Headshot day for San Diego tenants

Headshot day for San Diego tenants

The property manager for 550 West, a beautiful office tower located in the heart of downtown San Diego, scheduled a headshot day for all of their tenants as a way to encourage them to come back to the building.  Most of their tenants had been working from home during the Covid restrictions.  Offering professional photoshoots…

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Marketing & branding photos for Crystal Uncorked

Marketing & branding photos for Crystal Uncorked

When Crystal Vilkaitis contacted me to tell me about her new podcast called Crystal Uncorked, which blends business and life advice from the perspective of a wine enthusiast, I was immediately hooked. I’ve done multiple photoshoots for Crystal and her team for the company she founded called Crystal Media, which provides training and resources for…

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Baja Adventures

Greetings from Southern Baja, Mexico. In June, my husband Rick and I packed up the truck with surfboards and 6 weeks worth of adventure gear and dipped south of the border for the summer.  We’ve been road tripping throughout the entire Baja peninsula this summer and it’s been quite an adventure, to put it mildly!!  There…

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Personal branding photos for San Diego psychologist

Personal branding photos for San Diego psychologist

Elise Bradley is a neuropsychologist who has moved her practice from the east coast to San Diego. This was the perfect time to capture branding photos for Elise, as she was creating a new website and online presence to promote her practice.  A neuropsychological is a specific type of psychologist – this modality uses evaluations…

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Branding photos for Simply STEAM creator Sarah Barnett

Branding photos for Simply STEAM creator Sarah Barnett

Sarah Barnett is the creator of Simply STEAM Education, a line of resources and games for K-4 teachers to use while teaching STEAM (or STEM) in the classroom. Sarah is a former teacher and all of her resources were created because she saw a huge lack of classroom tools that were fun and kid-friendly. She…

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Branding photos for San Diego journalist and military veteran

Branding photos for San Diego journalist and military veteran

Amy Forsythe is an award-winning journalist and military veteran with more than 25 years of experience in storytelling, public speaking and multimedia content creation.  From the moment you meet Amy, you know you’re talking to a woman who is smart and articulate and admirable. Personally, I was incredibly impressed by her history as an ​​enlisted…

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Personal branding photos for San Diego financial planner

Personal branding photos for San Diego financial planner

Marianne Nolte, the owner of Imagine Financial Services, was crystal clear on what she wanted to capture in her branding photos.  As a San Diego native, Marianne grew up loving the water. She loves boating, spending time at the ocean and also hiking along the river in her home of Fallbrook, California. Water was a…

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Branding photos for the SEO Queen

branding photos for the SEO Queen

Zhe Scott is The SEO Queen. She’s a high vibing, female supporting, brainiac whose mission is to enable her clients to dominate their online presence.  Zhe loves SEO (Search Engine Optimization) and takes enormous pride when she helps her clients to be better found online. She’s been known to do the happy dance when Google…

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Branding photos for San Diego wardrobe stylist

branding photos for San Diego wardrobe stylist

Emily Klawans is a San Diego-based wardrobe stylist and a former boutique owner. She believes that clothing is not just a superficial choice, but a specific way we can brand ourselves and tell our story.  I met Emily several years ago when I photographed her family for the cover of La Costa Living Magazine. We…

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Branding photos for San Diego personal coach

branding photos for San Diego personal coach

Liz Faraimo is a force to be reckoned with … she doesn’t let excuses or bad habits get in the way of intentionally living her best life. Once she dialed this in for her own life she knew she had to coach others to find this same sense of worthiness and balance for themselves. In…

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Branding photos for San Diego marketing consultant

branding photos for San Diego marketing consultant

Ann Romanello is like many of my favorite clients: she’s boldly moving to a new chapter in her life and excited to unveil her new presence.  Ann has always been passionate about connecting with women and using her various platforms to give back — so when she explained that she wanted to move into affiliate…

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BRAND YOU 1 day live event

Brand You 1 day live event

Do you struggle with not feeling ready to put yourself out there, because you feel unworthy of asking for the kind of money that you know you deserve?  Do you feel like you are playing small, because you’re not at the level of other women in your industry?  Have you ever wondered exactly how to…

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branding photos for San Diego doula and ayurvedic chef

branding photos for San Diego doula and ayurvedic chef

Shelley Rahim has built one of the most fascinating businesses – and I got to document the beautiful vision she had for her marketing photos.  In order to tell Shelley’s story of a birth doula who also offers ayurvedic cooking lessons to her new moms, we went to 4 locations, recruited one nursing mom and…

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Branding photos for San Diego True Care

branding photos for San Diego True Care

I love a good rebranding story, and this is one of the most ambitious branding projects I have ever been a part of.  North County Health Care Services made a bold decision to rebrand themselves to TrueCare, to better emphasize their human approach to health care. They have multiple clinics all over San Diego, and…

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Branding photos and headshots for charitable foundation

branding photos and headshots for charitable foundation

The CEK Foundation is a charitable organization based in San Diego, and is led by a team of dynamic women, including Ernestina and her two daughters.  This photoshoot took place in Imperial Beach, where this team lives and where much of their charitable work takes place.  The foundation was established after their father passed, and…

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Branding photos for California’s Finest Realty

branding photos for California’s Finest Realty

Brittany and Shandell are a perfect match — they became besties when they met as Marine Corps spouses and maintained their friendship across many cross-country moves.  Now that they’re both San Diego residents (again!) Shandell followed in Brittanys footsteps and joined her as a partner in their newly-formed real estate team.  The launch of California’s…

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Personal branding photos for financial advisors

Personal branding photos for financial advisors

The Merrill Lynch team of Hollman, McSweeny, Albert & Byrnes Group are wealth managers based in North County San Diego.  They recently expanded their team to include Katie Bynres so they needed updated team photos which represented their new dynamic. We took these photos in Carlsbad and Oceanside, to give them a variety of images…

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Branding photos for San Diego virtual assistant

branding photos for San Diego virtual assistant

Natalie Neece is a copywriter and virtual assistant, who specializes in helping busy entrepreneurs and wedding professionals reduce their workload by helping them with projects they can outsource to her. Natalie is my personal virtual assistant and has been a huge benefit to my business! As a woman, I think we’re used to doing everything…

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Personal branding photos for safari tour leader

Personal branding photos for safari tour leader

Kay Trotman was one of the most fun clients I had the pleasure of working with! Not only am I so inspired to go to Tanzania on a safari, but I truly feel like I have a new aunty in my life. That’s the magic of “Safari Kay” and the warm effect she has on…

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Personal branding photos for social media coach

Personal branding photos for social media coach

Melissa McClure is what we call a “multi-passionate” entrepreneur. She has been a photographer for over 20 years and has found huge success marketing on social, and has built a strong tribe on social media.  She’s taken this passion and launched a social media coaching business. You can find her at https://melissamcclurecoaching.com/ As you can…

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