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What happens with a styled product shoot… Forlle’d Hyalogy is a state-of-the art Japanese skincare range. Part of their brief for the product photography was to have a lifestyle element to the images. After I delved deeper into their brand and who their ideal customers are, we then discussed a shoot plan that fitted the […]

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Oct 18, 2022

brand photography

When was the last time you spent some time thinking about your brand?⁠ ⁠ As a brand photographer it is unsurprisingly a topic that I’m passionate about, something that I ALWAYS mention from our first chats about your photography and dive deeper into as we plan your sessions. ⁠ ⁠ There are so many different […]

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Mar 11, 2021

using a photo library

How to use your new photo library⁠ ⁠ Once you have a new gallery of images- whether that is ones you have taken yourself or professional ones- you can follow a few last steps.⁠ ⁠ Choose your favourites⁠ When they’re all displayed in front of you it will be easy to see which you’re drawn […]

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Jan 29, 2021

How to style your photos⁠ The Hero ⁠ Prior to any photos decide on the hero of each image. ⁠ Example: for this picture it is the journal. ⁠Talking about journalling is a popular topic for business coaches, so being able to show it. Context⁠ Once you know what you want the focus of the […]

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Jan 29, 2021

Ideas for your photo props. Before you begin shopping for props take some time to write a list of what you could include.  Think of the upcoming messages – what do you have to say that you will need images to support? Example: Are you launching a podcast so a stylish mic or headphones would […]

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Jan 29, 2021

content creation photos

As the name suggests styled product photography is so much clearer for a product based businesses. If you sell products then I can take photos to show them looking great in a studio or a lifestyle environment. What is less obvious is how useful styled product photography is if you offer a service instead. Whether you sell […]

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Jan 29, 2021

Oh twenty twenty. Where do I begin with the annual round up? It has taken me almost half the month to type the words reflecting on highlights of a year that we will never forget with so much upset and worry. YET… when I started to look back over the sessions that happened in between […]

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Jan 14, 2021

CLIENT SPOTLIGHT Felicity is a yoga teacher with popular classes and retreats. The purpose of her bespoke stock image shoot was to take photos that would promote her online classes and the launch of her new app. “Hannah’s had a creative vision beyond my own, which added huge value. Her attention to detail in the […]

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Nov 7, 2020

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