Attract your dream clients with scroll-stopping photos
Well-directed images, ready for web and social media, geared towards busy entrepreneurs and small businesses.
Your business needs original, web-ready images all the time, but do you want to focus on taking pictures all the time? Probably not. You have better things to do. Like running that incredible biz of yours!
You need a brand photographer who knows how to capture authentic visuals in a process that saves you time and makes stepping in front of the camera stress-free. With months worth of images from one well-planned shoot, you’ll have what you need to take your brand from basic to awesome.
So What Makes Brand Photography Different?
Social & Web-Ready Images
Forget prints and think: digital images, consistent in style, and flexible enough to do business. Use your custom bank of photos to throw some text on, use on your website, social, newsletters, product launches, and wherever else you’d like
Authentic Brand Storytelling
So much better than a selfie or stale professional headshots, go beyond being the face of your brand and have a personality! We’ll tell your stories with images that captures who you are, your workspace, and a range of emotions. With these images you’ll be able to craft how you want your audience to feel.
Save Time & Plan Ahead
We both know how important brand images are and that you have something better to do..
Don’t compromise. The process is designed to get you months worth of photos in one efficient session. This way, you don’t waste time taking photos, and you save time planning your marketing and social media in advance.
Detail-Oriented Shoots
I work with a limited number of clients a year to ensure each gets the individual attention they deserve. It’s about showing up with a plan, homework done, ready to listen, and taking the time to make you feel comfortable and confident. By limiting the number of clients, there’s more time for each detail in every step of the process.
Images That Convert
The real reason we’re here is to raise your bottom line. Grow your business with images that make a lasting first impression, attract the customers you want, and evoke an emotional response. It’s not enough to have a pretty picture anymore — you need images that convert business.
Portfolio
Most people are nervous to be in front of the camera, and even more so to put that image online. But here’s the thing, specializing in brand photography means I won’t let you get away with staged or unflattering photos. We’ll work together so you feel confident and leave with a gallery full of photos that demand your customer’s attention.
“Shelly is absolutely amazing. She thought of every detail. I told her my vision and sent her some ideas I liked via Pinterest. She made every single step effortless. My absolute favorite part was the photoshoot, which I originally thought would be awkward. I felt like Shelly knew me and cared about my complete vision. In the end, I was so pleased with my photos and can’t wait to show them off on my new website.”
Brands I’ve worked with
Shelly Borga | Owner of Dakota & Co.
Welcome!
I’m Shelly.
I’m always up for a hike that ends with pizza.
I named my company after the four-legged love of my life, my husky.
And I help amazing women tell their brand story through images.
I threw off the cooperate shackles twice (once obviously wasn’t enough) to live all over the world and find a career I really care about. I found photography, and more than that, I found brand photography.
How it Works
Let’s Chat!
First, leave me your details, shoot me an email, or call me on your coffee break—whatever is easiest for you. We’ll set up a time to chat all about your business and current photo needs. You’ll be able to ask questions about my process, availability and prices, and I’ll ask questions about your business needs, brand, and expectations.
I have standard packages available, but think of these as guidelines. For example, some businesses need multiple sessions per year while others just want a one-off session to fulfill a rebrand. Once we pin down what you need, I’ll send over your custom quote and contract.
Plan the Magic
The first shoot requires a little more input than usual from the client, in order for me to get to know your brand. But hey, even Harry Potter had to do some homework to get the magic right (or at least Hermione did).
I’ll send over a brand questionnaire and you can send me any brand guidelines, inspiration, vision boards and whatever else might be helpful for me to understand your brand. We’ll schedule a consultation to get on the same page and pick a shoot date. Then, I’ll get to work making sure venues, models, props and everything in between is confirmed and ready to go on shoot day. And after the initial onboarding and shoot, you’ll feel like I’m an integrated part of your team.
Make it Happen
On shoot day, all you’ll need to do is show up and have fun. We’ll have a plan in place and work efficiently to get through it. You can rely on me to provide direction to get the best shot. I’ll tell you things like when a step to the left makes all the difference and how to angle your face for the most flattering light.
After the shoot, my calendar is booked to edit and send your images to you as fast as possible. Within 2 weeks, you’ll receive all your edited, social and web-ready images. You can hand these over to your team and plan out your entire quarter’s social media and more with your custom bank of photos!
Ready to book? Check for availability now
Brand Photography Package Details
All sessions include the following:
Pre-shoot brand story questionnaire
Pre-shoot creative strategy & photography planning session
A variety of photos suited for website and online use including headshots, lifestyle, working, candid, etc.
Brand photo library delivered digitally in both high resolution and web optimized formats
Social media cropping of photos as needed
Full commercial usage rights for all photos
Guidance for team additions such as hair/makeup artist, location rental, wardrobe stylist, etc.
Photo sessions start at $1,000. All sessions are built specifically with your brand and unique needs in mind. Inquire for more details!
