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PERSONAL BRANDING PHOTOGRAPHY
Studio and On-Location, Phoenix Metro
A headshot is one frame. Your brand is the whole story.
One Story, Told in Many Frames
A Library That Looks Like You
One unhurried session gives you a set of images that hang together, for your website, your LinkedIn, your talks, your press page. Not fifty near-identical frames to sort through. A considered handful that each say something true about how you work.
Studio or On Location
Shoot in my private Gilbert studio with Broncolor lighting and hand-painted backdrops, or in the place you actually work: your office, your co-working space, wherever your day happens. Either way, the images feel like your world, not a rented set.
You, In Motion
The photos that make a brand feel human are the ones where something is happening: you mid-sentence with a client, working through a problem, laughing between takes. We build in time for those, because a person at ease is the whole point. Getting people there, even the ones who swear they hate the camera, is the part I am best at.
"Marie went out of her way to make that happen. The pics are great! Thanks so much for making the process easy and fun."— Anthony Dufresne
Outfits, Props, and Place
Bring three or four outfits that show different sides of your work: something polished for the keynote, something softer for your About page, something relaxed for social. And if you have a signature color, we can run it through the whole set on purpose, the way we did for Anthony above.
Think about the props that say what you do. A branded mug, the tools of your trade, a book you wrote, your laptop open to real work. Small, specific objects make an image unmistakably yours instead of generic stock.
Bring a friend to play the part of your client. So much of branding photography is about connection: explaining, advising, collaborating. Those moments look real when there is an actual person across the table, not an empty chair.
Decide where you belong. My Gilbert studio gives you controlled light and hand-painted backdrops; your office or an outdoor setting brings context and life. Many sessions use both: indoors for the clean shots, outside for the ones that breathe.
A Set for Every Use
One strong headshot is not enough anymore. Your profile picture needs to look polished and approachable. Your YouTube thumbnails want a bigger, more expressive face, even a funny one, to earn the click. Your About page calls for a portrait with room to breathe, and your contact page needs something warm and inviting. A branding session gives you all of them in one afternoon, so every corner of your presence looks like the same, considered you.
A Set for Every Use
One strong headshot is not enough anymore. Your profile picture needs to look polished and approachable. Your YouTube thumbnails want a bigger, more expressive face, even a funny one, to earn the click. Your About page calls for a portrait with room to breathe, and your contact page needs something warm and inviting. A branding session gives you all of them in one afternoon, so every corner of your presence looks like the same, considered you.
From the Studio to the Park
Kimberly's session is a good example of how far one afternoon can stretch. We started in the studio, where the controlled light and hand-painted backdrops let us build the polished, colorful looks in her collage. Then we walked over to the park beside the studio and kept shooting outdoors, trading the seamless backdrop for real trees and open light. Same person, same day, two completely different moods, and a set that never looks like it was made in a single spot.