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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Mother Earth’s #MeToo Moment: How Social Change Leads to Hope

green business and eco friendly sustainable business

April 22 is the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. And normally, we would celebrate Earth Day with community gatherings, street fairs, and public art installations. Nope, not this year. But, social distancing doesn’t have to mean collective disengagement. The coronavirus demonstrates that we are all in this together, and that collective action is essential to…

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Fab Fempreneur Fest 2020 sponsor

If you’re like me, I know you have incredible reasons for wanting to grow your business. But do you have a ROCK SOLID PLAN in place for growing and scaling your business? Do you have a VISION for your life that is your guiding light throughout the year?  If not (or if you’re feelin’ like…

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How I elevated in my business in 2019

This year, I’m celebrated being in business for 6 years. I’ve spent the past several years building and growing my business, but 2019 was the year that I really got serious about INVESTING in myself and my business.  In 2019 I spent more effort and time and money working on growing and stretching, than I…

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Behind The Scenes: What’s in My Camera Bag

I can tell when I am talking with a “gear nerd” when they start asking me questions about my camera equipment. The gear nerd will spend many hours reading about the latest camera tech and drooling over gear they’ll probably never be able to afford. They really care about photo equipment specs, they will know…

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How To Be A Green Business

Whether you’re a solo business owner (like me!) or you have a huge facility or anything in between there are MANY ways we can be more green and sustainable as business owners. Here are MY tips for being sustainable AND some resources from the Green Business Network of California. Learn more about my philosophy as…

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Headshots for Viasat interns

I worked with Viasat’s University Relations team to create headshots for all of their interns.

Viasat continues to impress me! Not only do they have arguably the best corporate headquarters in North County San Diego, but the perks they offer their employees (and their interns!!) are so generous.  For example, their internship program has many competitive perks, including a headshot session with me! That’s right, I get to spend the…

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San Diego: Life. Changing. campaign photos

San Diego commercial, lifestyle and branding photography

Hands down, one of the most fun projects I got a chance to work on this year was for the city of San Diego’s Economic Development Corporation’s new campaign called San Diego: Life. Changing. This assignment brought me to EVERY neighborhood of San Diego. From Oceanside all the way to the border of Mexico. The…

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My Fab Fempreneur interview: keepin’ it real!

fab fempreneur podcast

I love this podcast video interview I did with my business coach and host of Fab Fempreneur Fest, because I shared some personal info that I haven’t shared before. Specifically I am keepin’ it real about what it took to leave a lucrative, fabulous corporate job to start my journey as an entrepreneur. You see,…

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Family Photo Locations – San Diego | Marcy Browe Photography

We are fortunate to have this beautiful landscape surrounding us here in San Diego. And pretty much any day of the year is a GREAT day to take photos! Below are some of my favorite locations for family photos. I hope this helps you decide where you want to capture YOUR next family photo session……

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Workshop: How to Capture Your Charisma and Scale Your Income

When you see another woman with a brand that magnetizes you, what stands out the most? Is it the way her photographs capture her essence in a way that sticks with you because they’re so vividly genuine? Maybe it’s how she always seems to show up with a message that’s exactly what you needed to…

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Unleash YOUR brand brilliance

I’ve been spending a lot of time thinking about branding: my client’s branding as well as my own branding.   I’ve been using the tagline “unleash your brand brilliance” and I wanted to take a moment to explain exactly what that means.     First, let’s define BRILLIANCE: great brightness; luster excellence or distinction readily visible…

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5 Tips for Taking Better Selfies

5 tips for selfies

The invention of the camera phone spawned the concept of the “selfie” and there’s no going back!! Some people are really good at selfies … and many people are NOT.  So, if you want to look a little better on camera, here is a video I created with my 5 tips for rocking the selfie.…

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My one request from you, on this Earth Day…

eco friendly photographer

We have holidays dedicated to everything from groundhogs to consumption (I’m looking at you Black Friday), so it only seems right that Planet Earth should get one too! The reason I love Earth Day so much is because I am the happiest when I am outside – enjoying the many gifts of this beautiful planet……

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Confidence is Gorgeous workshop

confidence is gorgeous workshop by Marcy Browe

You’re invited to join me at this free workshop: “Confidence is gorgeous: how to OWN it in front of the camera“   Let’s be honest: most of us (especially women!) don’t always feel amazing in our skin.    Many times women hide from the camera, or they wait until they are at their ideal weight, or until…

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Confidence is Gorgeous: a Savvy Women Wealth Management interview

I had the honor of being interviewed by Catherine Magaña, a Certified Financial Planner, in Carlsbad California. Catherine’s team has an educational series for women called Savvy Women Wealth Management. She uses this platform to educate women about their finances – with the goal of making women more savvy when it comes to how they manage their…

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