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Benefits of Brand Photography

You have a business, and you’re wondering about brand photography. Is it worth it? Should you invest in custom photos for your website and Instagram? What’s the big deal? Let’s go through a quick rundown of why it’s so important, and the key benefits of brand photography! First Impressions Matter – First Benefit of Brand […]

Benefits of brand photography

Education

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How to Get Comfortable on Camera

How to get comfortable on camera. My best tips to make your photoshoot comfortable!

Two women laughing looking very comfortable on camera - Lethbridge brand photography by Kinsey Holt

Education

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Customize Your Brand Photoshoot

Let’s plan a unique brand photoshoot for you that really showcases your brand, and who you are. Through your wardrobe, your location and props, and hair and makeup, we’ll personalize it to you. Wardrobe for your Brand Session Incorporating your brand colors into your wardrobe is a great way to stay on-brand for your brand […]

Image of Fitness and health coach using ropes for her brand photoshoot

Education

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5 Steps to a Successful Brand Shoot

Custom, professional photos will elevate your brand, communicate clearly with your customers, and help take your already incredible business to the next level! So how do you make sure you have a successful shoot? From working with clients, I have learned that successful shoots all have a handful of things in common, and I’ve developed […]

Brands, Education

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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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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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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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How to Create a Custom Email Address

Having a Gmail address, or a Hotmail address is one thing that can make your business look unprofessional. Even if I know the business is very professional, for some reason it stands out to me! If you already have a website and your own domain name, it doesn’t take much to set yourself up with […]

Make a custom email address to match your website!

Business, Commercial, Education

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