How to Photograph a Lifestyle and Branding Portrait Session
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ธ.ค. 2019
- Aside from wedding photography, one of my other favorite genre of photography are lifestyle and branding photography for small to large business owners. I like to create more of a relaxed and lifestyle feel to my images and always curate/direct (posing, direction, aesthetics) the shoot so that it reflects the clients brand and business. In this video, I share with you some tips and tricks on how I create, curate, and produce branding and lifestyle images for all my business clients. If you stick around to the end, I also share the behind-the-scenes of one of my most recent branding and lifestyle sessions. To view the final products delivered to my client, click on the following link: hannahqphotography.pixieset.c...
Download the 'Identify Your Clients Brand/Business' worksheet here: hannahquintana.com/education
This should help you to create and curate the images of your client to reflect who they are as a business owner and what they offer.
Here are the topics I cover:
0:35: What is lifestyle branding photography?
1:20: Tip #1: Do the research. Understand who your client is as a business and brand.
2:03: Tip #2: Find the right location tailored to your clients brand
2:24: Tip #3: Cover the baseline--take the professional headshots as well as lifestyle photos
2:36: Tip #4: Incorporate their business, personality, brand into the photos
2:56: Tip #5: How to frame the images
3:47: Behind-the-scenes of a lifestyle and branding photography session
Equipment I used for this photo session:
Camera Body Canon 5D Mk IV : amzn.to/34bpwrb
50mm F1.2L Prime lens: amzn.to/2RH9rqw
100mm F2.8L Macro Lens: amzn.to/2E8L1OE
24mm F1.4L Prime Lens: amzn.to/2Pb4lBt
35mm F1.4L Prime Lens: amzn.to/2E8shPv
Website: www.hannahquintana.com
Instagram: / hannahquintana
Facebook: / hannahqphotography
Pinterest: / hannahqphotos
Why did I forget that photographers need photos too?😂😂
This video is GREAT!
This was so incredibly awesome to watch!! You're effortless in front of the camera! Your content is clear and to the point AND it's so great to see behind the curtain! :D
I would love to see some of the finished photos
Hi Heather! I'd be happy to share the gallery with you. Here it is hannahqphotography.pixieset.com/paigeforden/
It was very helpful to see the final shots. Thank you.
Yes! I love when they put it in the video its so helpful to see the result! Am gonna look at the gallery now too
Hannah these were so good! I checked out the gallery, and as per usual phenomenal job ❤️
@@hannahq.photography2584 Hello! Thank you for the awesome content! I was wondering if you could make the gallery available again🙏🏽?
I was just sad when the video ended, I felt so relaxed watching you shoot. I wanted to stay in that moment lol
Aww Jeannine! That's so nicce to hear. I guess I should be posting another one like this again soon then! And I will!
Great video with lots of useful info, and you did a great job for your client. Her personality and brand really comes through!
4 years later and I'm dying to see the finished photos! 🥲
Doing your research and asking questions is SO important!
Isn't it!? Especially in this day and age when we have the technology to access information and people!
Wow you’re so good at giving directions! *takes notes*
Best photo-shoot summary ever. Thank you!
Thank youuuuuuuuuuu!
This was a great video with a lot of helpful suggestions. I want to see more. LOL
Love It! Thank you for the ideas!
I’m just realizing the niche of brand photography and hope to pursue it as my specific business plan. Thank you so much for this information!!!
I'm so glad my video was helpful! I'm excited to help you along your journey :)
Love your approach - (especially shooting another photographer.).. I went to the gallery as well - LOVE your style....
This was SO helpful as a photographer! Thank you for taking the time to share this! Love, love, love your content 🥰
I'm so glad you enjoyed the video and content! I'm hoping to post more likee these soon.
I absolutely love this ! Thank you ✨
Awww thanks so much Leah! I hope to upload more soon!
I'm looking to get into lifestyle and branding photography, and this was sooooo helpful. Thank you so much for this video.
Hi there! I'm so glad my video content was able to help you on your photography journey! Let me know if you ever have any questions :)
Thank you so much for sharing this video and the final images!! Awesome work :)
Thank you so much, Stine! Hoping to upload more videos soon :)
Great tips and superb quality videos, Hannah!
Thank you so much for the kind compliment! I'm glad you enjoyed the content of the video :)
Great video thanks for sharing
Tus vídeos me han ayudado bastante, ojalá subieras más 😢...cuidate, saludos desde Panamá 🙋🏻♀
Very helpful!
That was great.
loved the video!!!
Thank you so much Manina! I hope to share more that you might enjoy soon :)
This was so interesting and helpful. Subbed :) I would love a further video on this topic. After your client fills put your mini questionnaire linked in your bio, how you go about planning the shoot / props etc. I have such imposter syndrome and am afraid to go out of my comfort zone from normal couples shoots etc. This was genuinely so helpful and made me feel like I could do it.
Hi there! I'm so glad you enjoyed the video. I'm hoping to make more so that I can share more tips like this for budding photographers. And oh my gosh, tell me about that imposture syndrome. It's hard work and definitely pushes you out of your comfort zone. But with practice and repetition I promise it gets easier and better. So in this example, Paige is a fine art family photographer who specializes in film. Her work is clean, traditional, simple, elegant so it was important for me to find a clean white space to emphasize that aesthetic of hers. I also brought with me a mug, a photography coffee table book, and asked her to bring her film camera and laptop. It was important to capture the film camera because that is her specialty! Also the photography book just adds a lifestyle touch to the shoot to show off more of her personality. I hope this explanation helped a little! Thanks again for following along. Can't wait to share more with you :)
Wow this is amazing! I love this space and you did an amazing job :)
Thank you so much for your sweet response and support!
great content, keep going!
This was so helpful and interesting. Thank you! I love how you were all over the place getting all those angles and gently directed ideas.
I'm so glad you enjoyed it! I think next time I'll explain what I'm doing during the process.
@@HannahQuintana Awesome! I'm subscribed! It looks fun to be a photographer except I'd worry about them feeling nervous cause I get nervous and feel unnatural when people take photo of me posing. Much prefer candids. But that's part of the art is to help them feel relaxed and I bet the music and (so sorry this sounds sexist!!) maybe fact that you're female (as far as I know! But I'm trying to get better at not assuming gender!!) helped especially since you sometimes stood above and so close. Also random thought just remembering watching an underwater photo shoot at a swimming pool years ago in Austin, Texas!
@@flowersafeheart I'm so glad you found this helpful! I think one of the hardest pieces of photography is helping the subjects feel comfortable! it took me a few years to master this. I see what you're saying about it might be easier for females to relax the subjects. I hear you! Although I must say I've had some male photographers that made me feel amazing. I think the key is to provide as much guidance with confidence and honesty.
@@hannahq.photography2584 Super cool. Thanks!
Nice video. Beautiful model.
I now have a reference..you are becoming my obsession. Greetings from Indonesia!
VERY helpful!! love to see settings and finished photos!
Also - would it be advised to change outfits for variety?
Yes I always recommend bringing at least 3-4 outfits for options and finalizing on two different looks. Of course this also depends on how much time they've reserved for the session.
Nicely done.😊👍👌
Thank you so much Paolo! That means so much to me :)
Thank you!
you deserve thousands more subscribers!!
awww Karen! Hopefully I'll get there one day ;)
Well done!
Thank you Brian! I hope to post more for you!
Totally unrelated, but girl that lipstick looks amazing on you!
Thanks!
Very helpful - great video 😊 If you consider making a part 2 it would be very interesting and valuable to see how yo could also include other locations 🙏🏻
May I ask what lens you typically use for these shots?
Hi Susanne! I typically use 50mm 1.2 lens with me for these portrait sessions.
I love your video! Thank you for sharing so much about brand photography! I did a session yesterday and your advice really helped!!! Thank you!! By the way, I love your earrings.... where are they from?
Loanna, this makes me so happy to hear! I'm glad my tips and tricks were helpful for your branding session. Exactly why I love filming these TH-cam videos :) The earrings are from Anthropologie! i love their jewelry!
Hannah Quintana 😊😊thank you!!!!!!
I really enjoyed watching the video. Any chance I can see some of the finished photos?
Thanks! I’m going to do my first lifestyle shoot this Sunday
So exciting! How did it go?
Hannah Quintana really good! Thanks!
Thank you. I'm a real estate photographer trying to add this to my repertoire. Are you using any flash with this shots or just ambient lighting?
Great video! The link to see the final work seems to be broken... can you provide that? I'd love to see the finished shots!
You had a great subject! I really enjoyed watching your video😇 Keep it up! I am taking my own pics for my branding shoot with help of my husband 😄 Thanks for the BTS, really made it an interesting watch!
Thank you so much! I'm so glad it was helpful and at the least bit interesting. Let me know if you have any suggestions on video topics!
@@HannahQuintana can you do a video specific to the photography related tk a business insta account??
@@SpicySweetLife I'd be happy to! Can you explain more in detail to what you're referring to? Do you mean creating content for a business account?
@@HannahQuintana yes, what can we inure on instagram posts etc. If you have any tip, that will be great!
@@SpicySweetLife Okay I'll get to it!
Is this your own studio Hannah? Great video, love your style x
Hi charlotte! No it's not. Its a studio that I often rent out for my clients!
What settings did you use in your camera to get all of this sharp and in focus? Looks great.
Thanks so much Terry! I'm shooting on manual mode and always at a low f-stop for portraits because I love that shallow depth of field (anywhere from f1.2-f2.0). I adjust the aperture and ISO around that.
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Thank you Ace!
Beautiful photo session. What kind of camera are you using? 🥰
Thank you! I believe at the time i was using a Canon 5D Mk III but I've updated to a mirrorless Canon R6
This is great, thank you so much for sharing. I'd love to view the 'Identify Your Clients Brand/Business' worksheet but the link no longer seems to work.
Hi Tash! I'm so sorry the link isn't working foor you! It's so strange because it's working for me. But if you'd like to send me an e-mail I can send you the worksheet personally :). info@hannahq.com
would love to have seen the images.
Nice
Very helpful. It might have been more useful to me to see more of the images that you and your client selected as the most useful, and less footage of you shooting.
Thank you so much for the feedback, Chris. I'll definitely consider al your good points for future videos.
Wonderfully helpful thank you. Just wondering where I can find the link to your questionnaire? Thanks so much :)
Hi Nerissa! I provided the link for you in the video description box! Just expand and you should see the link for the worksheet :)
Thanks so much! Xx
but what playlist were you playing while you were shooting though because zayum
What plant is that? So lovely. Thank you for the detailed behind the scenes 😁
It's a dried out olive tree! I love it so much too it adds a beautiful earthy touch to the room doesn't it? Thank you soo much for your support! I hope you continue to watch my videos :)
@@hannahq.photography2584 Wow and the leaves stayed?! Did you let it dry out or you bought it as is? Yes I'm definitely subscribed after this video, loving the aesthetics and clean style you have going on there. Keep it up!!
@@UniqueableBrian It did! So it's actually a studio I rented out that had the plant so I'm not sure how they purchased it. I'ma ssuming they bought it as is and just let it dry out. Thank you so much for your kind words! People like you keep me going :)
Oh, I forgot - I would have been very helpful to hear what aperture you sued + to see some of the final images 🙌🏼
One more thing, this videos thumbnail is very striking with white walls and red lips. I instantly clicked on the video.
What cannon lens is that?
I typically use Canon 50mm f1.2 Prime Lens
nice contax 645
The shoot looked interesting. I wish the final photos were included in this video. sigh
While they aren't included in the video they're up on the gallery and the link is available in the description box! I'll copy and paste here: hannahqphotography.pixieset.com/paigeforden/
This is really a great video but I just think u needed to have shown us the pictures u took of the Lady
Would have been useful to see some of the photos you took
How much do you charge for a lifestyle branding session?
Hi! The link doesn't open
Hi Flavia! I just fixed the link but this one should direct you to an active link: hannahquintana.com/education. Thanks for letting me know!
How many photos do you deliver? :) I’m photographing a macrame artist today!
Exciting! How did it go? I usually deliver anywhere from 80-100 photos for an hour session.
@@HannahQuintana It went well! Can I ask how you charge for branding sessions? I usually do wedding packages so I’m having a hard time guaging.
@@abbyjoystudio Of course! I typically charge $675 for an hour and $1200 for 2-hours. I'll have to do a video on pricing strategy one soon!
@@HannahQuintana Thank you! I would love that! Some questions for it, if that’s okay: Do you offer smaller packages, How to deal impostor syndrome, how do you get dream clients?
@@abbyjoystudio Oh gosh there is so much I could say about your questions! But in a nutshell, here are my answers: The shortest session I offer is a 30-minute session for $400 depending on the season (how busy I am) and location (if it's more than 50 miles I ask for a minimum 1-hour session). Imposter syndrome is normal and I give myself pep talks very often. When I see that my work affects one person in a positive way, that's enough to push myself forward. I get dream clients by putting dream material out there through my social media. I manifest it and send it out in a way, shape, form I can. What I mean by that is sharing stories or posts that I know will pique my dream clients interests whether it be showcasing romance (weddings + engagement sessions), little joys of life (my kids, espresso, black coffee, luxury hotel stays, traveling, floral arrangements), and other lifestyle perspectives. Hope this helps!
i wish you were on the east coast, i wish i could work with you
Hold up. I saw the whole video and saw the whole shoot and you didn’t upload the resulting photos??? I even gave this video a thumbs up… you can’t leave us hanging like that. It’s like the projector breaking at a movie theater right before the end of the flick. We need closure!!!
Absolutely great and informative… but geez I hate the “I love coffee” genre… sorry it’s just me.
I really enjoyed watching the video. Any chance I can see some of the finished photos?
Hi there! Absolutely I'd be so happy to share the finished photos with you. Here's the link: hannahqphotography.pixieset.com/paigeforden/
:)