personal branding photography

POV: Small Business Owner Overwhelm. Being All The Things.

March 8, 2024

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As a small business owner do you constantly strive to do your best work while wearing all the hats? Are you struggling to find the time, space and energy for all the other aspects of your one big beautiful life too? Is the pressure of showing up online stressing you out?

I get it! This is something I grapple with constantly. The pull and push of competing priorities and the never fully checked off to-do list. The success AND peace of mind balance game in this era of being constantly online is real. And for those of us who fall into the perfectionist basket, (we know who we are!) this can spell a seemingly endless cycle of the ‘never good enoughs’ or the ‘not quite ready yets’.

Trust me, you’re ready to bring your brand and your business into beautiful ease. It’s time for a brand photography session with a difference.

Chances are, if you’re anything like me, you’ve poured your heart and soul into what you love to do and the mere thought of handing over (aka outsourcing to the more evolved amongst us!) a part of your business as fundamental as your brand photography to an outsider seems way too risky.

What if the photographer we choose just doesn’t get us and we end up with a million generic looking and unusable photos of ourselves drinking coffee and glued to our smart phones?!? Or the photos just don’t feel right for how we want to be showing up for our brand? They’re not personalised. They might look cool but they just don’t capture that spark that’s going to help us stand out in a sea of competing online content. And then we all know we need at least another 12 months to get ready to be in photos that we’ll be even remotely ok with posting online, right?! … Wrong.

Custom brand photos for your website, socials, and all your marketing needs are your game changer when they’re intentionally and creatively made just for you, for where you’re at right now, and for where you’re heading.

A tailor made image library of Brand Photos that just feel right.

You can have a library collection of stunning branding images all at your fingertips, in an app on your device homepage or on your desktop, ready to choose from, ready to use. All correctly sized and edited for exactly where you need to upload them. Everywhere you live online. And the best part? No tech experience needed.

TBS online private gallery of branding images ready to download

And… You. Love. Every. Image.

You look relaxed, authentic, polished, and on-brand. Your product images look aspirational and like they belong in a magazine shoot. No clinical lifeless white cut out backgrounds in sight. Now your photos inspire. They connect. So much variety it’s hard to choose your favourites. Each photograph has at least 2 or 3 different stories you can make content about. They feel so right for your brand. The look and the vibe and the feel is perfectly aligned. Because they were purpose made for you and your brand.

Ditch the overwhelm. Ever heard of ‘Simplify to Amplify’?

This is my new mantra!! (Thanks Marie Forleo!) I’m a professional photographer trying to juggle all the demands of creating a business I love while constantly spreading myself too thin. It can be hard. It can be challenging. But let’s not allow it to become overwhelming. We want to bring our best selves to both our business and our families, relationships, and lifestyles. There’s no need to do it at the expense of our health, emotional wellbeing or our relationships.

Success and peace of mind balance is possible. (If you haven’t listened to Marie’s take on this, you’re missing a potential lightbulb moment).

Elevate how your brand looks and feels.

Yes, when you have a professional photographer with over 10 years experience photographing women, who knows just how to help you relax in front of a camera perhaps for the first time, and who also has a background in advertising, art, and styling, – well it’s game changing.

For you, your brand and your business, and your lifestyle.

It finally all just feels right. Say goodbye to burn out. Everything is in beautiful flow. You have photographs you absolutely love, that connect with your tribe, and that are tailored to exactly what you need. No awkwardness. No sense of trepidation putting yourself out there. You have your time back. You’re equipped to move forward with confidence and ease. And your brand and your dream clients will love you for it!

You feel excited about showing up online again! You literally have a library of marketing gold at your fingertips. And, because they’ve sprung from your unique brand stories, you know just how to put your images into action!

Showing up and levelling up is easy.

Your brand and your online presence are in perfect alignment!

You’re super happy that you didn’t overthink this one and took the plunge to show up so right for right now, perfectly imperfect. Which incidentally is completely perfect for those dream clients you want to connect with and just love working with.

Your brand should always be a work in progress. Always evolving. So it makes sense that the brand visuals you show the world should be captivating, aspirational, and authentic too. When you have a foundation collection of enpointe images to select from, your brand’s dynamic personality is represented. Post after post. And building on that strong foundation is easy with smaller update or refresh shoots to expand your library down the track.

So many of my clients uncover a newfound momentum and energy once they dive into the planning for how their brand needs to look and feel to connect to those that matter. During the planning phase of our photoshoots together, they’re armed with a strong sense of the colours, mood, settings, and type of images that communicate their brand essence with impact across every communication. Killer brand imagery elevates not only how their brand looks and feels, but how they feel about their brand. It just feels right. Aligned. Fully and authentically represented.

Your brand photography can make or break your online presence in an instant.

With The Brand Studio’s approach, your brand photography collection is tailor made for you and what you need to show and say. As the biggest real estate on your website and in your visual content and socials, brand photography needs to be both creative and strategic. I can give you both. And have you loving not only the photos, but the whole creative process of capturing them too. Not to mention your organised folders of custom brand photos grouped and ready for your website, socials, marketing, and any high resolution printing needs too.

Brand photography strategy session to uncover your brand personality and what brand photos you need. thebrandstudio.au

Meet your marketing gold.

When your investment is targeted to what imagery you need, your brand photography is intentional, stunning and custom made to connect. It’s a non-negotiable part of your marketing budget. It’s both the first thing people see, and also the last thing they remember about your brand.

Images in the digital age have that power. All that money and time you spend refining your website and brand identity, getting your font and logo just right, and agonising over your social feed… well, if the first thing they notice is the photography, and it doesn’t captivate and stop the scroll, they’re not going to hang around to find out more.

When you know what sets you apart, standing out is easy.

Imagine having a photographer who also has the strategic know-how to uncover your brand’s secret sauce and communicate it to those that matter. Someone you can relate to instantly and that has the skills and experience to bring out the very best in you when being photographed. Someone who will share their camera confidence know-how, style and capture you in only the most flattering lighting and natural poses that enhance what we love, and minimise what we don’t so much. Oh, and who also takes the time and attention to detail to individually fine edit each of your images so they look polished and are ready to use everywhere you need to. No run-of-the-mill, overused filters. No images that you’ll never want to put out there.

Ready for a new way of doing things?

From discovering what truly sets you apart in your business, to creative direction, styling, wardrobe advice, and a photoshoot delivering killer images with impact, I’ve got you. And, I get you.

Let me inspire you with what’s possible for your brand photography. I’d love to chat, find out more about how your brand needs to show up. Let’s see what could happen when you finally say “yes” to yourself and your business.

It’s so much more than a photoshoot. It’s your game plan.

professional photographer Shanon Quinn of thebrandstudio.au personal branding photography

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Photography, words, styling & design are my happy place. Ever-focused on creativity & the thrilling art of visual storytelling that connects & inspires. And it all comes together in a curated experience tailor-made to take your brand from merely visible to totally scroll-stopping.

Meet your fully styled and guided photoshoot that gives you a tailor made killer content library ready to use. Your vision is created with strategy and creativity to take you forwards.

Your absolute marketing gold. Created with purpose. And you get the blueprint.

As your dream clients step into your brand imagery, they know instantly that you're the only one for them. Your imagery tells them so.
 
Just like your brand identity or your web design, pure creativity & intention takes time & thought. Your brand photos need to captivate, so let's discover your brand's magic and make them extraordinary. 

You'll be feeling relaxed & camera confident knowing I've got you. I create on-brand, ready to use imagery that you absolutely love, and that brings results to your business. All you need to do is say "YES" to yourself!

I have a talent and reputation for putting everyone in front of my lens at ease. Photographing women in all stages of their beautiful lives so they see themselves in a new light, is my specialty. Lifting you up by showing you just how the world sees you brings me huge joy. Giving you purposeful photos so you can confidently put a face and personality to your unique brand, just takes it to another level!

With gentle direction, trust in my skills to make you look great in camera, and an artistic eye, translating your ideas into images that instantly tell your story comes easily and creatively to me. 

Brand photography is where my styling and specialty in portrait, interiors, lifestyle, and food photography all comes together to bring you artistic and strategic images that take your business to another level. Imagine your brand as a curated visual experience that completely captivates your ideal clients.  Cohesive, en pointe, and portraying you and your brand's magic across all your brand visuals. 

You'll see photography that boldly and thoughtfully elevates your brand. Your marketing gold. Combining my attention to detail, discerning aesthetic, strategy and creativity, I uncover what sets your brand apart. For right now and for where you're heading.

My Masters in Advertising and Diploma of Photography, together with my artistic and styling skills, bring a little something extra to your brand photography experience. Creatively and strategically on your team, I help you finally feel camera confident, give you stunning images with purpose so that you can show up confidently, connect with your tribe, and bring results and a beautiful ease into your business.  

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i set you up for the long game with powerful imagery
that's created with strategy and creativity
so that you can confidently take your brand to the next level.
authentic, inspiring, and enduring.
your story's not like anyone else's, so why would your images be?

Show your value. Become your own niche.

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