Jaimié Birtel's photography blog
Tips for Photography Wardrobe Styling on a Budget
A professional photo shoot is worth investing in - quality matters, and whether you’re looking for branding photos for your business or personal portraits for your family, choosing an experienced, qualified photographer can make all the difference in getting photos you love. When it comes to your wardrobe for the photo shoot, on the other hand, you don’t have to spend a pretty penny to look fantastic. Try these tips for putting together a photo shoot wardrobe that looks great on you AND your wallet.
Tips for Urban Photo Shoots IN SEATTLE
If you love the look of a photoshoot in town, either in a chic city environment or in a sweet small town, I’ve got you! Explore these tips for enjoying and getting the most out of your urban photo shoot.
What Is a Full-Service Photographer and Why Should You Hire One?
It’s no secret that there are a lot of independent photographers and photography studios in the Seattle area. So many of them do beautiful work, but everyone’s photos are just a bit different and have their own look and style to them. But beyond aesthetic differences, when you’re choosing a photographer for your family portraits or your branding photos or whatever it may be, another difference to consider is the experience you want with your photographer.
Each of us does things a bit differently, and I’m proud to give my clients an attentive and unique experience as a full-service photographer.
Ways to Involve Your Kids in the Family Photography Process
Family portraits are something every family should have and should be able to treasure. But I completely understand why some families let several years go by between family photo sessions. There are several reasons, of course, but a common one is the worry that your kids might just be too rambunctious to be able to get good portraits together, or that it’ll be a difficult experience to try to keep them on track.
How to Choose a Location for Your Branding Photos
Branding photography can be a fantastic boon to your business, and part of my expertise as a photographer is designing a photo session for you that will effortlessly create the look you want for yourself and your business. When you and I are planning your branding photo shoot together, one of the first decisions we’ll make is where to have your photo shoot, so take a look at these tips for finding the right location for your photos.
How to Prepare Your Home for a Stress-Free Lifestyle Photo Shoot
A lifestyle photo shoot is a photo session that’s typically in your own home and that focuses on candid and authentic scenes from your family’s life together, and they’re popular for newborn photos. Whether you prefer a lifestyle photo shoot over a photo session at an outdoor location or at my Mercer Island studio is simply a matter of preference, but some clients do worry that it will be stressful to get their home ready for professional portraits. To ease your worries, here’s how to prepare for a stress-free photo shoot at your home.
What to Wear for Headshots: Styling Tips for Branding Photos
A branding photo shoot is a fantastic investment for your business. Having professional, polished, on-brand photos means that every single piece of marketing you use, every social media post, every ad, and every page of your website is more effective. But booking that photo shoot is just the first step. As you’re preparing for your session, one of the first things you might wonder is what you should wear.
Capturing All the Seasons in Your Branding Photos
Your branding photography should be a staple of your business’s marketing. After one photo shoot, you should have an abundance of custom branding photos and headshots that you can use in all of your marketing for the next year or two until it’s time for a refresher. But there’s a common mistake a lot of professionals make in planning their branding photos: they only think about the shots they need at the moment, not the shots they’ll want in the coming months. Then, a while down the line, they kick themselves thinking, “I can’t believe I have all these photos, but none of them are right for this campaign.”
So, how do you make sure that you have branding photos that fit every season? Here are a few considerations you’ll want to keep in mind when planning your branding photo shoot.
How to Capture Authentic Joy in Your Family Photos
Human beings are intuitive; you can almost always tell the difference between a genuine smile and a fake smile. That’s true in day-to-day life, but it’s also true for portraits. When you picture your children and your spouse in your mind, you picture all of them smiling and laughing together - those happy moments are when you feel most connected with each other. That’s why overly posed and artificial family photos can fall so flat, because that’s not who your family is in your mind. But how do you bring authentic joy to the surface in your family photo shoot?
Behind-the-Scenes Branding Photos: What They Are and Why You Need Them
A branding photo shoot is more than just headshots. Yes, headshots are important, and you’ll get some incredible ones out of our session, but your branding photo shoot also gives you so many more images for your business or your professional brand. That includes a category that’s known as “behind the scenes” branding photos. Let’s take a look at what those photos are and why they can be so helpful to your brand.