Headshots
“Personal branding is a concept that was abhorrent to me”
Patty Berg wrote this after attending a client appreciation event I hosted, and at which I spoke about personal branding. Patty said this about her first impression of personal branding: “[personal branding is] a concept that was abhorrent to me. I mean, who would ever want to reduce a personality that contains worlds to a…
Read MoreGive your employees a starring role
If you’re still using stock photos on your website and in your marketing, don’t you think it’s time to show the heart of your business by featuring your actual employees? When employees are selected to be used in custom photography, it makes them feel like the stars of the company AND it let’s people know…
Read MoreHeadshots and Team Photos for Financial Advisor Team
This team at Merrill Lynch recently grew because they added team members, so it was time for updated photos. Not only had the team changed because they merged with another team, but the last time I did photos for the team in 2021, Katie was visibly pregnant, so I was happy I could take updated…
Read MoreHeadshot and Team Photos for San Diego Property Management Group
The team at Emerald Plaza wanted updated headshots and team photos, featuring their gorgeous property in the background. We took photos in their lobby and THEN … we headed up to their rooftop to capture photos on their helicopter pad!! We ended up on the roof as a thick blanket of fog was engulfing the…
Read MoreLifestyle photos for San Diego healthcare clinic
I’ve been working with TrueCare for many years, since they first rebranded from North County Healthcare Services to their current brand “TrueCare” and I love everything about this organization, their patients and the people who work here. When they undertook the massive task of rebranding to TrueCare I was hired to come in and photograph…
Read MoreBrand photos for Pasadena attorney
Muna Busailah is a police law and litigation specialist based in Pasadena, California – simply put she defends police officers. She has been at this law firm practicing this specialty since 1993 and now she is a partner in the firm. She’s a powerful woman who is also lovely and funny and full of warmth…
Read MorePersonal Branding Photos for Temecula Financial Advisor team
I have so many fun and warm memories from my time with this team from Edwards Jones in Temecula, led by Mason Mortimer. When I first spoke with Mason about creating updated photos for himself and his office manager, Amber, it was very clear that they wanted to represent their lifestyle and the vibe that…
Read MorePersonal Branding photos for Creative Vortex
Bridget is the owner and creative director at Creative Vortex, a marketing and design firm specializing in working with nonprofits. When Bridget and I first met to talk about her evolving brand, she told me that she wanted her photos to represent the work she does as a Fractional Chief Creative Officer. When we worked…
Read MoreBrand Photos for Carlsbad Skincare Professional
Cheryl Goodheim of The Works Skincare in Carlsbad has been in business for over 30 years, and she still maintains the passion for her clients and for her business. It’s this passion and enthusiasm that defines Cheryl, she’s oozing with humor and overflowing with warmth, so it doesn’t take long to fall in love with…
Read MoreTradeshow Executive Magazine Women To Watch
Each year, the publishers of Tradeshow Executive Magazine feature their industry’s “women to watch”. These leadership-material women are selected from all across the tradeshow industry. This year, we took photos at the Fairmont in Del Mar, a beautiful property that is reminiscent of an old world Italian Villa. Each woman received a portrait plus we…
Read MoreGuide My Finances – team photos
I love working with this team of financial planners at Guide My Finances. With the addition of a few new team members, it was time to update their team photos. We chose the Oceanside, CA civic center to capture these images. Once this photoshoot was done, this team went off for happy hour and I went…
Read MoreHeadshots for Classical Academies
The leadership team at this group of charter schools had recently updated their website and now they needed polished, consistent headshots to match the high-end look of their website. Check out the new Leadership page on their website. I set up my studio at their campus – in the music room to be exact!…
Read MoreBranding photos for BOMA San Diego
The leadership team at BOMA San Diego is made up of a collection of professionals working in the commercial real estate industry. These fine folks are the people who make San Diego a hip, enviable place to work. They create high-end, beautiful workspaces where employees spend their days. I worked with BOMA San Diego on…
Read MoreBranding photos for crimson park digital
The team at Crimson Park Digital is dispersed, so when they gathered in San Diego for a team work event, we used this time to capture headshots, team photos and branding photos for them. The founder of Crimson Park Digital, Alexa Parker, started off the day with some solo branding photos that captured the spirit…
Read MoreBranding photos for San Diego biotech
Photographing lifestyle photos and headshots for the entire team at the biotech start-up DTX Pharma, meant that I got to go behind the scenes and follow the employees into the lab and around their beautiful campus, located in San Diego. This company uses their lab to create novel RNA-based therapeutics to treat the genetic drivers…
Read MoreBranding 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…
Read MoreBranding 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…
Read MorePersonal 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…
Read MoreBranding photos for Orange County attorney
Parag Shah, a defense attorney needed branding photos for his website, marketing and social media presence. As a defense attorney, Parag has the tricky task of needing to appear professional, driven, hard working, but also warm and approachable. I worked with his marketing team before and during the photoshoot, to ensure we were capturing images…
Read MoreCorporate headshots for California PR firm
I set up my studio at the Orange County office of the Health + Commerce PR firm, during a day when the entire team was gathering from all across California. Each person went through several poses, that fit their personality. And in the end we chose a favorite headshot for each person to create a…
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