens. When new colleagues join, they can be photographed later with the same arrangement, so the team page does not show two different companies. Grouping three or four new starters into one visit is the most efficient approach.

Do we need to provide anything on the day?

A room with one clear wall, access to a power socket and somewhere to park near the entrance, because the lighting arrives by car. A mirror nearby is appreciated by almost everyone. Beyond that, just a list of names and a time slot for each person.

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