Category:personal branding

Choosing Photography Over A.I – Why You Should Opt For Real Images

Choosing Photography Over A.I – Why You Should Opt For Real Images In An Era of A.I Headshots, Choose Real Photography. It’s 2026, AI is creeping into everyday life. We see it in advertising. We use it to write emails. It has become a search engine. AI has become the revolutionary tool of the future. It can do everything – write, advise, create. It can even create ‘realistic images of you’ – for free, or for only a small fee. […]

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The Benefits Of Hiring A Personal Stylist Before Your Photoshoot

The Benefits Of Hiring A Personal Stylist Before Your Photoshoot Like many people, you might find yourself feeling stuck or lost with what to wear before a photoshoot. Not knowing where to start in choosing the outfits for your shoot can be a huge block and a confidence crusher. The truth is, if you don’t feel fantastic, it’ll show in your photoshoot. I want to introduce you to the idea of working with a personal stylist before your photoshoot, to […]

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Outfit Ideas For Your Headshot

Outfit Advice For Your Professional Headshot What Should You Wear For A Professional Headshot Photoshoot? It’s one of the most asked questions for professional headshot photographers. What to wear – it’s a tricky one, and something that you can spend hours on, tossing up options, pulling things in and out of your wardrobe, wondering if shoes really matter? I’m here to give you my advice and my opinion. And ultimately, that’s what all of this is – opinion. I’m going […]

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Local artists paint in their Melbourne gallery space, for a personal branding portrait.

Candid Headshots & How To Use Them

Candid Headshots & How To Use Them If you are looking to use imagery of yourself or your team for your business, but don’t want it to look overly posed, you may be considering the idea of candid portraits. What exactly is a candid portrait? A candid moment is typically when a person is photographed without being aware of the photo being taken. A true candid photograph is a natural, unposed moment that is true and genuine. For the purpose […]

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A collage of headshots and personal branding portraits taken across Melbourne in Studio and on location.

Best Headshots Melbourne

Best Headshots Melbourne My Best Headshots, Taken In Melbourne After years of being a professional headshot photographer, I’ve worked with some pretty amazing people. My portfolio is filled with so much variation that it can be hard to choose my favourite work. Not to mention all my work that is kept private for my clients. My portraiture styles range from bright and colourful to lifestyle, and corporate styles that are sleek and neutral. All of it is different, and that’s because […]

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What is personal branding photoshoot?

What Is A Personal Branding Photoshoot? What Is A Personal Branding Photoshoot? Personal Branding may seem like a buzzword but in the digital age with a whole world of ‘online’, personal branding is becoming more important than ever. If you’re struggling to understand what a personal brand is, then read my blog post on how to create a personal brand for yourself.  If you’re across what a personal brand is, you may want to clarify what a personal branding photoshoot […]

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Creating a custom stock library with staff branding

Creating A Custom Stock Library With In-Situ Staff Branding Photography What makes your business unique? You may have many answers for this: location, customer service, your products, your branding.  What often doesn’t come to mind as quickly, is your staff. In reality, the people we have in our businesses are what make them most unique. The teams we have bring personality into our businesses, whether they are customer-facing or working behind the scenes. Photography Helps Build Connection: Most of us […]

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Personal branding portrait of Mother and daughter artist duo from Aurora art - photographed outside their Melbourne art gallery.

Featuring Local Business – Aurora Art Gallery!

Aurora Art 13 Old Lilydale Road, Ringwood East In a series of blog posts, I’m introducing the wonderful businesses in the strip of shops on Old Lilydale Road. Why? As a community project. This is where my studio is located, and I have loved every minute of being here. The community is wonderful, and the businesses and tenants were so welcoming. Here we are with a feature of Aurora Art Gallery – run by Mother and Daughter duo, Lani and […]

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Melbourne business owner sits in a relaxed poses wearing a white shirt and yellow pants. She smiles to camera for a personal branding portrait.

You may be asking: “How do I create a brand for myself?”. Let me tell you.

How do you create a brand for yourself? Personal branding – it’s moved on from the buzzword and now it’s in all of our vocabularies. As the world becomes more and more ‘online’ the way we present ourselves (our brand) becomes more and more important and prominent. When figuring out what your personal brand is, you need to first understand how you present yourself and communicate with others. Once you’ve figured the keywords of your personal brand, we can understand […]

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Melbourne actress smiling for a relaxed actor headshot. She wears a blue blazer and is in front of an earthy brown background in a studio.

How to find a good headshot photographer.

How do I find a good headshot photographer? Have you ever struggled having your photograph taken before? Finding the process awkward or uncomfortable?Did you end up with headshots that didn’t feel right, or even really look like you? If so, it’s likely that you haven’t quite bonded with your photographer. It could be that the conversation didn’t flow, you don’t like their photography style, or they over-retouched your photos. Finding a headshot photographer sounds simple enough, but there are things […]

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