“Can I touch your hair?”

can I touch your hair

My team and I ask this question almost every time we photograph someone. There’s a lot of primping, adjusting, and styling that happens during headshot and personal branding photos.  We take the term “high touch service” literally on photoshoot day. We’re here to make you look like the best, polished version of yourself.  And sometimes,…

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Meet the team | Marcy Browe Photography

meet the team

This year I brought on TWO amazing women to help me in my business. I would like to officially introduce you to my team! Laura is my studio manager. She’s is an incredibly talented photographer and creative powerhouse. She’s also a mom to her 6 year old girl. Ever since Laura agreed to join me…

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What do I do with my hands?

This is usually the first question I get asked when photographing someone.  Isn’t it funny how most of us feel so AWKWARD in front of the camera? We can be totally comfortable and at ease in every other moment of our lives, but as soon as the camera comes out we can feel like a…

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How to prepare for your photoshoot

Branding Photographer in San Diego

Your photoshoot is coming up!! In order to feel completely ready to rock your spotlight moment here are some tips for you, as you prepare for photo day: HAIR & MAKEUP If you’re having your hair and makeup done by one of my glam squad pros, here’s how to arrive and what to expect: Arrive…

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How to Optimize Your Images For Web Use 

How to Optimize Your Images For Web Use

Cori Nichols of Core Marketing Now provides this guest blog post: There are two main considerations when optimizing your images for web use. They go hand in hand, and technically they both have an impact on SEO (Search Engine Optimization), but one has to do with the image formatting (size and file type) and the other…

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How I elevated my business in 2022

How I elevated my business in 2022

This year, I’m celebrating being in business as a photographer for 9 years.  I’ve spent the past several years building and growing my business, but 2022 was the year that I really got serious about INVESTING in myself and my business.  In 2022 I spent more effort, time and money working on growing and stretching,…

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Behind the scenes of team headshots & employee lifestyle photos

Behind the scenes of team headshots & employee lifestyle photos

Team headshots are great to have for many reasons. They help set a great first impression and help your clients get to know what you stand for and understand your mission as a team. Check out this video to see what goes on behind a corporate shoot: What exactly happens behind the scenes? I make…

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Behind the scenes of photo retouching

Behind the scenes of photo retouching

Ok, friends, let’s talk about retouching. Otherwise known as “Photoshopping”, “air brushing”, “social media filters”  … whatever you call it, the power of retouching photos (when done well) can take a great photo and make it spectacular.  However, if your photo retoucher over-uses Photoshop OR if YOU go a little overboard with the social media…

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What to know before investing in professional photos for your business

Branding Photographer in San Diego

What to know before investing in professional photos for your business So you’re thinking of hiring a photographer to create photos for you to use in your business? Yes!! That’s exciting. Imagine all the different, custom photos that you will have to fill up your social media feed, and to use throughout your marketing.  Before…

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Behind the scenes of a personal branding photoshoot

Branding photographer in San Diego

When you work with me, I go into full-force producer mode. There’s a lot of behind the scenes work that goes into creating a branding photoshoot. When I’m in producer mode here’s my team and I are doing: pre-photoshoot planning sessions scouting locations hiring hair and makeup professionals wardrobe consultations for clients acquiring & gathering…

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Your place or mine?

“Where do you want the action to happen?”  This is one of the first questions I ask my branding clients during the planning phase of their photoshoot.  I have a photo studio in Oceanside that can be fully customized for your branding photoshoot. This is where I create a personalized scenes for my photo subjects.…

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3 best ways to acquire photos for your business

3 best ways to acquire photos for your business

We’ve all done it: searched Google for an image to use for a presentation or a social media background. It’s so easy to find the perfect photo when you use this method!  But this is often illegal and you (and your business!!) can get into big trouble if you partake in this activity.  If you’re…

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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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Fab Fempreneur Fest ticket give-away

The 3rd annual Fab Fempreneur Fest is taking place in January … and I’ve got something exciting to share with my tribe: As a sponsor of this event, I’m pumped to announce a very special give-away that will award one lucky Fab Fempreneur with a full-paid, all inclusive ticket to Fab Fempreneur Fest 2021  ($897 value).…

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Top 6 reasons to get professional hair & makeup for your photos

san diego hair and makuep portiait

Every single time a portrait client gets professional hair and makeup before her photoshoot, I am grateful that she said yes to that experience. Because when a woman is in the hands of a professional, the results speak for themselves – polished and perfectly done! I always encourage women to seek a little glam assistance…

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My journey to becoming a branding photographer

marcy browe san diego branding photographer

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 versus Headshot photos: what’s the difference?

headshot versus personal branding

I often get asked about the difference between a headshot and a personal branding photoshoot. And yes they serve different purposes – let me explain … HEADSHOT: A headshot is a tight cropped photo of you looking directly at the camera. Every professional should have an updated headshot that represents their current business and current personal…

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Keeping my hands to myself has been a challenge

The month of May has brought some much-needed rays of light to me and to many other business owners who were affected by the mandatory shut-down. I am happy to report that in the last few weeks, I’ve been BUSY with photoshoots!!  A month ago, I was feeling very disheartened because of the small business…

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An honest update in this season of uncertainty

As a small business owner, the happenings of this world have deeply impacted my business and my ability to create photos for my tribe of clients. This time has been devastating to many small business owners. I’ve been talking non-stop with others, like me, who have seen their livelihood come to a screeching halt without…

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