Calgary Executive & Founder Headshots

A Grey Placeholder Next to an Executive's Name Is Quietly Costing You Credibility

One session. Two outfits, two backgrounds, four distinct looks — a real media kit you can send when the conference asks for your headshot, the journalist needs a press image, or the podcast wants a guest photo. Studio or on-location, back to you in 3 business days.

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By the time an event organizer asks for your headshot, a journalist needs a press image, or a podcast wants a guest photo, the cropped LinkedIn shot from two years ago won't carry it. This session is built to produce the set of images you'll send for the next two years — without scrambling each time someone asks.

expertise gets you
in the room.
a brand gets you invited.

Before I was a photographer, I spent seven years as a Professional Engineer at Husky Energy. The work taught me how to think — but what stayed with me was who I met along the way. Brilliant technical founders. Engineers building real solutions to hard problems. People with patents, prototypes, and ideas that deserved to be everywhere.

And most of them were invisible online.

They could explain their technology to a room of three. They couldn’t explain it to a room of three thousand. So they hired sales teams to do it for them — and stayed quiet themselves, while less-qualified, better-branded voices took the keynotes, the press features, the podcast invitations, the investor meetings their work should have led.

I started this studio because I want to change that. I want to see technical founders become the names their industries actually know. I want them leading the next generation of engineers, scientists, and builders — not handing the microphone to someone else because they didn’t have the assets to take it themselves.

Your media kit is the first move. It’s not a set of headshots — it’s the asset that lets event organizers, journalists, investors, and podcast hosts find you, trust you on first glance, and put you on the stage. Four looks across two outfits and two backgrounds, ninety minutes of direction, and a gallery built to forward in a single email.

Build it once. Use it everywhere. Get found.

mauricio flores p.eng

yyc-headshots founder

your headshot is your
first impression online,
make it count

three Simple steps,

we carry the logistics

01

Tell us what you need

Fill out the contact form below.


I’ll reply within one business day to confirm scope and book your session. Once it’s on the calendar, you receive a one-page prep guide — what to bring, what to wear, what to expect. 

02

the session

90 minutes at your office or our downtown studio - your call.

Bring three or four outfits and we narrow it down to two together. Two backgrounds, four distinct looks. You see every photo on a laptop next to the camera as we shoot, so we adjust posture, expression, wardrobe — anything — in the moment. Nothing about the final gallery is a surprise.

03

YOur media kit photos

Fully retouched.
3 business days


Within three business days, you receive a private gallery: 12–15 fully retouched images, organized by use case — formal, environmental, editorial — exported at the resolutions event organizers and journalists actually ask for. One link you forward in a single email. That’s the entire delivery.

a 15 minute
headshot
won't
build you a media kit

Most corporate headshot sessions in Calgary run 15 minutes. One outfit. One background. One final photo. That’s enough for a staff directory. It’s not enough to produce the images a founder or CEO actually needs.

A real media kit is four distinct looks: a formal frame for the board page, an environmental frame for press features, a less formal portrait for podcasts and speaker bios, and a flexible image for LinkedIn and the everyday. That can’t be produced in fifteen minutes — not because the photographer isn’t skilled, but because you can’t produce that range under pressure. You need long enough to settle in, work through expressions, see what’s working on the screen, and shoot again until each image is right.

90 minutes isn’t a longer headshot session. It’s the time it actually takes to walk out with photos you’d send to a magazine.

01

90 minutes of directed shooting

Long enough to settle in, get used to the camera, work through expressions, and shoot until we have the photo — not just until the clock runs out.

02

12-15 fully retouched images

Bring three or four outfits and we narrow it down to two together. 12–15 fully retouched images across four setups — a formal frame, an environmental frame, a less formal portrait, and a flexible LinkedIn-ready image.

03

Downtown Calgary studio, or we come to you

815 1 St SW — walkable from most office towers, C-Train accessible, real parking nearby. Owned, not rented. Or we bring the full studio setup to your office, with the same lighting and the same standard.

04

You see every photo as we take it.

A laptop sits next to the camera throughout the session. Most people have never seen themselves photographed properly — you walk over between sets and tell me what’s working. If your hair isn’t sitting right or one expression reads better than another, we catch it now, not when the gallery lands a week later.

05

Full usage rights, forever.

Website, LinkedIn, press releases, conference programs, podcast appearances, investor decks, board introductions — anywhere, any number of times, no licensing fees, no expiry.

06

A gallery built for sending.

Within three business days, you receive a private link: 12–15 fully retouched images, organized by use case (formal · environmental · editorial), exported at the resolutions event organizers and journalists actually ask for. One link you forward in a single email. That’s the entire delivery.

on-location

Session pricing

Founders & C-suite executive

Studio or on-location

$450+gst

Everything above. One flat rate. Same premium experience whether we shoot at the downtown studio or at your office.

our promise to you

Re-shoot Promise

Every photo in your gallery is one you’d actually send. If any image isn’t right — for any reason — we reshoot, no charge, no negotiation. This isn’t fine print: it’s why the laptop sits next to the camera throughout the session. You see every photo as we shoot, so the gallery is never a surprise.

3 Day Delivery 

Your retouched gallery is in your inbox within three business days of the shoot. If we miss it, your next session is on us.

Studio

what calgary's
leading teams
have to
say

publication-ready quality

Scope, location, and logistics vary. We’ll build a proposal tailored to your team size and timeline.

Allan to

President & CEO ·

Supply Chain Canada West

publication-ready quality

Scope, location, and logistics vary. We’ll build a proposal tailored to your team size and timeline.

Nannette Ho-covernton

President & CEO ·

ETC-Foundation

publication-ready quality

Scope, location, and logistics vary. We’ll build a proposal tailored to your team size and timeline.

Madison Mclennan

Sr Communications Advisor ·

FLUOR Canada

publication-ready quality

Scope, location, and logistics vary. We’ll build a proposal tailored to your team size and timeline.

Raj Singh

President & CEO ·

Fuelled Group of Companies

publication-ready quality

Scope, location, and logistics vary. We’ll build a proposal tailored to your team size and timeline.

Mike cashion

President & CEO ·

Cashion Legal

publication-ready quality

Scope, location, and logistics vary. We’ll build a proposal tailored to your team size and timeline.

Rob Dawson

CFO

Badger 

FAQ

On-Location Staff Headshots
Why not just use an AI headshot tool?
DO you wanna look like an average of the people ai thinks you look like?

For a single LinkedIn photo, AI is fine — for about a month, until it stops looking like you. For a leadership team, it falls apart the moment the photos sit side by side: different light, different render, no consistency. A leadership page either reads as one team or it doesn't, and that's the one thing AI can't deliver. The other piece AI can't do is direction. Most people who think they "photograph badly" have just never been directed before — and direction is what turns a passable photo into one you actually want on your website.

 

What if I don't love the photos?
100% satisfaction or i re-shoot it

Your reshoot session, on me. No charge, no awkward conversation. I shoot tethered to a monitor and you see images as we go, so nothing about the final gallery is a surprise. In practice this guarantee almost never gets used, because we don't end the session until you've seen something you're happy with on the screen.

How long does the session actually take?
usually 60-90 minutes

Plan for 60 to 90 minutes from the time you walk in. The studio is set up before you arrive — no waiting around for lights to go up. Most of that hour is direction and small adjustments; the actual shooting is fast. If your calendar is tight, tell me at booking and I'll build the session around it.

What should I wear, and what should my team wear?
As many outifts as you need

Bring two to three outfits. At least one solid-coloured jacket, and one with some personality (a textured blazer, a coloured shirt, something that's recognisably you). Skip busy patterns and logo shirts. I send a one-page prep guide a few days before the session that covers all of this — what to wear, what to avoid, grooming notes. Most clients forward it to their EA and never think about it again.

Will I get different looks, or do all the photos look the same?
different backgrounds, lighting and locations

You get three setups in one session: a clean solid background for formal corporate use, an environmental frame (your office, the studio brick, something with depth), and a less formal shot for LinkedIn or speaker bios. Twelve to fifteen final retouched images spread across those. If you want a specific look — same suit, two backgrounds; or one formal and one casual outfit — we plan it before the shoot, not during.

Who owns the photos, and where can I use them?
you get a full license

You do. Full usage rights, forever — website, LinkedIn, press releases, investor decks, conference programs, internal use, anywhere. No metering, no per-use fees, no expiry, no licensing back-and-forth.

The retouching process includes exposure and color correction, background cleanup, blemish removal, teeth whitening, dodge and burn, and color grading

How fast do I get the photos back?
1-3 business days

Three business days for the full retouched gallery — that's a commitment, not a target. If you need a specific image sooner (a press release going out Friday, a deck for Monday), tell me at booking and I'll move it to the top of the queue. I've turned single executive photos around in 24 hours when there was a real deadline.

How much retouching is included, and will I still look like myself?
Just what's needed

Standard executive retouching is included on every image — skin cleanup, stray hairs, wardrobe fixes, colour correction, the usual. The goal is you on your best day, not someone else. I don't reshape faces, slim jaws, or do anything that makes the photo not look like you when you walk into a meeting. If you want lighter or heavier retouching than my default, tell me — it's your face.

What about adding new executives later — do they match?
consistency across time

Yes. Any new executive added to your team in the next 12 months gets photographed into the same setup and lighting, at the same locked rate. Same backdrop, same direction, same retouching style. Your leadership page stops decaying every six months, which is what usually happens.

In the case that the images are required sooner, and express delivery service is available at an extra fee.

Do you provide hair and makeup?
no, but This can be arranged

I don't bring a stylist by default, but I can arrange it on request — usually an extra $150 to $250 per person depending on availability. For most executives it isn't necessary; for press-feature or magazine-cover work, it's worth the difference. Mention it at booking.

Can we shoot at our office, or do we have to come downtown?
Studio, your office or on-location

Either. I bring the full portable studio — same lighting, same backdrops, same standard — to your office, and it's set up before the first person walks in. The downtown studio (815 1 St SW) is the right call when coordinating multiple calendars across different offices, or when an executive prefers a neutral environment. Whichever costs the leadership team fewer hours.

What's the cancellation and rescheduling policy?
I'm pretty flexible, things come up all the time, just be respectful with my time

Things come up — especially for executives. Reschedule for free with 48 hours' notice. Inside 48 hours, I'll do my best to move you and only charge if I can't fill the slot. A non-refundable deposit holds the date; the balance is due after the gallery is delivered.

Contact me
Contact ME

If you need more information or require a proposal please fill out this form, I will schedule a quick call to collect all the information I need to put it together and deliver it to you within two business days.

Studio Address

Grain Exchange Bldg
#212 815 1 street sw
calgary, AB

sTUDIO hours

Monday – Sunday
10.am to 5.pm MST

Your entire team.
Photographed at your office.
Delivered in 5 business days.

Efficient and
convenient for you

Service Calgary’s diverse business landscape – from energy and technology to construction, real estate and insurance – I turn inconsistent “about us” pages photos into a gallery of cohesive and powerful images that truly represents the competence of your team.

Often times when I get hired by a company to take headshots of the whole team for the first time, or to do an overhaul of everybody’s headshots to achieve a consistent look.

Coming to their offices and setting up an on-location studio space allows me to photograph their whole team and be more efficient with everybody’s time.

Later on, depending on how many new hires join the team need headshots I can either come again to their location or the client can send them to my studio in downtown. In both cases either way the photos of the whole team remain consistent.

Process

In this phase, I gather information to prepare for the shoot. If needed, I’ll visit your office to assess space requirements and scout locations for various photo opportunities. I’ll provide a calendar invite and a PDF guide on session preparation for you to share with your team.

I’ll arrive 90 minutes before the first subject to set up in a 15ft x 12ft space. Time slots range from 5 to 20 minutes per person. Photos are displayed on a laptop during the shoot for immediate feedback and coaching. We’ll select photos for retouching at the end of each session.

Retouching includes color and exposure correction, blemish removal, skin tone adjustment, background cleaning, teeth whitening, under-eye softening, stray hair removal, and color grading.

Images are delivered digitally via a Dropbox Link as JPGs. Usually cropped at a 3:2, 4:5 or 1×1 ratio depending on what was discussed in the pre-production phase.

REtouching

All the purchased images are retouched before delivery. Here is a list of everything included in the retouching:

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After

FAQ

On-Location Staff Headshots
How long does a headshot session typically last?
Session length

On-Location Staff Headshots Sessions last from 20 to 30 minutes per individual. The session is tethered to a laptop and by the end of the session the photos that will be retouched would have been selected.

What are your space requirements?
YYC-Headshots Studio in Downtown Calgary

Over the 6 years that I have been visiting clients’ locations to update their headshots I’ve shot in all kinds of scenarios possibles, from nice open meetings rooms with lots of space, Lobbies with gorgeous views, to sometimes 6 ft x 10 ft spaces in the kitchen area. I don’t require any large windows as a light source, I always bring my own lights so I can adjust and make it work no matter the space designated for me to work in. In an ideal world I would like to have access to a space at least 10 ft x 15 ft with tall ceilings.

Do you offer both studio and on-location shoots?
What happens if someone can't make it the day of the shoot?

Whether I’m photographing your staff at your office, creating new stock images for your website on your manufacturing location or you were able to convince your clients to allow you to film the work you’ve done for them, I am open to travel all across Canada.

Do you have different backgrounds?
Solid colours | Canvas | Environmental

Whether you want some variety for your content, want to incorporate your business location or you have to match an specific background color that aligns with your company’s brand guideline I can make it happen.

Do you offer retouching services, and what's included?
All purchased photos are retouched

All studio and on-location shoots are tethered to an external monitor, allowing us to see the photos as they are being captured. This is immensely helpful in ensuring that we achieve the desired results and serves as a valuable tool for you during the shoot. I go the extra mile during the shoot because I believe that retouching should enhance what the camera captures, not correct mistakes made during the shoot.

The retouching process includes exposure and color correction, background cleanup, blemish removal, teeth whitening, dodge and burn, and color grading

Do you provide hair and makeup services?
I have a list of people I trust

I don’t have a hair and make-up artist on staff; however, I have worked with many over the 6 years that I’ve been in business, and I am happy to pass on their contact information for you to see their portfolio and check their availability. All of the people that I recommend meet the same standard of quality.

Do you offer guidance on what to wear?
Corporate Headshots and personal Branding Guidelines PDF

After booking your session, I will send a PDF (soon this will be replaced by a video tutorial) with some insight on what works best for each type of session. It provides examples and basic guidelines on what to wear for a great Corporate or Personal Branding Session.

How long does it take to get the final images?
Express | Standard Delivery

Corporate Headshots are delivered within 3 business days after the shoot, Personal Branding usually take more time as the number of images to be delivered is higher, but usually they get delivered between 3-5 business days.

In the case that the images are required sooner, and express delivery service is available at an extra fee.

Do you offer group rates for corporate teams?
Staff Headshots & Headshots Photo booths

Both the Staff Headshots and Headshots Photo Booths services have significantly lower per person rate than the Corporate Headshot Session. The quality of the final result is the same, and in the case of Staff Headshots, the added benefit of being able to sent new hires into the studio at a discounted rate no matter if it’s only one person.

What's your rescheduling or cancellation policy?
Terms & Conditions

Life happens and sometimes you might not be able to make the session on time or at all on the date and time that was agreed upon. There is a re-scheduling fee of $100+gst if communicated at least 48 hours before the beginning of the session. If you cancel within the 48 hours prior to the non-refundable deposit will be taken and we will have to go through the booking process again.

Contact me
Contact ME

If you need more information or require a proposal please fill out this form, I will schedule a quick call to collect all the information I need to put it together and deliver it to you within two business days.

Studio Address

Grain Exchange Bldg
#212 815 1 street sw
calgary, AB

sTUDIO hours

Monday – Sunday
10.am to 5.pm MST