Women painting next to heading copyright vs commercial use
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Photograph copyright versus licensing

Can I share or edit professional photos? Did you know your photography usually retains copyright to your images?   Copyright grants the owner exclusive rights to use, adapt, publish, display or otherwise communicate their work and copyright under Australian Law is automatic. You’ll most likely have personal use licensing for family portraits or commercial use…

Prepare for your personal brand photoshoot and what to expect on the day
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Prepare for your personal brand photoshoot and what to expect on the day

You’re doing it – you’re going to finally book that photoshoot for you in your business and its coming off the todo list and you’ve sent the initial enquiry – so what’s next!?!   Before the photoshoot We start with a discovery questionnaire to better understand your brand and your audience. I’ll ask things like where…

Old Vine Candles
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Old Vine Candles

How gorgeous do these Old Vine Candles look?  I can tell you they smell even better! Anna from Old Vine Candles contacted me to level up her website with professional photographs of her soy candles.   With over 19 products across three collections she wanted a mixture of styles and said “basically need a lot of…

You Can’t Be Authentic Without Being Vulnerable…So How Do You Get Past the Fear?
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You Can’t Be Authentic Without Being Vulnerable…So How Do You Get Past the Fear?

By Meghann Birks If you are a business owner whose success relies, to some degree, on real connection with your audience, then being willing to show up authentically is part of the deal.  And let’s be honest, in today’s saturated service-oriented business market, being yourself is one of the quickest and most effective ways to attract…

Practical ways to use your professional photographs and be seen by your customers
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Practical ways to use your professional photographs and be seen by your customers

There is nothing worse than digital images collecting electronic dust, so I wanted to share a couple of ideas on how you can use your professional photos to be seen by your next clients and customers: >>  FACEBOOKYou’ll need a cover image and a profile pic to start with: Profile photos are displayed as a circle and look best when…

Beachside personal branding headshot

A very long commute

A very long commute No pressure when your beautiful client travels 5.5 hours to work with you!! “When I had the idea to get a photoshoot done for my business website, I hunted high and low for a photographer that I’d feel comfortable working with. My intuition told me Miranda was the ONE – so…

Oh – I’m a big fan!

Oh – I’m a big fan!

  Oh – I’m a big fan! This was a fun product photography brief: the sexiest fans in ventilation! As well as photography products on a white backgrounds from a multitude of angles for the catalog, I got to roam the local Pacific Ventilation factory and grab photographs of anything that caught my eye.  

Planning your photoshoot – where to start?
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Planning your photoshoot – where to start?

So you know you need some professional photographs to elevate your online presence:“I want to update my website and grab some photos for Facebook and Instagram…” And you know you’ll have to get in front of the camera:“Oh and some headshots maybe…” So what’s the next step? You’ll need to choose a photographer, book a…

Riveols Sports Apparel

Riveols Sports Apparel

Riveols Sports Apparel Lifestyle product photography is so useful – it helps your clients really visualise your products in action, see exactly how they perform and consider something they might have scrolled past on a plain white background. You don’t want to overwhelm your product – it needs to be the obvious hero in the…

Run free merch

Run free merch

I got to do some product photography for my beloved derby league and I had a blast!  I think that’s because there wasn’t a client brief – “just make it look good”, so I got to style the items however I liked.  Super pleased with the results as they turned out just how they looked…