Personal Branding Photography in Albuquerque New Mexico with Brandon of Electric Playhouse

January 17, 2023 in Commercial

Creative Personal Branding Photography in ABQ

Continuing the CNM Founders photo series (see this, and this, and this) I went to Electric Playhouse in Albuquerque, New Mexico to photograph the owner, Brandon, right in the settings customers can see when they visit! Talk about getting unique backgrounds for personal branding photos! Brandon cycled through various light projections. We settled on one that is actually straight fire and another Van Gogh-esque surreal blue swirl. If only I had these projectors in my own photo studio! Thank you to Brandon for the opportunity to shoot in Electric Playhouse itself.

Professional Personal Branding Photography in Albuquerque with Jen

December 13, 2022 in Commercial

Indoor and outdoor in downtown ABQ personal branding photoshoot

The last photoshoot for 2022 for the ongoing CNM founders project is with the person who invited me to be the photographer for the project herself, Jen Mulliniks. We met right outside her office building in downtown Albuquerque to start the shoot with some street shots. We then went inside and used, at Jen’s own suggestion, some of the buildings unique architectural features. I made the above photo by going half a staircase down, leaving a light hidden behind the wall to light up Jen in the circle. My semi-related inspiration was the cover of Carole King’s album, Tapestry. Thank you Jen for choosing me for this project and for a great photo shoot of your own!

Professional Personal Branding Photography for Interior Designers with Racheal

December 06, 2022 in Commercial

Personal branding photo shoot with an interior designer in ABQ

Interior designer Racheal contacted me about making some personal branding photos here in Albuquerque to help her jump start her business’ website and marketing campaign. She had access to a great location that allowed us to make a large variety of photos in just a one hour shoot. It also helped she did great in front of the camera too! Thank you Racheal for choosing me as your personal branding photographer!

Commercial Portraits and Personal Branding Photography for CNM with Trish of Teeniors

November 15, 2022 in Commercial

Golden light in Altura Park for commercial portraits in Albuquerque

Continuing the ongoing photography project I have with CNM to photograph founders of various local businesses (see first shoot), I met Trish of Teeniors at Altura Park. I have known Trish already for a couple of years through various business community and networking events. Even knowing someone just a little makes a big difference in the photo shoot I have found in my 13 years of doing this. Thus, the commercial portraits I were able to make of Trish, also benefiting from the late afternoon light in the park, resulted in some of the best photos I have made this year. Of course, Trish was a natural in front of the camera which always makes things much easier too! Thank you to Jen for organizing and to Trish for our planned, but still impromptu photo shoot!

Personal Branding Photography for Yoga Instructors with Ashlyn

August 16, 2022 in Commercial

High impact personal branding photography for a yoga instructor in ABQ

Ashlyn of Inner Woven Wellness met me at The Remedy Day Spa (another recent client) for a personal branding photography session that ranged from in the yoga studio to in the spa itself producing some of the best photos I have ever made for any client. It was a true team effort with Ashlyn certainly holding some yoga poses a bit longer than she would normally so I could get the lighting and composition of the personal branding photos just right. I think the results speak for themselves! Ashlyn was a star in front of the camera, and spa was an excellent background. Thank you to Ashlyn for choosing me as your personal branding photographer and to Mandy for letting us use The Remedy Day Spa!

Book Cover Photography in Albuquerque New Mexico with Sonja Dewing

August 15, 2022 in Commercial

Book Cover Photo Shoot in Albuquerque with an author friend

When local Albuquerque author and friend Sonja Dewing contacted me last week about needing some book cover photos for her, to be written the upcoming weekend, memoir, I was glad I had a last minute spot left in my schedule for the week. There were two concepts for the book cover, one using just some of her items from her time in service (like dog tags, etc) and then one with her holding some of these items. We made the lay flat image first using one of my new Duo Boards with a faux (but hyperrealistic) wood background. Then we made the photo with Sonja on a white seamless background with some of those items in her hand and on her person in various ways (check out the BTS shot below). Over the weekend she chose to go with the items on the wood background for the actual book cover photo. I think the final result turned out great!

Branding Photos and Commercial Portraits for author Linda in Rio Ranch New Mexico

August 10, 2021 in Commercial

Books, a dog, and great light for personal branding photos for an author

Visiting the home of Rio Rancho, New Mexico based author Linda Kolsky for personal branding photos and a commercial portrait photo shoot was a great creative experience. Using different areas of Linda’s home, as well as props, and sure to steal the show, her dog Winston, we made a variety of different photos for her to use in promoting her upcoming book. The light in her living room was fantastic and I want to use it as a photo studio! Thank you to Linda for being open to my photo ideas and for having your own, and to Winston for sitting for some photos, and to Jessica for assisting on this shoot. It was a true team effort!