Story Telling - London and Hertfordshire Personal Branding Photographer

Hello you lovely lot, and happiest of summery Fridays to you! I am in a fantastic mood today as the sun is shining, the sky is blue and I have booked in three ‘Queen Of Content’ photoshoots this week and I am SO ready to tell these amazing business owner’s stories with my camera. I am also strongly part of the TGIF clan and looking forward to a weekend of R&R.

This year I’ve been focusing on my own branding and with the help of my amazing business coach Hannah, I realised I am not just your bog standard business headshot photographer. My values are around creating an avenue for small business owners to express themselves confidently and their business authentically and connect with their ideal client - personal branding photography in a nutshell right? But there is another layer of my passion for photography in general which is Storytelling. Every time I photograph someone, I want to know what made them who they are today, how their business was born and that is the magic behind a really good personal branding photoshoot.

Over the last two years, I have photographed small business owners across London and Hertfordshire from a range of different backgrounds, industries and skills but each of these amazing entrepreneurial geniuses have had one thing in common - a really inspiring business story. This was especially highlighted when I carried out my Celebrate Women in Business project here in Chorleywood last year. As well as when I met and worked with the amazing creatives who are in wonderfully supportive business hubs like Hannah’s Double Down group.

So I thought I would peek back at some of my favourite images from previous personal branding photo sessions, those that really tell a story and share them with you.

Natasha - builder and maker

Natasha is an extremely passionate, skilled maker! She takes commissions from the likes the brilliant RI or those displaying wonders at the Chelsea flower show and builds things with perfection and quality craft work. This is her working in her home based workshop showing off her skills and just how at home she is whilst working on her craft.

Talia - actor & stunt person

Talia is a actor, performer and gymnastic. They’re non binary and expressive and I feel this head-shot of them shows their creativity and passion for grit, drama and creativity.

Gladys - activist and Model

This is Gladys. She is a UN-WFP Campaign spokes person and runs an ‘end child sacrifice campaign’ in her Home country, Uganda. She was crowned as Miss Uganda and so was a pleasure to work with as her modelling skills are top notch. She uses this platform to speak out about things she really cares about and here we see her strength and humility.

London Florist and Mum

It’s no surprise by Clare’s face and joy radiating from her in this image, that she is a London Florist. Clare is passionate about English flowers that are in season and took great delight in teaching me all about the blooms we found on our Hyde Park Personal Branding photoshoot.

Sally - tech diva and mum

Sally is a small business owner and mom! And so she is a multi-tasking queen and is always on the go. She is always juggling her work and home life and has about a million balls in the air at any one time.

Lea - wellness coach

Lea radiates joy and fun. As a wellness coach she takes happiness very seriously and was a real pleasure to photograph. I love this snap because it really displays Lea’s personality authentically and that is really what personal branding photography is about as you are the heart and soul of your business.

All of these amazing small business owners and creative entrepreneurs have a story to tell and a skills that would highly benefit their ideal client. Whether you coach, make or arrange - personal branding photography across your website and social media is so important. I subscribe to the saying ‘a picture tells a thousand words’ and the story behind your business is hugely important to your brand.