The Brand Photos That Open Doors Before You Walk In.
Magazine-quality imagery for founders, executives, and professionals across the Bay Area. Strategy-led. Editorially crafted. Technically deployed.
The Brand Photos That Open Doors Before You Walk In.
Magazine-quality imagery for founders, executives, and professionals. Strategy-led. Editorially crafted.
Your Work Evolved. Your Image Didn't.
New role, new round, new market. In the Bay Area, things move fast — but most professionals are still showing up with photos from two versions ago. Sound familiar?
Your cap table has five figures. Your website hero is a cropped group photo from the last offsite.
You raised the round, hired 20 people, and your About page still says "photos coming soon."
Three promotions, two companies, one outdated headshot still following you across every platform.
New career, new energy, new direction — but every platform still shows the person you used to be.
Your talk gets standing ovations. Your speaker page has the same headshot from three keynotes ago.
Clients Google you before they call. Your Zillow, your cards, your LinkedIn — they all need the same story.
Brands want to collab, but your media kit still screams DIY. One session fuels months of elevated content.
Publishers, podcasts, and conferences keep asking for your headshot. You keep sending the same old one.
Psychology Today, your practice site, Google — they scroll past credentials and stop at your face.
Decades of credibility — and a headshot that doesn't carry the same weight your reputation does.
You're accomplished — but your U.S. presence hasn't caught up. A strong visual identity opens doors faster than any resume.
New offers, new team, new energy — but your website is still running on last year's visuals. Your clients can tell.
But one session can.
Personal branding isn't a milestone — it's maintenance. Every time you level up, your visuals need to follow. We make that easy.
One Session. An Entire Brand.
See how a single personal branding session powered Mark's entire professional presence — from homepage to speaking stage.
Mark Baldwin
Leadership Speaker · Executive Coach · Banking & Strategy Consultant
The Story
After 20+ years in banking and strategy consulting, Mark was launching The Baldwin Method — a leadership speaking and coaching brand. He needed a full library of professional images to fill every page of his new website, his social media, and his speaking kit. One branding session produced dozens of images across multiple looks — here are four of them and where they ended up.
The confident first impression across his site
Approachable tone that builds client trust
Dynamic energy for booking pages and event bios
LinkedIn, media features, and coaching materials
One session gave me everything I needed — my website hero, my speaking page, my LinkedIn, and my coaching materials. I walked in with a vision, and walked out with a brand.
If you're looking for leadership coaching or executive speaking training, Mark is an absolute expert.
Your brand deserves the same level of intention.
View Branding PackagesOne Session. An Entire Brand.
See how one branding session powered Mark's entire professional presence.
Mark Baldwin
Leadership Speaker · Executive Coach
The Story
After 20+ years in banking, Mark was launching a speaking and coaching brand. One session produced dozens of images across multiple looks — enough to fill every page of his website, social media, and speaking kit.
First impression
Builds trust
Stage energy
LinkedIn & media
"One session gave me everything — website hero, speaking page, LinkedIn, and coaching materials. I walked in with a vision, walked out with a brand."
Looking for leadership coaching or speaking training? Mark is an absolute expert.
Your brand deserves the same intention.
View Branding PackagesPersonal Branding Packages
- Includes up to 3 outfits
- Pre-shoot Consultation: Up to 30 minutes
- Session Time: 60 minutes of expert directing, styling & shooting
- On-site Selection: 30 minutes
- Location: 1 location — Studio, Outdoor, or On-Location (Travel fee may apply)
- Captures: Up to 150 photos
- Delivery: 8 full retouched photos
- Usage: Full commercial usage rights included
Ideal For: Professionals who need a polished headshot for LinkedIn, websites, or business profiles
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- Includes up to 6 outfits
- Pre-shoot Consultation: Up to 40 minutes video call — planning locations, wardrobe, props & visual direction
- Follow-Up Call: Up to 30 minutes to finalize details before shoot day
- Session Time: Up to 3 hours of expert directing, styling & shooting
- On-site Selection: 45 minutes
- Location: Up to 2 locations — Studio, Outdoor, or On-Location (Travel fee may apply)
- Captures: Up to 300 photos
- Delivery: 15 full retouched photos
- Usage: Full commercial usage rights included
Ideal For: Founders, creatives, and professionals building a personal brand across multiple platforms
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- Includes up to 10 outfits
- Pre-shoot Consultation: Up to 90 minutes deep dive — brand audit, visual direction, usage planning & styling checklist
- Creative Review Call: Up to 60 minutes to finalize shot list & creative brief
- Support: Unlimited text/email support leading up to shoot day
- Session Time: Up to 5 hours of expert directing, styling & shooting
- On-site Selection: Up to 60 minutes
- Location: Up to 4 locations — Studio, Outdoor, and On-Location (Travel fee included within 15 miles)
- Captures: Up to 500+ photos
- Delivery: 40 retouched photos (30 full-retouched + 10 light edit)
- Usage: Full commercial usage rights included
- Priority Booking & Scheduling
Ideal For: Business owners, executives, and teams who need a complete visual identity for websites, campaigns, press, and social media
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- Designed for clients with specific goals or creative needs
- Each session is fully tailored to your brand and may include strategy planning, flexible shooting time, multiple locations, and intentional brand direction
- Ideal for founders, executives, and creatives who need story-driven, purpose-built imagery for websites, campaigns, or press
Tell us your vision — we'll build a custom photography plan and quote tailored to your needs.
Request a Custom QuoteWant More Images?
Each package includes the retouched images listed above. Additional images from your session are available for purchase.
Makeup
Basic touch-up available on set. Professional makeup artist referrals available upon request.
Delivery
All images delivered digitally within 3–7 business days. Printed products also available through our online gallery.
Find Your Perfect Package
| Essential$999 | Signature$1,699 | Premier$3,499 | CustomizedContact Us | |
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| Outfits | 3 | 6 | 10 | Custom |
| Session Time | 60 min | 3 hours | 5 hours | Custom |
| Locations | 1 | 2 | 4 | Custom |
| Photos Captured | Up to 150 | Up to 300 | 500+ | Custom |
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| Retouched Photos | 8 | 15 | 40 | Custom |
| On-site Selection | 30 min | 45 min | 60 min | ✓ |
| Commercial Usage Rights | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Strategy & Support | ||||
| Pre-shoot Consultation | 30 min | 40 min video call | 90 min deep dive | ✓ |
| Follow-up / Creative Review | — | 30 min call | 60 min creative brief | ✓ |
| Brand Audit & Visual Direction | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Unlimited Text/Email Support | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Priority Booking | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Book Now | Book Now | Book Now | Call Us | |
Not One Photo. An Entire Visual System.
A headshot is one image, one expression, one background. Personal branding photography is a planned shoot that produces a full library of images — different looks, settings, and moods — each designed for a specific platform and purpose.
Multiple Looks. Multiple Settings.
Your LinkedIn profile photo can't be the same image as your website hero, your speaker one-sheet, and your Instagram grid — because each platform has a different audience, a different context, and a different job to do. A single headshot against one backdrop doesn't build a presence — it fills a slot. Building a real online identity means having a range of images: formal and casual, studio and outdoor, portrait and landscape, close-up and full-body. That's why we shoot across multiple outfits, backdrops, and locations in one session — so every touchpoint feels intentional, not recycled.
Every Shot Has a Job.
Before the camera comes out, we plan which images go where. Your LinkedIn needs approachable confidence. Your website hero needs impact. Your speaker kit needs stage energy. Your Instagram needs variety. We direct wardrobe, posing, expression, and setting for each specific use — so nothing is generic, and nothing is wasted.
Studio Lighting. Magazine Retouching.
The difference between a phone selfie and a branding session is the same as between a home video and a commercial. We use multi-light studio setups, cinematic color grading, and magazine-level retouching — skin texture refined, backgrounds cleaned, colors matched to your brand palette. Every image is print-ready and pixel-perfect.
Styled for Your Market.
A therapist needs warm and approachable — soft light, natural tones, a welcoming expression. A startup founder needs confident and dynamic — sharp light, clean backdrop, forward energy. A real estate agent needs polished and trustworthy. We direct the entire visual tone — wardrobe, color palette, setting, body language — to match what your specific audience expects and trusts.
A Shot List Built Around Your Platforms.
We audit your website, LinkedIn, and marketing channels before the shoot and build a custom shot list for each page and platform. Your homepage needs a wide horizontal hero with negative space for text. Your About page needs a warm, approachable portrait. Your Instagram needs verticals with personality. Your pitch deck needs a clean headshot on a neutral background. Even your email signature gets its own crop. Every image is pre-assigned a destination — nothing is shot "just because."
Not Just Headshots. An Entire Shot Taxonomy.
A single session covers: the hero shot — wide, dramatic, website-banner-ready. The authority shot — direct gaze, shoulders squared, instant credibility. The lifestyle shot — walking, working at a café, candid movement. The storytelling shot — you at your desk, on a call, reviewing a document, mid-presentation. The detail shot — hands on a keyboard, a notebook, your workspace. The social shot — personality-driven, relaxed, scroll-stopping. You walk out with a library that covers every format, every mood, every use case.
Still wondering if this is what you need? Let's talk — it's free.
View PackagesNot One Photo. An Entire Visual System.
A headshot is one image. Branding photography is a planned session that produces a full image library — different looks, settings, and moods — each for a specific purpose.
Multiple Looks. Multiple Settings.
Your LinkedIn photo can't be the same as your website hero, your speaker kit, and your Instagram. Each platform has a different job. Building a real online presence means formal and casual, studio and outdoor, portrait and landscape — all from one session.
Every Shot Has a Job.
LinkedIn needs approachable confidence. Website hero needs impact. Speaker kit needs stage energy. We plan each image for where it'll live.
Studio Lighting. Magazine Retouching.
Multi-light setups, cinematic color grading, skin refined, backgrounds cleaned, colors matched to your brand. Print-ready and pixel-perfect.
Styled for Your Market.
Therapists need warm and soft. Founders need sharp and dynamic. Real estate agents need polished and trustworthy. We direct the entire visual tone to match your audience.
Shot List Built for Your Platforms.
We audit your website and channels first. Homepage hero needs horizontal with text space. About page needs warmth. LinkedIn needs a clean headshot. Instagram needs verticals. Every image is pre-assigned a destination.
Not Just Headshots. A Full Taxonomy.
Hero shots, authority shots, lifestyle shots, storytelling shots, detail shots, social shots — every format, every mood, every use case from one session.
Still wondering if this is what you need?
View PackagesEvery Brand Has a Turning Point
The right images at the right moment bring more trust, better clients, and the recognition your work already deserves. See which one sounds like you.
Launching Something New
You're building a company, a practice, or a personal brand from the ground up. You need visuals that make you look established before you feel established — images that communicate trust across your website, pitch decks, and social channels.
Building Authority
You sell expertise, not products. Your audience needs to see credibility before they hear a word. A visual content library fuels your talks, courses, and thought leadership.
Stepping Into a New Chapter
New role, new venture, new direction. Your old photos don't match who you're becoming. A brand refresh signals to the world that the next chapter has begun.
You Are the Brand
In real estate, finance, and consulting, clients choose the person, not the firm. You need a visual identity that's unmistakably yours — polished, consistent, and everywhere your clients look.
Scaling Your Content
You've outgrown selfies and phone shots. A single session gives you months of scroll-stopping visuals — styled, lit, and crafted to elevate your feed and your brand deals.
Refreshing an Established Brand
Your business is thriving, but your visuals are two years old. You've evolved — new offers, new energy, new direction. It's time for imagery that reflects where you are now, not where you started.
Not sure which session fits your goals? Let's figure it out together.
View PackagesEvery Brand Has a Turning Point
The right images at the right moment bring more trust, better clients, and the recognition your work already deserves. See which one sounds like you.
You're building a company or personal brand from the ground up. You need visuals that make you look established — for your website, pitch decks, and social channels.
You sell expertise, not products. A visual content library fuels your talks, courses, and thought leadership.
New role, new venture, new direction. A brand refresh signals to the world that the next chapter has begun.
In real estate, finance, and consulting, clients choose the person, not the firm. You need a visual identity that's unmistakably yours.
You've outgrown selfies and phone shots. A single session gives you months of scroll-stopping visuals.
Your business is thriving, but your visuals are two years old. It's time for imagery that reflects where you are now.
Not sure which session fits?
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Not Just Photographers.
Editorial. Strategic. Technical.
No Other Studio Does All Three.
One studio — everything you need to build a visual identity that actually converts.
Award-Winning Creative Direction
Led by a Vogue-exhibited, NYFA-trained photographer. Your personal brand gets the same creative direction as a magazine cover — not a cookie-cutter template.
Built by a Strategy Consultant
Before we pick up a camera, we study your audience, your positioning, and your goals. Every shot is designed to move your personal brand forward — not just look pretty.
We Understand Your World
Launching a course. Growing a newsletter. Raising a round. Speaking at a conference. We know what visual content each milestone demands — because we've lived it.
AI-Powered Content Deployment
One session, content for months. We optimize your images for LinkedIn, Instagram, your website, newsletters, and AI-powered video — so your brand stays consistent everywhere.
Tired of a Brand That Looks DIY?
- Inconsistent visuals across every platform
- Photos that don't capture your story or personality
- Spending hours on content that still looks amateur
- A visual identity that undersells what you actually do
✓ One session. A complete visual library. Consistent across every channel.
Founded by a filmmaker and a strategy consultant turned AI engineer — we build visual identities that make people stop scrolling and start paying attention.
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FAQs
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This service is designed for professionals and companies across a wide range of industries who need intentional, high-quality branding imagery.
Industries we commonly work with include:
Corporate & Business — executives, founders, business owners, consultants, and leadership teams
Tech & Startups — product leaders, engineers, startup founders, and growth teams
Creative Industries — designers, architects, photographers, artists, and creative directors
Marketing & Media — marketers, content creators, social media professionals, and agencies
Finance & Legal — financial advisors, real estate professionals, attorneys, and consultants
Healthcare & Wellness — doctors, therapists, coaches, fitness and wellness professionals
Fashion & Beauty — models, stylists, makeup artists, personal brands, and fashion entrepreneurs
Education & Thought Leadership — speakers, authors, educators, and trainers
Hospitality & Lifestyle Brands — restaurant owners, hospitality groups, and lifestyle founders
Whether for personal branding or company branding, the service is tailored to support professional use across websites, LinkedIn, marketing materials, press, and internal communications.
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Absolutely. We’ll guide you through every step—posing, expressions, and pacing—to help you relax quickly and capture your most natural yet professional self. Many of our clients achieve stunning results on their very first shoot!
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We recommend clients do their own makeup to maintain their personal style. A clean, natural everyday look works well for most shoots. Light touch-ups can be done during the session. Professional makeup services are available upon request—please contact us at booking.
If you require a professional makeup artist, please let us know at the time of booking. We can assist with arranging a professional makeup artist upon request (additional fees apply).
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Yes. All sessions include same-day photo selection, offered as a value-added service to help you efficiently review and select the strongest images.
You’ll view curated previews immediately after the shoot and choose a shortlist for retouching on the spot. This streamlined process reduces back-and-forth, accelerates turnaround, and ensures you leave knowing exactly what you’re getting.
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Absolutely! We offer a variety of backgrounds, including white, gray, and black, all in an editorial magazine-style lighting setup. You can choose during booking or discuss your preference before the session.
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Retouched photos are usually delivered within 10 business days. If you have urgent needs, we also offer an expedited 48-hour delivery option for $200.
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We offer 2 rounds of free revisions. Any further changes beyond that will incur a small editing fee per request.
What Our Clients Say
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“This session completely elevated our brand presence. Every image was clearly planned with real usage in mind—from our homepage hero to press features”
Marketing Lead, Tech Company
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"More than a photoshoot—it was a full brand refresh. The guidance on styling, layout, and image usage made our website feel intentional and cohesive."
Creative Director
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"I approached you for branding portraits, and the experience was transformative. You took the time to understand my brand's vision and translated it into stunning visuals. "
Founder, Professional Services Firm
