Are Brand photos even worth the investment? I bet most small businesses who think about having brand photos taken have thought this at one point or other. And I don’t blame them. Photography for your business is often a big investment. But one thing that you have to keep in mind is that Brand photography doesn’t just give you photographs. It’s worth the investment because you get so much more than that! Is brand photography worth investing in? It’s easy to just think about the money when thinking about investing in Brand photography but what are you actually getting for your money? Yes you’re ..read more

Foxes on Boxes are a small business that focuses on illustrated cards and wedding stationery. They came to me to update their product photography and move away from some of the backgrounds and textures they'd used in their previous images. As well as photographing their packaging and some illustrated designs we also photographed blank cards so that designs could be added onto images as and when they are created. We kept things quite simple using pinks and neutrals to coordinate with their branding, and used props that tied into their most popular designs eg. weddings and celebrations. Visit Fo ..read more

To make sure your photographs are working their hardest for you, it's important to have a strong understanding of your brand. When I work with a client I send an in-depth questionnaire that helps me understand their business, their ideal customer, and what their images need to show. I'm going to share some examples and explain why they can help create better photographs. Who is your ideal client? Having a strong sense of your ideal client means that you know what they like and what will appeal to them. Think about your ideal client as a whole - the type of person they are, things they like, pl ..read more

Georgie creates postal gift boxes, home fragrance and skin care. We work together for both ,brand and monthly product photography so she has a wide variety of images to tell her story. For her brand shoots, I travel over to Leeds where we focus on a mix of packing orders along with making the products. For her monthly product photography we love to try new ideas, re-create trends from instagram reels, as well as using colours, backgrounds, props and styling that compliment the images she already uses across her social media. We use a mix of solid coloured backgrounds, and more lifestyle set-up ..read more

Mollie + Sky create gorgeously scented candles, wax melts and skincare products. We work together for ,monthly product shoots as part of The Content Shoot subscription which gives them a wide range of photo and video content to use for social media. They always have a great sense of campaigns and themes they want to show in the run up to different promotions and holidays which makes their content focused and purposeful. When they recently went through a re-brand we also worked together for a bigger product shoot to capture their new branding on all products for their website. Visit Mollie + Sk ..read more

Life oils came to me for product photography through their content marketer Fika Digital UK to update their product photography. They had a Pinterest, board full of inspiration that included natural elements, outdoors and warm tones. The images reflect perfectly their inspiration while still being unique and giving them images that show their products off at their best, as well as reflecting their brand values. Visit Life Oils When they launched new products and it came to taking new photographs we wanted to make sure these follow the same themes and similar settings as our first shoot togeth ..read more

Ren creates handmade decorations, homewares and gifts all based around dogs and other pets, inspired by her own dogs. We first worked together for brand photography where I visited Ren at home to capture behind the scenes of her making process as well as her spending quality time with Evie, the beagle. Since then we've worked together multiple times for bigger product shoots when she's introducing new designs as well as monthly product shoots as part of The Content Shoot subscription so she always has fresh video and photo content to use across her social media. We often focus our monthly shoo ..read more

Sleepgoddess creates sleep wellness products like bath products, silk scrunchies, and silk pillowcases. They came to me to outsource their product photography during a re-brand to not only show off new packaging and products but to also make sure that their images reflected the shift in their brand. They needed photographs that would work across their website and social media, so we went with a mix of standard product shots as well as more lifestyle images. The brand colour palette was a lovely mix of peaches, green and lilac and we wanted that to really shine throughout the images so chose pr ..read more

Rachel is a bubbly, bright and creative person which is perfectly reflected in her business, branding and the pieces she creates. I visited her in her studio for ,brand photography, to photograph her doing what she loves. We wanted to capture relaxed headshots, lots of action shots and little details of her studio as well as the details of what makes her pieces unique. I love how bright and bold her images are! Visit Quirky Design Co ..read more

Melt Me Real Good are a scottish based home fragrance company. They feature home grown dried botanicals in their products that we wanted to make center stage within their product shoot images. We chose lots of natural elements, a light and bright but warm feeling with backgrounds colour matched to their branding. It was so fun creating the feeling of the products being surrounded by botanicals which gives them really unique, eye-catching, and recognizable imagery. Visit Melt Me Real Good ..read more