I’m based in Leigh-on-Sea and offer my services across the Southend area, though I travel to London, around Essex and beyond.

A headshot session focuses on professional portraits: clean but full of personality images of you. A brand shoot is a much larger umbrella, covering headshots, lifestyle and candid images and styled on-brand stock photos all in one session. I wrote a this blog post on this if you’d like to explore the difference in more detail.

It depends on how clear your vision is and how much preparation time we need together. If you have a strong sense of what you want, a week can be enough. If you’d like more time to explore ideas and work through the guides because of your busy work schedule, two to three weeks would be ideal.

Not at all. Some clients arrive knowing exactly what they want. Others know what they definitely don’t want. Either is completely fine. Throughout our initial conversation we’ll work out exactly what we need to capture your business in a way that feels aligned. The specifics we work out through our preparation.

That’s absolutely fine. Brand photography communicates your story as it is right now. Even if you don’t have everything figured out, including your brand voice, colours, you know what you want to offer, the kind of service you provide and how you want to show up. Businesses and their owners evolve constantly. I have clients who still mix and match images from shoots spanning five years.

I’ll send you my brand guides to get you started and a questionnaire that helps you dive into the feeling you want your images to evoke. By the time we have our pre-shoot consultation, we’ll have clear vision of what we’re creating together.

Yes, it’s an important decision. Location sets the entire feel of your images so we’ll talk through options carefully during our consultation. Whether that’s your workspace, a location that reflects your brand or somewhere more unexpected, we’ll find what works for you.

My guide covers the general do’s and don’ts in detail. One thing I always say that rather than matching your outfits to your brand colours, I prefer them to complement. It’s less rigid and you won’t get the shade wrong.

Not all blues are your blue. We can swap outfits, layer up or down throughout the shoot and above all, wear something you feel confident and comfortable in. Well fitted, not too restrictive. Your discomfort will show in the photos.

Absolutely. Showing how you work, who you work with and what that looks like in practice is all part of telling your brand story. We can include group shots, mock consultations, treatments, meetings etc. We’ll talk through the best way to capture what you do at our initial call.

Video is available as an add-on to your brand photography shoot rather than as a standalone session. We’ll discuss what you need during the discovery call.

This depends on your session type. Please refer to my pricing page for full details on what’s included here.

Brand and commercial shoots are prioritised in my editing schedule. Although turnaround depends on the season, I aim to have your gallery ready within two weeks of your shoot date.

My editing style is natural, true colours, real skin tones. I remove spots and blemishes across all images but approach editing differently depending on the shot type. Headshots receive more detailed editing and refinement. Candid and lifestyle images are kept natural and true to the moment.

Yes, I’m happy to arrange a payment plan leading up to your shoot date. Due to the nature of digital images, your gallery will be released once the remaining balance has been paid.