ABOUT STUDIO POD

Headshots for everyone.

Created by Professional Photographers.

“Studio Pod provided an incredible Headshot experience. By utilizing the best aspects of a photo booth combined with easy-to-use technology you get immediate visualization on what works with your headshots and what doesn’t. Gives an incredible, professional headshot at the end in a quick, easy way.”

Hugh “Skip” McGee III

Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer at Intrepid

The Studio Pod Story

Studio Pod was created with the idea that capturing high-quality head shots and profile photos should be easy, convenient, and consistent. After spending years serving the Houston area professional market, founders and professional photographers, Chris Bailey and Joseph West, created an automated professional studio where users can take their professional portraits on their own time. High-quality professional lighting and a professional-level camera elevate these images from standard to extraordinary. Even better, users see the results live, and their digital files are delivered straight to their inbox immediately following their photo session. In their personalized online gallery, users can access professional-level retouching and the ability to digitally swap backgrounds.

“Corporate headshots are so simple, yet they’re enormously inconvenient for any business or individual,” explains Chris. "Year after year, a business might hire different photographers, so creating consistent photos of a team that unifies a brand is a difficult task.”

“In addition, the scheduling and rescheduling, traveling to a studio, or disrupting the office for a day shoot on location, all of these take time and are inconvenient for employees and business alike. It all adds up to an overall negative and costly experience.”

“I kept asking myself, there must be a better way. I envisioned a photo station, with light panels that mimicked how I often would light my professional portraits.”

Studio Pod was officially born in May 2018, and after lots of testing and several prototypes, customers can now enjoy a high-quality and convenient headshot experience with the ease of a selfie.

Welcome to Studio Pod.

MEET OUR FOUNDERS

Finally, it’s as easy as it should be.

Houston natives Chris Bailey and Joseph West are passionate about two things, making a high-quality product efficiently. Studio Pod was created with the idea that capturing high-quality head shots and profile photos should be easy, convenient, and consistent. After spending years serving the Houston area professional market, founders and professional photographers, Chris Bailey and Joseph West, created an automated professional studio where users can take their professional portraits on their own time.

CEO/Tech & Co-Founder
15+ years as a professional photographer and 10 years as a managing developer for organizations like The West Studios and Gulf Winds International
Founder of multiple several successful companies including Joseph West Photography, The West Studios, and The Juniper Moon House
CEO/Biz-Ops & Co-Founder
15 years as a professional photographer, building one of Texas’ top photography brands
Launched additional studio brands Magnolia Portraits and Ham and Cheese Photobooth.