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LA Fresh CBD company | Lifestyle Branding, What is it? | Los Angeles, CA to Bellingham, WA
What is a lifestyle branding session?
Lifestyle branding is a session to which you get to control, create and collaborate with me on expressing your brand, mission or marketplace with me. Lifestyle branding photoshoots are the best possible way to create content and marketing images for social media, emails, websites and so much more!
My First BTS for YouTube... | Kelly Hanson of Local Lens | Seattle, WA
Go watch the video! But Click here to find it!
People have been itching to see a behind the scenes of a lifestyle branding shoot, so…here ya go. HAHA Sorry to be blunt but…I wont lie, the success to blogs say that you should have 500 words. Well…. I think my 500 words are in the video. So I will leave this one up to you to watch!
Counselor Headshots | Branding and beyond | Seattle and Bellingham, WA
Well guess what. YOUR PHOTO MATTERS. (Secret deal below!)
I have been told by client after client that they selected me more because of my photo than my bio. Clients see my photo and see someone that they can connect with. To be honest I am not sure why they see that in me but they do. But the difference is that I had professional photos done in my natural environment that show you who I am!
A Man and His Peloton | Lifestyle Branding | Seattle, WA
THE ANDREW SAGA CONTINUES!
Andrew Coleman Smith and the Fat Tuesday Fam continues to be one of my favorite continual projects EVER this time we had a special moment :)
Ben & Jessica | Beach Resort, Last Resort, Best Resort | Index, WA
One year ago this month Washington found its first case of COVID-19. One of the most life changing things a world could experience. When this happened lots of things changed for lots of people. So this is the story of how I became the photographer for some lovely friends of mine!
A Photographers New Years Resolution | Hard Work Continues | Seattle, WA
Well, it can be just about anything depending on what you want. However, as a therapist (my day job if you didn’t know this) it’s important to remember a few things:
If you do not want to be disappointed by not achieving your goals, or not quite making it all the way. Set your resolutions realistically, small enough, and enjoyable. Goal setting or resolution setting, whatever you want to call it should not always be set just once a year. New Years’ is just a great marking point for many people on “starting something new” or “trying again” however, we should always set ourselves small achievable goals every day.
Do they Work? 7 Photography Hacks | Portrait Photography | Seattle, WA
The inspiration for this “Photo Hacks” video comes from Instagram. Yup, and you know I am talking about all the Reels and TikToks that get posted all over Instagram. But it was fun being able to turn my mindless scrolling into something productive. So during my late-night, boyfriends playing video game scrolling I came across a bunch of “photography hacks” some of which will have a whole other video, but these were my favorites and so I thought it would be a great opportunity to get creative with some fun people.
My Top 5 Boudoir Must Haves ! | Boudoir Advice and Beyond | Seattle, WA
Ever wonder how I explain to my clients what to wear? Ever wonder what it is you wear to a boudoir session? or just want to hear some fun ideas?? Well, then this is the article for you today.
I am making this list because there are 5 specific items the NEVER FAIL to make boudoir sessions the best they can be! Before going through this list, I want to mention that this is by no means me telling you what to do, this is just a list of my “must-haves” when getting ready for a boudoir shoot.
So, let’s get started!
A Star Wars Babe | Alys Boudoir Story | Richland, WA
If someone five years ago told me I would be doing the “Star Wars” themed boudoir session, the nerd inside me would scream and I would never believe it. But guess what, because I have sexy beautiful friends and clients. THIS little nerds dream came true!
Chelsea & Kevin | Backyard Wedding | Renton, WA
Well, let’s start here. Chelsea and Kevin found me through Chris and Cam (See the last blog HERE). We met over pizza in Georgetown, WA, and clicked! I knew it was gonna be a good tie with these two. We planned their engagement shoot at Franklin Falls and they survived a VERY wet day. But this was only the beginning….