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What Makes a Great Personal Brand Photo?

Great personal brand photos can transform your entire business. They have the power to make your intended audience connect with you on a deeper level, trust your expertise, and want to support you with their business. So how can you make sure the photos you get from your personal brand photoshoot are the best they can possibly be? What exactly is it that makes a personal brand photo great? Overall, it comes down to three things…

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10 Ways Real Headshots are Better Than AI Headshots

I’m not gonna lie - the headshots I’m seeing that are coming out of AI image generators are nothing short of incredible. The details, the lighting, the colour - all of it seems perfect. Or, perhaps a little too perfect? And while I can admit that AI images are technically masterful, I just don’t like them. I can spot them a mile off, and to be honest, I feel a little cheated. When I visit your website or social media to find out more about working with you, I want to get to know you, not a machine’s interpretation of you. So, in the hope of ‘keeping it real’, here are all the ways I think actual headshots are better than AI generated headshots.

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Tips for Having a Brand Photoshoot at Home

Having a brand photoshoot at home may sound stressful, but it doesn’t have to be, especially when it might be the most suitable option for small businesses with budget constraints. I’m here to help and to let you know how to get the best possible photos in any space. Read my top tips about having a successful brand photoshoot in your home…

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How to Create Unique Brand Photos

Brand photos are your opportunity to convey a visual story to your audience. But there’s no point telling a story if there’s nothing unique to say. Generic photos are a dime a dozen, they fill a space but they don’t really say anything. People want to know what sets you apart and if your photos don’t do that, they may be letting you down. Here are my tips for how to get the most out of your brand photos.

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How to Create Personal Branding Photos When You're Pregnant

What if it’s time to update your photos and you’re pregnant? You could wait until baby is born and then try and schedule in a photoshoot around a newborn. But during that year, you might need to ramp up promotions to sustain you on maternity leave and the extra content would be super valuable. Or you could do a photoshoot in the early stages of pregnancy to build up your content library but, if these photos appear on your website or marketing materials for the coming years, you probably don’t want to appear perpetually pregnant! So what do you do??

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Personal Branding Photos for Sydney Real Estate Agents

With the Sydney property market always changing, families are looking for trusted and reliable real estate agents to help guide them into their forever home. But, as a Sydney real estate agent, how do you get visible and communicate all the ways you can help people navigate the property market? One way is to build your personal brand and create quality content that highlights your professionalism, gives your audience and idea what it’s like to work with you, and to build genuine trust.

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