Studio Portraits

Photo Services at StratCom offers studio portraits for faculty and staff as a cost recovery service ($75/portrait). We have reserved time set aside from our regular photography work. For one to four people, appointments can be made through our studio reservation form. If your department has five or more folks who need portraits, please contact us at photography@illinois.edu and we’ll set up a block of time just for your unit.

We will have our availabilities on our reservation form on a rolling 40 day basis. If we’re full, just check back in a few days.

Scheduling FAQs

Payment: Subjects need their departmental CFOP and contact information for the billing recipient before booking their appointment.

Appointment rescheduling: Subjects can cancel their appointment up to one day before their session with no penalty. To reschedule, open up the calendar appointment or the original reservation email.

Late subjects? If a subject is more than 30 minutes late, it is considered a no-show and the subject should schedule a new appointment. If a subject is only a few minutes late, we do our best to work you in.

No show policy: If subjects miss a second portrait appointment, their department will be billed the studio fee because the studio is staffed based on scheduled appointments. Subjects can still reschedule, but there will be a new fee for the session.

NOT A PASSPORT SERVICE: You can obtain passport photos inexpensively at locations like FedEx on Green Street, Walgreens (down Green Street), CVS, or the Campus ID center at the Illini Union Bookstore. The main Champaign post office provides new passport services as well. We do not provide passport photos.

NOT FOR STUDENTS: This service is not open to students (including graduate and postdoc students). The Illini Union and Career Center do offer free professional portraits for students.

MULTIPLE SUBJECTS: Units who need to schedule multiple subjects should email us at photography@illinois.edu. We have limited availability for a larger number of subjects.

ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? Please contact our team at photography@illinois.edu.

Portrait Session FAQs

Duration: Sessions typically take 20 minutes.

Final image: During the session, subjects choose their favorite image, which is then professionally toned and shared via email. Portraits are also archived as a resource for campus communicators. Turnaround time is generally two weeks, except for peak times of the academic year.

Portrait Framing: The portrait only shows head and shoulders.

Dress/Attire: Subjects should wear professional clothing that makes them feel confident and comfortable. They should avoid busy patterns, neon colors or all-white shirts. Please make sure to avoid logos on your clothing from other institutions, sports teams or other brand identifiers.

Retouching: Campus policy on authenticity means that we cannot change permanent features of a subject. However, we do adjust lighting and use production techniques that make people look their best.

Background style: Our studio features a gray gradient background that is the university standard for administration and faculty. If you desire another background style or outdoor location, please contact an outside vendor for custom treatments.

Location

Our studio is located at:

Strategic Communications and Marketing
507 E. Green St., Champaign, IL 61820
Room 355 on the Third Floor

We’re located on the south side of Green Street directly across from FedEx and Legends. We are in the same building as the Graduate College. Use the east entrance.

PARKING: Your best bet is the nearby Campus Center Parking Deck: 509 E Healey St, Champaign, IL. They currently charge $1.50 an hour (credit/debit only). There is also metered street parking along Fifth or Sixth Streets. Do not park on Green Street or in the ‘alley’ next to our building!

EXACT LOCATION: Copy and paste this into a map search to find the exact location of our front door: 4Q69+3HP