As your organization grows, each new employee should feel connected to the same visual standard from day one.
Uptown ATX Studio gives new hires a guided studio experience while giving HR and internal teams a clear, repeatable process for scheduling, selection, and delivery.
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Explore the New-Hire Presence Session
The Distinction
Two different moments. Two connected solutions.
When the whole team needs a new visual standard
Team Headshot Day
Photograph the organization together and establish a cohesive visual direction.
Build Your New-Hire System
When new people join throughout the year
New-Hire Presence + Continuity
PGive every new employee a guided session that matches the established visual standard.
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Every new employee becomes part of how the organization is seen.
Without a clear system, headshots quickly become mismatched in lighting, background, crop, quality, and expression. HR is left coordinating individual appointments, chasing files, and trying to preserve a standard that was never designed to scale.
New-Hire Presence + Continuity creates one clear pathway for the employee and one dependable process for the organization.
Each new hire receives thoughtful direction, same-day image selection, and a professionally finished portrait that connects naturally to the existing team library.
The result is a visual presence that grows with the organization.
A private booking pathway
New hires receive clear instructions and schedule their own studio appointment through the organization’s dedicated link.
A guided employee experience
Every person receives professional lighting, thoughtful direction, tethered review, and the opportunity to select the image that feels right.
A consistent visual standard
Background, lighting, crop, retouching, and delivery are matched to the organization’s established team presence.
Organized delivery
Final files are prepared clearly for the organization and employee, reducing administrative follow-up and scattered image collection.
New-Hire Presence Session
A richer introduction for one new employee: $600 per person
For organizations that want to introduce a new hire with more warmth, trust, and personality than a standard headshot alone.
Includes
One fully retouched professional headshot
One short, clean B-roll clip
One answered video prompt
Professional lighting and audio
Same-day image selection
Final delivery formatted for organizational use
Additional answered prompts: $150 each
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This is a premium per-person experience, not the base continuity-system rate.
New-Hire Continuity Systems
A repeatable process for organizations hiring throughout the year.
Startup Launch Blueprint: $850 setup + $295 per new hire
For growing organizations establishing a professional new-hire process for the first time.
Includes
Organization-specific visual standard
Dedicated booking pathway
HR intake and onboarding setup
Guided in-studio session for each new hire
One fully retouched headshot per person
Same-day image review and selection
Organized company delivery
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Corporate Continuity System: $1,850 setup + $250 per new hire
For organizations hiring regularly and needing a deeper, more scalable continuity process.
Includes
Company-specific visual standards
Dedicated private booking system
HR intake and employee instructions
Guided in-studio session
One fully retouched headshot per person
Same-day image review and selection
Consolidated delivery
Ongoing system support
Optional volume pricing for 50 or more hires annually
Build the Continuity System
What each standard new-hire session includes
25–30 minute studio session
Professional lighting
Individual expression and positioning guidance
Organization-matched background and crop
Tethered live view
Same-day image selection
One fully retouched final headshot
High-resolution and web-ready files
Delivery to the organization and employee
Delivered within 7–10 business days
Established Visual Standard
Organization-Matched Background
Less coordination for HR
Once the system is active, new hires receive clear instructions and schedule through the dedicated booking pathway. Uptown ATX Studio manages the session, selection, finishing, and delivery.
Simple per-hire pricing. Budgeting is easy and accurate.
A new-hire experience that feels personal
Consistency matters, but the employee should never feel processed.
Each person is welcomed into the studio, guided through expression and posture, shown their images in real time,
and invited to select the portrait that feels most like them.
That creates a better photograph and a more human first experience with the organization’s visual culture.
The system should create continuity without making the person feel standardized.
How the system works
01. Align the visual standard
We review the organization’s current team imagery or establish the background, lighting, crop, expression, and finishing direction.
02. Activate the pathway
The organization receives its private booking link, onboarding materials, and HR intake process.
03. The new hire schedules
Each employee books a studio appointment using the organization’s dedicated instructions.
04. We photograph and select
The new hire receives professional direction and chooses their image through tethered same-day review.
05. We finish and deliver
The selected portrait is retouched, formatted, named, and delivered to the organization and employee.