Brand Photography

to Elevate your Website, Social Media & Marketing

Brand photography for women who've built Entrepreneurships from Experience.

We create marketing-ready photos that build trust, elevate visibility, and help you show up like the expert you are.

Brand Photography Sessions

Nicole, Founder of SmartCat Marketing, curled up on couch reading A Story brand book

Some sessions are meant for a quick refresh. Others are built as full brand assets with strategy, planning, and long-term visibility baked in. Both have value. But they serve different needs, at different stages.

As a personal brand photographer in Halifax,

I want to make sure you’re getting more than beautiful images, you’re getting ones that fit. Photos that align with your message, reflect your personality, and support the way you show up in your business.

When your visuals are created with your growth in mind, they don’t just sit in a gallery, they go to work for you. That’s the difference. And that’s the ROI.

Your brand is built on authenticity

You’ve built your business from experience, not a template. Brand photography turns that story into marketing-ready images that build trust and elevate visibility.

Stock photos and old headshots can only go so far. They don’t reflect your personality, expertise, or the business you’ve built today.

You need confident, business-elevating photos

that make your brand recognizable, build trust with your audience, and attract the right clients and opportunities.

That’s exactly what a personal branding photoshoot does.

Whether you're launching something new, updating your website, or finally stepping into your CEO role, your photos should work as hard as you do.

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Confidence through Visibility

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Have you ever caught yourself thinking things like…

“I’m not successful enough yet.”

“My business isn’t big enough yet for brand photos.”

“Professional photos feel like something I’ll do later.”

“This feels like a nice to have, not a priority.”

“The cost feels hard to justify right now.”

“I’m not sure the return would be worth it.”

These doubts are more common than you think, but they shouldn’t hold back the business you’ve built.

If your photos haven’t changed but your business has, it shows.

Outdated visuals create a gap between the level you’re operating at and how you’re showing up online. Brand photography gives you marketing-ready images that reflect where you are now and support where you’re headed.

Brand Photography isn’t about vanity. It’s about efficiency.

It’s about setting yourself up with photos that do the heavy lifting for you, so you can get back to what you do best.

Wondering how it all happens? Here is an approximate timeline to keep in mind if you are planning a personal branding shoot around a re-brand or when launching of a new offer.

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Introductions:

let's scope each other out - make sure we're a good match.

Step 1: Fill out the contact form. Check your email to book a call - and complete the Questionnaire. I'll share my process, you share your goals. This is where the strategy begins.

Next is the custom proposal. This is your official quote.

  • Timeline: week 1

Confirm your Date:

once your package is confirmed, contract is signed, and deposit is received, you will get my calendar to book your photo shoot.

  • Timeline: week 1-2

Personalize the Details

The What to Expect Guide offers suggested poses, props & wardrobe. Includes recommended location rentals and hair & make-up artists. These are some of the details we will go over during the planning call.

  • Timeline: week 2-3

Photo Day

Your guided shoot is a collaboration. It's okay that you don't know how to pose, or what to do with your hands - that's my job. I want you to have fun, but mostly feel confident & comfortable.

  • Timeline: week 4(ish)

Customize your Gallery

From your password protected online gallery, review, select & download your favourite enhanced images. You have the option to upgrade to the complete gallery.

  • Timeline: week 5-6.

Happy Clients Say...

I had the pleasure of working with Allison to create a professional library of photos for my social media and my website. Throughout the process, she guided me with prep advice, we met at various locations, and she was generous with her time and ideas. Allison was lovely to work with—warm, professional, and accommodating. Her dedication to ensuring a positive experience and delivering a wide range of options was evident. If you’re looking for a photographer with an approachable and collaborative style, I would highly recommend connecting with her.

Tisha Parker Kemp, Presentation Coach -  Annual Subscriptionblond woman in a hot pink jacket, looking to the side with the tip of pink glasses in her teeth

Allison did an amazing job creating these photos! I told her during the session, "you obviously know your stuff." I’ve had photo sessions before where, after looking through the shots, I’d think, “why didn’t the photographer adjust my shirt, my collar, or this or that?” But not with Allison. She took her time, paying attention to the small details that made all the difference.black woman with long hair, wearing a yellow gold blazer, clapping her hands

Ola Williams, Financial Coach & Author

Allison takes terrific photos. But more importantly, she takes SMART photos. Before your shoot, she helps you refine what you need, so there are no wasted shots. I ended up with the perfect photos for my website pages, promos, and social media. Highly recommend Allison! She's the best.

Kim Scaravelli, Brand Voice Coach & Authorwoman with short brown hair, leaning back on a sofa, with a laptop on her lap, smiling at the camera

Allison listened to my business ideas and helped shape a unique photo session that worked very well for my business launch and rebrand. She both inspired and accommodated my location requests and was flexible with timing. The photos will help clients to get to know me and my approach to offering legal services. Many of the photos provided my web design team with material for a new website.

Sarah Shiels, Marine Lawyerdark haired woman in navy suite at a desk with open law books

Allison is a professional photographer who is my go to source for photos that capture our brand. She is easy to work with and the two times that I have engaged her services I have been delighted with results. I plan to engage her again in the future and would highly recommend.

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Brand Photography Sessions

Which is best for you & your business? All sessions include my custom What to Expect Guide, a planning call, user license for your marketing, plus the option to upgrade to complete gallery.

Personal Visibility

2 sessions | 1 year

Keep your content fresh and on-brand. Stay visible and consistent.

Each session includes:

  • half day guided session
  • 50 edited images
  • B-Roll Video
  • multiple locations
  • wardrobe changes
  • x2!

Personal Branding

Your story, personality & expertise

captured in one session designed to fuel your content and build your visibility.

The most popular at $995, includes:

  • half day guided session
  • 45 edited images
  • multiple locations
  • wardrobe changes

Boutique Teams

Professional gallery for small teams or leadership.

Professional, strategic visuals for your website, social media and marketing materials.

Includes:

  • 2-hour session
  • 20 web-ready images
  • behind the scenes
  • profile photos
  • one location

Want to know about pricing before booking a free 30 minute Discovery Call?

Get the most recent pricing guide (subject to changes).

Pricing Guide has options for Personal Brand & Team packages.

Guide is NOT a quote.

 

Looking for 30 minute, pre-planned MINI SESSION DAYS? Join the waitlist

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Before your shoot, we’ll plan more than just outfits and locations.


We’ll talk about your brand message, the story you want your photos to tell, and where you’ll be using them - like your website, social media, or marketing.

This way, every photo has a purpose and supports the business you’ve built.

By the time we are ready for your brand photography session, we are already friends before you get in front of the camera!

If you are a business owner with the Halifax Chamber of Commerce, don't miss this M2M deal!

On location branding sessions may include:

  • shared public spaces such as parks or pubs
  • shared work spaces
  • show homes or Air BnB rentals
  • your own home, office or studio
  • your workspace

Keys to a great location:

LIGHT - natural, bright, ambient

MINIMALIST - cluttered backgrounds can be distracting

OPEN SPACE - to add graphics, buttons and a call to action. Canva users get this!

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