How Much Does a Headshot Photographer Cost in Bellevue?

If you're trying to figure out headshot photographer cost in Bellevue before you book anything, here's the short version: a single look runs $275, a shoot with two looks and backgrounds runs $475, and a group package for a company starts from $825 for five people. What actually moves your number up or down is how many looks you want, how many people are in front of the camera, and how fast you need the gallery back.

Headshot Photographer Cost in Bellevue: The Short Answer

Every package includes fully edited digital images delivered to a private online gallery within a week — that part doesn't change. What changes is time on set, number of looks or backgrounds, and whether you're booking for one person or a whole office. The three live tiers cover most of what people in Bellevue are actually asking for: a single polished image for LinkedIn or a company bio page, a slightly bigger set with a couple of outfit or background changes, or a group rate for a company that needs everyone looking consistent on the team page.

Solo Headshot — $275

The Solo tier is $275 for a 45-minute session with one look. You get 8 fully edited digital images, delivered to your gallery within a week. This is the right option if you need one strong, current photo — a new LinkedIn image, a bio photo for a company site, a profile picture that doesn't look five years old. There's no second outfit or background built into this one, so if you're torn between two looks, that's the signal to step up to the next package instead of trying to squeeze extra changes into 45 minutes. If this is the one you want, you can book this solo session directly.

Headshot + Branding — $475

This tier runs $475 for 75 minutes and covers up to two looks or backgrounds. You walk away with 15 fully edited images instead of 8, which gives you more to choose from and more variety — one clean corporate look against a neutral background, plus a second, slightly more casual option if you also need something for a personal site or social profile. This is the one that makes sense if your photo needs to do more than one job. A fair number of people book it specifically because they want both a formal look and a relaxed one from the same shoot, rather than scheduling two separate sessions.

If you're not sure what to wear for either look, it's worth reading what to wear for a Bellevue headshot shoot before you show up — wardrobe choices matter more than most people expect once you're looking at the images on a screen instead of in a mirror.

Corporate Team Headshots — From $825

This group package starts from $825, built as a $400 booking fee plus $85 per person, with a 5-person minimum. Each person gets roughly 10-15 minutes in front of the camera and 2 retouched images, shot with consistent lighting and background across the whole group — so your company page doesn't end up looking like five different photographers took five different photos. The $400 booking fee covers setting the date and the base cost of the shoot; the per-person rate is what scales with your headcount. This is the option to use for an office, a department, or any group where consistency across the lineup matters more than variety for any one person.

What Actually Changes the Price

A few things decide which tier makes sense and what you end up paying. Number of looks is the first one — one outfit and background versus two is the real difference between Solo and the step-up package, not session length alone. Image count follows directly from that: more looks and more time naturally produce more usable frames, which is why the two-look option delivers 15 images against the single-look package's 8.

Group size is the other big variable, and it only applies once you're past an individual session. The corporate package scales per person after the 5-person minimum and the $400 booking fee, so the total depends entirely on how many people are on the roster. Turnaround is the same across every option right now — a week, delivered to a private gallery — so that's one variable you don't have to negotiate.

Location plays a role too, though in a simpler way than people expect: all three tiers are built around a single location per shoot, so the cost isn't about where you shoot so much as how much time and how many looks you need once you're there. Bellevue Downtown Park has worked well for outdoor shoots when the light cooperates, but any outdoor location depends on cloud cover and time of day the same way.

If you want to see all three tiers side by side along with the portrait, couples, and sports packages, you can view headshot packages and compare what's included at each level.

Booking Terms You Should Know

Across every package, a 35% non-refundable retainer books your date, and that amount applies to your final balance — it's not an extra fee on top. Prices are listed before Washington state sales tax, and there are no surprise add-ons at checkout; what's listed is what you pay beyond tax. If you want the exact numbers for portraits, couples sessions, or sports coverage alongside these tiers, see full pricing details for the complete current list.