Case study
LevelUp Human Capital Solutions
Four sessions, one consistent team headshot library
LevelUp HCS is a talent acquisition and RPO firm with a Centre of Recruiting Excellence in Cape Town. The headshot relationship began in June 2023 when they launched their Cape Town office at a shared workspace in the V&A Waterfront, and has continued through every move and phase of growth since.
- Client
- LevelUp Human Capital Solutions
- Sessions
- 4 shoots · June 2023 to March 2026
- Locations
- V&A Waterfront · Century City, Cape Town
- Coverage
- Team headshots · Environmental · Video
The brief
Building a headshot library that scales with the team
LevelUp Human Capital Solutions provides talent acquisition, recruitment process outsourcing, and contingent workforce solutions. Their Cape Town office operates as a Centre of Recruiting Excellence: a growing team, working at pace, with a need for professional imagery that reflects their market positioning.
The first two sessions, in June 2023 and a few months later, were photographed at a shared workspace in the V&A Waterfront where the team was based during their Cape Town launch. Those sessions established the standard: consistent lighting, consistent background, and a workflow that keeps people comfortable and the session moving efficiently.
As the team grew and moved to Century City, that foundation made each follow-up session straightforward. Images from all four sessions share the same visual language, which is the point. The most recent session in March 2026 brought 25 people in front of the camera in a single day at their current premises.
Jürgen Banda-Hansmann has photographed corporate teams in Cape Town for more than 18 years. Jürgen's Photography CC is a B-BBEE Level 4 EME with 100% procurement recognition, which matters for procurement teams at multinational and JSE-listed firms with formal supplier requirements.
Team Headshots · October 2024
LevelUp HCS · Century City, Cape Town
On the day
Tethered and efficient across 25 people
The March 2026 session ran on a fully tethered setup. Images appeared on a large monitor as they were taken, so direction, expression, and framing could be adjusted in real time before the subject moved on. With 25 people to photograph in a single day, this keeps the session moving without sacrificing quality.
Each person takes approximately ten to fifteen minutes in front of the camera. On-set direction covers posture, expression, and positioning, kept practical and without jargon, so people who have never done a professional shoot feel at ease from the start.
The result is a consistent set of portraits across the full team, all shot in the same lighting environment against the same background, with the same post-processing applied. That consistency is what makes a headshot library useful across a company's website, LinkedIn profiles, and internal directories.
Photography + video
A full production day in October 2024
The October 2024 session was the largest of the earlier shoots. Over 40 individual headshot sessions were completed in a single day, alongside environmental and team photography throughout the Century City office space.
Kat Willemse of House of Vizion was on site for the full day, producing lifestyle video of the offices, a separate brief running in parallel. One day on location, two outputs: a complete headshot library and a video asset for the company's communications.
Combining photography and video minimises disruption to the team, and the two disciplines share a consistent visual language when briefed together from the outset.
Frequently asked
Team headshots in Cape Town, common questions
- How long does each person take during a team headshot session?
- Approximately ten to fifteen minutes per person, including a short adjustment of posture and expression. The LevelUp HCS March 2026 session photographed 25 people in a single day at their Century City office, and an earlier full-day session covered over 40 individual headshots.
- How many team headshots can be photographed in a single day?
- A full working day comfortably accommodates 25 to 40 team members on a tethered setup. The exact number depends on session length per person and how many breaks the team needs. For larger teams, two days or two consecutive sessions are arranged.
- Can the team headshot session run on-site at our offices instead of a studio?
- Yes. All four LevelUp HCS sessions ran on-site, first at a shared workspace in the V&A Waterfront and later at their Century City offices. The lighting and tethered equipment travel to the team rather than the other way round, which keeps disruption to the working day minimal.
- Are you BEE-compliant for procurement at multinational and JSE-listed firms?
- Yes. Jürgen's Photography CC is a B-BBEE Level 4 EME with 100% procurement recognition, which matters for procurement teams at multinational firms and JSE-listed corporates with formal supplier requirements.
- What does on-location team headshot photography cost in Cape Town?
- Pricing starts at R750 per person plus a R4,500 setup for teams of up to 14, and R750 per person with no setup fee for 15 to 30. Custom quotes apply for teams of 31 or more, and a same-working-day quote is sent on weekdays.
What the client said
"I've worked with Jürgen at two different companies. When moving to my current company, I made sure to reach out to him for all of our professional corporate photography needs, as he had already established himself as a brilliant and skilled individual.
I think the important part about being a photographer is that they make you feel comfortable, and that's exactly what Jürgen is able to achieve. He has an aura about him that is so comforting, it brings out the best in people in photos.
He is filled with great ideas and clearly has the knowledge and know-how to make your brand shine!"
Carina Mitten
Human Resources Business Partner, LevelUp HCS
Outcomes
What this delivered
Delivered
Refreshed headshots across multiple sessions at V&A Waterfront and Century City.
Used in
LevelUp HCS website team page.
What changed
Consistent look and feel across the Cape Town team as new joiners are added each session.
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