Branding Info

Nope, I specialize in natural light photography in non-staged environments, so I typically shoot in places of high natural light. I do still photograph in offices that have overhead lighting, but I don’t light it artificially myself, I just work with it. Occasionally my clients have their own backdrops that they’d like to provide, and in that case, I do work with backdrops, but I don’t bring my own.

Sorry, no! I specialize in small business branding photos for small business teams of 1-5 people.

Absolutely! We will find a place outside that suits your personality and what you’re trying to showcase with your business or self. Alternatively, you can rent a place at Peerspace, which is a great rental resource for photoshoots where you can find all types of indoor environments for rent.

Not necessarily, but I think it’s highly encouraged for branding photos to have with you items that reflect your business. These are easily photographable for still life branding photos and social media filler, but also for you to hold in some photos (to answer the age-old question of “What do I do with my hands?”). So what type of props? Think along these lines of my former clients: videographer > cameras, photo albums, laptop. Wellness coach and doctor > fruits and veggies, weights, stethoscope. Comic writer: comics, sketchbooks, stickers, illustrations.

Payments are broken up into two parts. A $100+NC sales tax deposit is made within 7 days of signing the contract, and the remaining balance is due two weeks before the session. All monies are paid through a secure online checkout using your credit or debit card. I’ll give you a username and password once a contract is signed.

If it’s outdoors and it rains, we simply reschedule. Boom! Problem solved. If your session is indoors, we typically won’t need to on account of the roof. But occasionally it’ll be super dark and rescheduling might be necessary depending on how gloomy it is. If you reschedule for rain, the deposit and remaining balance just carry over to the new date.

You can reschedule for other reasons as well, such as illness (please contact me if you’re sick so I don’t get sick!). Just reach out and we’ll figure out a new date.

I do not offer privacy contracts for branding photos and always maintain the right to blog, post, and share the photos of your branding session. If there are some photos you need me to withhold until a specific launch date, please reach out and let me know!

Wear something you feel absolutely great in, as you’ll be using these photos a lot! You’ll want to love how you look in whatever you choose. You can bring outfit changes for different looks. Patterns are totally fine. If there are multiple people in the shoot, don’t all wearing the same color and don’t be super matchy-matchy (unless you have some sort of uniform, then it’s obviously acceptable). The only thing I would specifically avoid are articles of clothing that are neon colored (electric yellow, highlighter pink, etc). Anything that makes you look like you’re about to help a bunch of children cross the road or are trying to avoid being hit while jogging along a busy street are usually colors that don’t photograph well. Bright, crazy colors often reflect back onto your skin tone if you’re pale, and then kinda turn your skin that color too. So go for more neutral, earth-toney, or jewel-toned colors. Ask if you aren’t sure! I’m happy to help.

You’ll have an extensive questionnaire that’s due two weeks before the session. I recommend filling it out close to the due date, but reading it beforehand so you have the questions in your mind for the next few months before your shoot. Then a week prior to the shoot, I will email you with all the details of the shoot and what I plan on covering. If you prefer a phone consultation instead of email to touch base before the shoot, just let me know and I’m happy to do so! The questionnaire and shoot prep email will cover everything that I need to know about you and your business for us to get great branding photos together.

After your shoot, I’ll take the pictures home, cull them down to the ones where you look good and edit those with my snazzy editing style. My editing style is pretty specific, so make sure you like it! All of my shoots are posted on the blog, so feel free to have a gander and enjoy. Your photos will be done 3-5 weeks after your shoot and uploaded to your online gallery. At that time, I’ll send you an e-mail to give you a heads up which will include instructions on how to access the gallery and download the photos. Because photos take 3-5 weeks for return, if you’re needing them for a specific project and have a due date, please plan accordingly.

My editing style has a lot of colors and contrast, and is a bit bold and modern. Make sure you take a good look at my portfolio and blog to make sure you like how everything looks! If you like my content but not my editing, I’m not the right photographer for you, so please make sure we’re a good fit before booking.

When I edit photos, I edit for basic color and contrast in Lightroom. I don’t routinely Photoshop things, and I’m not a professional retoucher. However, I will take out a blemish or two if they occur, but I won’t be photoshopping your hair, eye color, lines around your eyes, makeup regrets, or the Hawaiian shirt off your employee that you instructed him not to wear.