Your brand story has

a beautiful spark

and so do you.

Ignite your story with compelling photography that starts the conversations for you, giving you more time to do what you do best.

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Woman wearing a pink shirt leans over the counter to decorate cookies

Photography that oozes your brand and gets you noticed takes

time to plan


& strategize.

I’d like to get to know your brand, as if it were a new friend.
This is important because:
  • People absorb visual information in milliseconds. New and unique images inject a fresh energy into your brand. People will take notice and stop the scroll.
  • Know, Like, Trust ~ Your brand is like a song. The more you hear it, the more you like it and want to sing along.
  • Consistency is easier to achieve in less time. You’ll have a customized library of relevant images at your fingertips.
  • This is one fewer hat you need to wear. Brand photography is like hiring another employee that will tell your stories for you in fewer words. We’ll determine just what you need before your session through strategic planning so that we show off your personality, your products, your promotions, your workplace, your process, and more – to create time for you to do what you do best.

All Brand Photography

INCLUDES:

personalization

You’ll complete a questionnaire or we’ll meet in a Zoom interview. The goal is to learn about you and your brand. That way your session can be strategized just for you.

Preparation Guides & Checklists

Created from everything I’ve learned to make a session run smoothly since opening business in 2015. They’ll help you walk in feeling confident as you know what to expect.

1:1 Strategy Meeting

Discuss the logistics before your session so that we can maximize our time making photos. This helps me deliver a gallery meeting your current and future visual needs.

IMAGE USE GUIDE

I’ve created a checklist for you so that once you receive your images, you know how to start using your images. They should be working just as hard as you do, across all your marketing platforms.

Image Retouching

Polishes your images to make them look magazine-ready. Retouched images are delivered in high-resolution print and web-ready file sizes. SEO-optimized image titles are available upon request.

STANDARD Image Licensing

Images are licensed for personal and marketing use on social media, website, and small-scale printed marketing tools within your business brand. You can crop photos as you please to make them work as hard as you do.

The Menu

brand photography is a tax-deductible business investment
your hair & makeup beforehand is too
Tell the stories of the people, the places, the products, the spaces…
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Spark

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For brands that are just starting out or those who simply need a refresh.

  • Booking Questionnaire
  • 15 Minute 1:1 Strategy Call
  • 1 hour session
  • 2 outfits + 1 location
  • 10 retouched images – high resolution and web-ready formats
  • Delivered for download in 10 days

650

Ignite

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For brands needing a comprehensive visual library.

  • Your choice: Brand Planning Questionnaire or Brand Interview
  • Personalized Session Guide
  • 30 Minute 1:1 Strategy Call
  • 2 hour session
  • 4 outfits + 2 locations within a 5 minute walk/drive
  • 25 retouched images – high resolution and web-ready formats
  • Delivered for download in 14 days

1150

Blaze

For brands that use a lot of images and need an extensive, customized visual library.

  • Your choice: Brand Planning Questionnaire or Brand Interview
  • Personalized Session Guide
  • 40 Minute 1:1 Strategy Call
  • 4 hours
  • 6 outfits + 2 locations within a 30 minute drive (travel time is part of your session time)
  • 45 retouched images – high resolution and web-ready formats
  • Delivered for download in 14 days

2250

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some brands need just a little extra

Every package can be customized.
Add-ons:
  • Social Media Package ~ video, quick stills, gifs, timelapse, animations, and more. Contact Maija for a quote
  • Styling ~ 250 (on-brand decor and on-brand props curated just for you)
  • Extra session time ~ 150 per hour
  • Split session over multiple days and/or locations ~ 200
  • Extra images ~ 30/each
  • Rush Delivery +20%
on a budget? Check out a Branding Blitz event!
BRANDing BLITZ

Headshots for Businesses

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  • Teams of 5 or more people
  • Approximately 5-10 minutes per person, plus setup time
  • Selection of 1 retouched headshot/per person for immediate download
  • Portraits delivered in high-resolution and web-ready formats
  • Travel within 10 miles of 60657

100/per person

Add-ons:
  • Travel outside of 10 miles of 60657
  • Extra images ~ 35/image
  • Group image ~ 150 for the 1st image, 50 for each additional image
  • Rush Delivery +20%
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Every brand ~ every human ~ has a beautiful spark.

Ignite yours

with brand photography that tells your story.

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…Or if we’ve already selected your tentative date on the phone,

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