I don’t just send you a list of props to bring to your shoot — I do a deep dive on your brand, so by the time your shoot comes around, I know your brand like it’s my own. And that's how we’re going to create images that are unique and creative...just like you.
Let’s be honest, your audience is overwhelmed by others in your market, who do the same thing as you. So it’s your job to help them feel what it’s like to work with YOU.
You’re not the same as everyone else in your industry, and you know that! So stop using brand photos that look like everyone else’s, and let’s create creative images that speak to your clients and show them exactly who you are.
6 seconds
Time you have to convince someone to stay on your website
65%
How much adding a photo can improve recall
60,000x
How much faster photos are processed to the brain than text only
Fun fact, I wasn’t always a photographer! As a matter of fact, I spent a good chunk of my adult life as a writer in journalism, marketing, and communications. Even as a child, I was a storyteller, and loved to create books to show to my friends and family, so telling other peoples’ (and businesses) stories came naturally to me.
But (stop me if you’ve heard this story)…I was laid off from my cushy, well-paying job, and found myself wondering what to do next. So my husband, Erich — who’s endlessly supportive of my dreams — suggested I take a photography course at our local college. I did, and pretty soon I found myself fantasizing about how I could make a career out of doing this new thing that I LOVED.
So in 2016 I burst out on my own as a Chicago area wedding photographer (becoming an entrepreneur is the scariest and funnest thing ever, amiright?). Soon I became an expert in tiny weddings and elopements, and was using my writing skills as a content curator for Chicago’s largest wedding blog, CHI thee WED. I’ve appeared in numerous local and national publications, as a photographer and writer, and my artwork has received awards and appeared in a number of gallery shows.
2-3
months
We’ll set up a Discovery call to chat about the dreams and goals you have for your brand. We’ll pick a date for your shoot and start planning!
4-6
weeks
I’ll start a Deep Dive on your brand. My goal is to know your brand better than pretty much else, so I can create images that perfectly tell your unique story. We’ll set up another call before your shoot, so we can go over the big plan!
the day is
here!
You’ll show up, 1000% prepared and looking amazing, and we’ll create images that tell the stories of your brand. A few weeks later, you’ll have a full gallery of beautiful, unique images that will make your audience say,,. “hey, I need to hire you!”
Wendy Valentine, Author/Podcaster of The Midlife Makeover
I could not have found a more perfect photographer, artist and entrepreneur to help me create the vision of my dreams. Her photography was such a beautiful part of the masterpiece of my brand.
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