My journey to becoming a branding photographer

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My journey to becoming a branding photographer started many years ago. As a young girl, I remember going to my grandparents house and exploring my grandfather’s darkroom.  My grandfather made a living as portrait photographer. In his basement he had built a professional photography darkroom.  I was fascinated with all the equipment he had in…

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Personal Branding | The Kings Touch Video

personal branding photos done in my Oceanside studio. Headshots and life style shots for the business team

I’ve worked with this husband and wife team on many projects (including several videos they’ve created for my business!) so creating updated branding photos for their videography company was super fun. Because I know these two and their chemistry, so I got bring out their special connection that defines what they’re like to work with.…

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Personal Branding Portraits | Sara Clark-Williams

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Sara Clark-Williams is the founder and CEO of Fab Fempreneurs, a hub and coaching program to help female entrepreneurs build and scale their businesses. Sara is my business coach and I have her to thank for helping me scale my business and create a life that I love as a business owner. She has a…

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personal branding | digital marketing: April Edwards

April Edwards is the owner of AE Design Co., a digital marketing agency based in Carlsbad, CA What April and her team offer are digital marketing services like custom website design and development, graphic design, digital newsletter creation, search engine optimization and other services all laser-focused on getting you more clients and more revenue. But…

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Branding portraits | Ashley Strong Smith

I’m so excited to share some of the photos I created with fellow photographer, Ashley Strong Smith of Ashley Strong Photography. I could not be more enthusiastic about how this lovely soul and I have connected and have formed a friendship in business (and in life!). We collaborated last year as we exchanged photo services and…

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Personal Branding Portraits | Los Angeles-based Events By One

As the owner of Events By One events management company, Greg Richardson brings a huge dose of class and sophistication to every project he undertakes. When it came time to update his headshot and branding photos – he knew he wanted his right-hand woman, Senior Project Manager Shelby Sykes, by his side in some of…

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Personal Branding | Geanette Floyd, Personal Worth Consultant

Geanette radiates warmth and positive energy and when you are in her presence, you can immediately sense that she is wise beyond her years. She’s the perfect combination of yogi and business woman. All of these qualities are used to their fullest potential in her business as a personal worth consultant. Geanette’s mission is to…

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personal branding portraits | family and newborn photographer

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The beautiful smile in these photos belongs to my friend and fellow photographer, Cheryl Polk, a newborn and family photographer based in San Diego. When I asked Cheryl to step in front of my camera she was open and willing to be my subject. You see, as photographers we don’t often get to be the…

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Branding Portraits | Debbra Sweet | Oceanside, CA

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Debbra Sweet is no stranger to being in front of the camera. We’ve collaborated on several photoshoots together over the past few years. But this shoot was extra fun because we had an amazing location to photograph in, the Springhill Suites in Oceanside. In addition to the hip, beachfront hotel location, Debbra enlisted the help…

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Personal Branding Portraits | Crystal Media, San Diego CA

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When Crystal contacted me about updating photos for her marketing, I was super excited to meet her because everything about her and her brand was intriguing to me. And when I met her in person and we talked about her vision for her company and about her inspirations for her photo shoot, we clicked right…

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Personal Branding Portraits | Holistic Pregnancy Coach, Kristen Strate

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Kristen Strate is a holistic pregnancy coach, a Bulletproof coach, a fitness instructor, a mom, a wife … she embodies all things family and health. She launched her website last year and in preparation for her public unveiling we did a photoshoot in her hometown of Oceanside, CA to feature the many sides of Kristen.…

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Personal Branding Portraits | Find the Happy Now | Oceanside, CA

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Beth is candid and vulnerable and loving. She is a Mama, a wife, a sister and friend. She is an artist. She started a company called Find The Happy Now, as an outlet for her art and for her desire to spread the message that we can find happiness each day, even when the days feel extra dark. She created…

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Dancer Portraits | You Can Dance Studio, Hermosa Beach, CA

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One of my FAVORITE clients to photograph are the professional dancers from You Can Dance Studio in Hermosa Beach, CA. We collaborated on their latest set of marketing portraits which involved their ridiculously talented team of dancers who are masters of multiple styles of dance. The studio is owned by the dynamic mother/daughter team of…

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Branding Portraits | Personal Stylist, Lyndell Werling

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I photographed Lyndell Werling, a personal stylist, for a feature in La Costa Living magazine. We chose the super rad and funky boutique in Oceanside called clothe+arrow. What a perfect backdrop for Lyndell’s shoot!! Lyndell came dressed in an incredibly beautiful purple dress and she truly took my breath away when I saw her for the…

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Branding Portraits | Wardrobe Stylist, Lisa O’Hearn

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Lisa O’Hearn is a wardrobe stylist for Cabi, so of course she wore items from the recently-launched Spring Collection for her photoshoot. And how cute does she look in each of these pieces???!! We went to Balboa Park in San Diego for this shoot because Lisa wanted photos that were warm and inviting and playful…

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Branding Portraits | Curt Cuscino

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This was such a fun photoshoot because it was a total departure from the style that I typically shoot! Curt is a DJ and he is also a principal with HypeLife Brands, progressive branding & marketing agency helping brands engage Millennials. So when he came to me for updated headshots to promote his DJ business, I knew this would be…

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Branding Portraits, Carlsbad Realtor | Kim Lombardi

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Take a look at the personal branding photo session with Kim Lombardi, done on location in her neighborhood in Carlsbad, CA. Kim is a realtor with California Residential Consulting and she had a very specific goal in mind with her branding photos … to be seen as a local expert for her neighborhood of Mar Brisa, the…

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Tradeshow Executive Magazine cover shoot | Jo-Anne Kelleway

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Photographing the CEO of The Info Salons Group for the cover of Tradeshow Executive Magazine was such a fun assignment! Often, when you hear “CEO” you think of an over-scheduled busy person, in a business suit, with a powerful disposition. However, this CEO, Jo-Anne Kelleway couldn’t have been more warm, fun and down-to-earth! Not one…

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Hello from WPPI – the Portrait Photographer’s show in Vegas

I’m here, today, with an update from my first trip to WPPI. WPPI is the Wedding and Portrait Photography Conference and Expo which takes place every year in Las Vegas. It’s THE show to go to for portrait photographers andI’m so glad I got to attend!! Head over to my Facebook Page to see my FB…

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