ORANGE COUNTY PHOTOGRAPHER
Exceptional
Headshots & Corporate Event Photography
From individual and group headshots to full-scale corporate events.
Clean and consistent imagery that represents your brand at its best.

Headshots
Professional headshot photography for groups or individuals tailored to your industry and brand.

Branding Photography
Custom branding portraits that capture your story and strengthen your visual identity.
Corporate Event Photography
Elevated event coverage for conferences and corporate events.
Unobtrusive. Professional. Media-ready.

Our OC Studio Location

Hi, I'm Christopher Todd Your Orange County Photographer
You can call me Chris. I love helping people look confident and authentic in their photos. Since 2000, I’ve created professional headshots, branding portraits, and event photography for individuals and companies throughout Southern California.
Whether you enjoy being in front of the camera or dread the idea of a photo session, my guided, comfortable approach helps you show up as the best version of yourself. As an OC native now living near Huntington Beach, I bring both local insight and genuine care to every session.
FAQS
Where is your photography studio located?
Christopher Todd Studios is centrally located in Orange County, just off the 405 freeway. The studio is easily accessible from Irvine, Costa Mesa, Santa Ana, Newport Beach, and Huntington Beach. The space is designed specifically for professional headshots, small branding sessions, and portraits requiring controlled, high-quality lighting.
Does your studio specialize in headshots for specific industries in Southern California?
Yes. Christopher Todd Studios produces professional headshots for executives, attorneys, medical professionals, real estate agents, corporate teams, creatives, and tech professionals throughout Orange County and Los Angeles. Each session is tailored to industry expectations with appropriate lighting, backgrounds, and expression coaching that aligns with your brand and professional role.
Do you offer on-location headshots for companies in Orange County?
Absolutely. I bring a full mobile studio to offices across Irvine, Costa Mesa, Anaheim, Santa Ana, and greater OC. This setup ensures consistent lighting and professional quality for teams of any size without disrupting your workday. This is recommended for groups/teams with 5 or more employees.
What areas do you serve for corporate event photography?
Christopher Todd Studios photographs corporate events throughout Orange County—including Irvine, Newport Beach, Costa Mesa, Anaheim, Laguna Beach, and Huntington Beach, as well as Long Beach, and Los Angeles County. Event coverage includes conferences, conventions, trade-shows, meetings, trainings, award ceremonies, and multi-day corporate gatherings, with an emphasis on clean, consistent, media-ready imagery.
How does Christopher Todd Studios help people who don’t feel comfortable in front of the camera?
Christopher Todd Studios uses guided posing, expression coaching, and a relaxed approach to help clients feel confident and natural during their session. Whether someone enjoys being photographed or feels unsure, the session is designed to bring out the best version of each person.
How long does a professional headshot session take?
Most individual headshot sessions take 20–40 minutes, depending on the number of looks or backgrounds selected. Corporate and team sessions are efficiently scheduled in short time blocks to support busy professionals and workplace schedules.
Do you offer retouching and fast turnaround times?
Yes. Christopher Todd Studios provides natural, professional retouching on all selected images, along with fast turnaround options for clients needing photos for LinkedIn, websites, speaking engagements, media requests, and corporate deadlines. Typical turnaround time is 48 hours, 24 hour rush delivery is also available upon request.
What’s the difference between a headshot session and a branding session?
A headshot session focuses on a clean, professional portrait for LinkedIn, company profiles, and resumes.
A branding session offers expanded coverage: multiple looks, environments, storytelling images, lifestyle content, workspace settings, and more personalized visual identity elements ideal for businesses, entrepreneurs, and creatives.
Can Christopher Todd Studios photograph large teams or entire companies?
Yes. The studio regularly photographs departments, leadership teams, and company-wide staff. Consistent lighting, posing guidance, and background styling ensure a unified brand appearance across websites, directories, and marketing materials.
Can you match our existing headshots?
In most cases we can match your existing headshots.
How do I book a session with Christopher Todd Studios?
Booking is simple—clients can contact us online, request a quote, or call the studio directly. A quick phone call will answer your questions, provide guidance on selecting the right session type, and coordinate details for individuals, teams, or corporate events.
What should I wear for my headshot session?
Solid colors, clean lines, and clothing that reflects your profession and personal style. Layers and simple textures photograph well. The team can provide guidance on wardrobe choices based on your industry or brand.
Does the studio provide posing and expression coaching?
Yes. Every session includes detailed posing and expression coaching to ensure clients look confident, approachable, and natural. This guidance is especially helpful for those who feel unsure about being in front of the camera.
Can the studio match our company’s brand guidelines?
Absolutely. Christopher Todd Studios works directly with marketing teams, HR departments, and creative directors to ensure headshots and event images align with brand colors, style guides, lighting preferences, and overall visual standards.
Does Christopher Todd Studios travel outside Orange County?
Yes. In addition to serving all of Orange County, the we travel to Los Angeles, Long Beach, and nearby regions for on-location headshots, branding sessions, and corporate events. Travel fees may apply depending on distance and project needs.
What if we need both headshots and event photography?
The studio frequently provides combined services for companies—offering team headshots, leadership portraits, and corporate event coverage in a single coordinated project. This ensures consistency in imagery and simplifies scheduling for businesses. Be sure to ask about our headshot photobooth for large events.
Do you offer group rates for corporate teams?
Yes. Group rates are available for companies based on team size, number of final images, and whether sessions take place in-studio or on-location. Volume pricing is also offered for large headshot days or recurring corporate sessions.
Can my headshot be taken in a photography studio?
The simple answer is yes. I can photograph individuals or groups for your LinkedIn or social media profile, headshots, or business portraits. The beauty of studio photography is the ability to control the environment with my use of lighting and backgrounds to create unique images that exactly fit your needs.
Can you photograph me at a park or outside location?
Definitely! I travel to various locations throughout Orange County and Los Angeles. I often find myself photographing Attorneys or Business executives at their office. We bring our mobile studio right to your place of business. This is a convenient way to get the entire office photographed without losing productivity. I have a great list of OC photo locations.
Additional Photographic Services

Family Photography
Orange County has some of the best beaches, natural parks, and funky, eclectic locations to create beautiful portraits, all within a short distance of each other.
I love photographing people and getting those authentic smiles and genuine connections.
It is important to consider your goal for the session, such as a giant canvas over your mantle or some prints for a hallway. Knowing what you want for the finished product allows me to meet your expectations. Together, we will create a plan for your portrait session that fits your needs.

Courthouse Weddings & Elopements
My favorite options for a civil marriage ceremony in Orange County are The Old Orange County Courthouse in Santa Ana, Laguna Hills Civic Center, and Laguna Beach City Hall. If you are planning on having an intimate courthouse wedding or elopement at your home or somewhere else in Orange County, we can offer creative photography solutions to some of the most common obstacles associated with small weddings.

Dating App Photography
Online dating has gone mainstream in the last few years. We get requests every week for online dating photo sessions for dating app profiles, such as Tinder, Match.com, Bumble, & Hinge. After photographing hundreds of online daters, we have
perfected our formula for images that swipe right.

Wedding Photography
Christopher Todd Studios has been photographing weddings since 2000. Whether you are having a Jewish wedding, Persian wedding, Indian /Southeast Asia ceremony, or same-sex wedding. With my unique blend of candid, lifestyle, and classic technique, I am able to tell your story as it unfolds.