Professional Product Photos | Saint Charles Photographer | Chelsie Trendley Photography
Professional Product Photos | Saint Charles Photographer |
Chelsie Trendley Photography
If you didn’t know, we recently started offering professional product photography. Having a small online product based business myself, I know the importance of professional product photography and how much it helps showcase my products. I noticed a huge increase in sales since I started updating the mock photos to professional photos myself or my associate photographer Meg took.
We started collaborating with other small businesses and doing photos early this year and wanted to expand and offer more.
Here are a few reasons why you should hire a professional.
1. To show the quality of your products; this is important especially for hand-made businesses, you want to show the great quality and value of your products.
2. Variety, a professional photographer can get a good variety of different views of your products, this will help show off different aspects of your product - think size, shape, style.
3. Stand alone or modeled, would your item be better show cased on a model or stand alone? A professional photographer can do both and create a stunning visual of your product either stand alone or on a model.
Stay tuned on what to look for when hiring a professional photographer!
Here is a product shoot show casing a skirt using both a model and just the product.
Another product shoot showcasing children’s yoga leggings on a model leggings by: Rogue Wanderer Co.
If you have a small business and are looking for product photography, lets chat!
Professional Print Products | Saint Charles Photographer | Chelsie Thompson Photography
Professional Print Products | Saint Charles Photographer |
Chelsie Thompson Photography
This is something near and dear to my heart. I look back at photos of my family as often as I can, I constantly ask my family when was this, tell me more. The stories flood in and I learn so much about my parents, grandparents and the history of my family. A lot of things become forgotten until we see a photograph, then the memories flood back in. So while we live in this digital age, there is something nostalgic about walking down a hall or into a room and seeing prints on the wall, or looking through an photo book and seeing a story unfold.
I always print through the best quality print labs on high archival paper with the best inks. This way your prints and print products will last and one day your grandchildren will be looking at these photos.
I already here this regularly from past clients, that they love looking through their albums and remembering those moments. Not only are they investing in products but they are investing in those moments and memories. Here are a few examples of products that I offer.
Albums the perfect way to show case your family story!
Accordion minis, these mini books are the perfect gift for grandparents and relatives.
Custom wood boxes with prints, its so nice to snuggle up and look through loss prints. Canvases are great pieces to enhance any room and be a great conversation piece.
I also offer fun timeless products like retro viewfinders, these are so much fun because often times, kids have never used these and for parents they hold a special blend of nostalgia.
Showing a retro viewfinder, they hold 7 images and a middle reel image with the year.
Another neat thing I do is all prints larger then 8x10 are mounted so you can write on the back without the worry of ruining your prints.
If your in the Saint Charles area, let’s chat about your families needs and what kind of artwork you like for your home, we can create your session based off what spaces you have.
Why Lifestyle | Saint Charles Photographer | Chelsie Trendley Photography
Why lifestyle photography is great for families
Why Lifestyle | Saint Charles Photographer |
Chelsie Trendley Photography
I wanted to write a post on lifestyle photography. I choose to specialize in this because to me this is the best way to get authentic family photos that tell a story. Your family is ever changing, your kids continue to grow and change throughout the years. This is a easy and fun way to show off the whole family and get the best authentic smiles. This is also so much easier on kids and parents. No more yelling for them to stand still and smile, no more saying “say cheese”, I use cues and playing to get genuine smiles. I often time have the parents playing with the kids and then will branch off and have the kids play and the parents to fun cues. I always get a huge variety of “breakdowns” this way and easily create a beautiful photograph story of your family. All the while still getting a couple great options for that “everyone looking and smiling pose”. I get these with family walk, and the family hug cue.
Here is a great example of some cues and playing ideas I use to get great photos of a family.
If you have a session scheduled it doesn’t matter if we are wandering around main street Saint Charles or a beautiful park in Cottleville we will get lots of gorgeous photos of your family! If you haven’t scheduled a session, lets chat!
Professional Head Shots | Saint Charles Photographer | Chelsie Trendley Photography
Professional Head Shots | Saint Charles Photographer |
Chelsie Trendley Photography
Do you run a business, online or in person? Having professional head shots vs. a selfie can really show your clients you’re running a professional business.
While a selfie is obviously a cheap and easy solution it may not look the best to prospective clients. Not having a head shot can be just as bad, you’re clients want to know who they are hiring or purchasing from, having a professional photo can help build trust in your brand and puts real person they can connect with behind the business
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A few things to consider when hiring a professional photographer to take your head shots.
-Do they specialize in head shots?
Just because they are a photographer does not mean they specialize in what you’re looking for. You can usually find out by looking on their website, or email them.
-Do they offer what you need?
You’re going to want a commercial license to use your head shots on your websites, social media, and marketing material (example: business cards, brochures)
-Can they accommodate to your brand?
If your brand is an outdoorsy business, you may want outdoors photos vs a studio. If you work in an office you may want a studio session, and if you work with clients one on one and meet in local coffee shops you may want a lifestyle head shot session in local coffee shop and would want a lifestyle photographer who specializes in head shots.
-How to pick based off their photos.
Look at the photographers website and decide if you like the look of their photos, every photographers have their own editing style and usually stick with it, its Important to look at the photos and make sure they work with your brand and the look you’re going for.
-Budget!
This is important, a good professional photographer may charge anything from $200-$2000 for head shots. Depending on where you’re located and what exactly you’re looking for.
-How to tell if they are professional vs. just have a camera and looking to make a quick buck.
-Website typically is their business name . com
-Has you sign a contract
-Will have a professional email not a gmail or yahoo or some other free email address.
-How to write a facebook post looking for a photographer:
Make sure you list the following:
-Studio | outdoor | lifestyle
-Commercial license for digital
-Type of edit: Light & Airy | Dark & Moody | Colorful & Vibrant | Not sure and want to see websites to find what you like
-Budget
I always recommend you go with someone you connect with and love their work over just price shopping, you want to love the photos and you want potential clients to see you for you. Often time when people just price shop they don’t end up with photos they love. This is a investment in your business, so treat it like one and do your research.
If you’re in the Saint Charles area and looking for head shots, check out my work and let me know if you’d like more info. I specialize in lifestyle and outdoor head shots! I would love to create amazing photos of you to help connect your customers with you.
Oahu Lifestyle Photographer | Aloha Family Photography
Oahu has some pretty amazing beaches and outdoor locations for your photo session. But, outdoors is not the only place to do photos. I love doing in-your-home sessions. They are perfect for families to really capture life at home.
Baking sessions are one of my favorites for in home, they are messy, sweet, and really tug at my heart strings (more on that in a future blog).
Anyways, this family is absolutely amazing, I love their energy, playfulness, and beautiful home on Oahu.
I will be sharing more from this amazing Oahu Lifestyle session in the next couple of weeks.
If you;re on Oahu, visiting, or on another Hawaiian Island, I would love to be your photographer! Contact me for pricing. Hello@AlohaFamilyPhotography.com
Oahu Family Photographer | Splash Session | Amazing Family
I generally leave a photo session and have a feeling of excitement. I love working with families. This session I did stands out, I try not to "play favorites" but this one, this one is my favorite.
At the time our newest child was about 3 months old. So I brought the whole family to base and dropped my husband and our three daughters off at the park. I then headed to my session. I listen to the radio and did my usual pre photo shoot car dancing. I pulled up and immediately my clients pulled up next to me. I don't know why but this felt like a great sign. Since we were both about 10 minutes early. Right away I felt a connection, the Mom Shelby had the same hair style and hair color as me! I complemented her AMAZING style. We walked down to the beach and I really let myself be me at the session. I joked with them, we chatted, the kids played, splashed, and then although I have suggested before at sessions, I highly encouraged them to get in the water. The results were amazing. I also got in the water, I was soaked up to my belly button! Best of all I knew I made friends for life.
After the session I was on cloud 9, it was amazing, I kept looking at the back of my camera and felt so much pure excitement. Upon getting home, I started my usual post session uploading and all the behind the scenes work.
When they came over to see everything, again, it was just an amazing environment. Their kids played with my kids while we looked through their photos, I may have teared up because I'm always emotional when people love the photos. She may have too, I don't remember, and I didn't want to look and her see my all teary eyed.
Then I found out the family was MOVING away from this beautiful island Oahu. So I ordered everything with rush shipping because I love hand delivery/pick up!
Anyways, I absolutely loved that session. That session is now my samples for basically everything in my studio. Here are a few of my favorites.
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