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Primrose Flower Farm | Southern Alberta Brand Photographer

There is nothing better than visiting a client’s website and seeing their new brand photos up! Check out Primrose Lane’s website!    I was able to shoot these images on a perfect night – one of the most beautiful nights of the summer! I got to see and photograph in her greenhouse, which is a […]

Primrose Farm Aug2020

Brands, Business, Commercial

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Action Cures Fear.

      Action Cures Fear. I’m still learning this! I made plans for a big exciting project months ago that I’ve been thinking about for awhile. I broke it down and created a list of action items and a timeline. And then I did almost nothing about it. Oh I had good excuses, like, […]

Business, Education, Personal

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Ash + Twig | Brand Photography

Ash & Twig | Brand Photography: Joylynn is the founder and maker at Ash & Twig!  She loves keeping everything earthy, grounded, simple and natural as she can. One of the reasons she started making soap was because she hadn’t found a soap scented with essential oils that actually smelled good and worked well. And […]

Plate with soap on it

Brands, Business, Commercial

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Hunchie Shop | Lethbridge Product Photography

do you love that scrunchies are back? Carleen owns a small shop, called Hunchie Shop, based in Calgary. She has the best prints and quality. I have way too many favorites! These photos were of her two latest lines, Tropical Safari and Luxe Neutrals. When she initially contacted me for product photos, I was so […]

Brands, Commercial

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zyia activewear | southern alberta brand shoot

Meet Alyssa: Alyssa is a fun, energetic Zumba instructor and she wears and sells Zyia activewear. As a busy mom of 2, she wanted photos for her Instagram feed to show off her lifestyle and products. Our goals for this lifestyle product shoot were first to show how inclusive Zyia is – that they have […]

Brands, Commercial

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6 Secrets to a Successful Product Shoot

Your product photos sell your product – so how do you make sure you get the best product photos?  Based on my experience with clients who run product-based businesses, I have discovered 6 secrets to a successful product shoot: Vision/A Goal What is your goal for these photos? This helps us narrow down how and […]

Brands, Commercial, Education

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Working From Home With Your Kids

Before school was shut down, we had a snow day and I shared tips for working from home with kids on my IG stories. We are getting in a pretty decent routine now with at-home learning, and mom working from home, but not every day goes perfectly smoothly! I thought I would share these again […]

Busy working from home at a desk

Business, Education

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Where to Use Brand Photos

You’ve booked that brand session, and are thinking about what photos you need. Or, you’ve shot the photos and are now looking at a gallery of images! You might be wondering where to use those brand photos, and I’m happy to help you answer that! Knap Creative is one of my favorite local businesses. It’s […]

WHERE TO USE BRAND PHOTOS FEATURING KNAP CREATIVE

Business, Commercial, Education

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Headshot Event | Lethbridge brand photographer

I LOVED February’s headshot event. When I decided to become a Lethbridge brand photographer, I had no idea how many amazing people I would get to meet! I think I’m going to call this event “Mini Brand Sessions” next time because that’s really what these turned out to be! I loved meeting each woman and […]

Lethbridge brand photographer Kinsey Holt

Brands, Commercial

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5 Things You Need On Your Website

Your website is a representation of your business, and if I want to do business with you, I’ve found that these 5 things are what you need on your website! I’ve incorporated these 5 things into my own website so I’ve included screenshots to give an example.   What You Do Whether you have an […]

Business, Commercial, Education, Uncategorized

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