Toronto Brand Photographer

Show up As Her

You’ve become the woman you once dreamed of being. Now it’s time for your photos to look like her too. She’s learned to trust herself and doesn’t want to flatten who she is to fit an industry norm. She’s arrived and it’s time everyone else knows it.

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Toronto Brand Photographer

Show up As her

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You’ve become the woman you once dreamed of being. Now it’s time for your photos to look like her too. The woman who’s brave, complex, resilient and doesn’t want to flatten herself to fit an industry norm. She’s arrived and it’s time everyone else knows it.

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You’re done performing

Building a business changed you in ways you never dreamed.
You have such a strong version of self and a deep confidence because you KNOW you can do hard things (you already have).

Your old brand photos don’t fit who you’ve become. And when you look around, you see marketing images that look like stock and feel like posturing.

You want photos that show the beautiful truth of you and all you’ve built.
No performance or posturing necessary.

Hi! I’m Emily.

I’m a photographer for entrepreneurs, author, speaker and a Californian who somehow ended up in Toronto with her husband, 3 boys, and a cat named Tuna.

After surviving cancer, I realized how small I had been keeping myself, trying to blend in with the successful people in my industry rather than embracing all the my own strengths. The messy, beach loving, art kid never needed to become someone else to be successful, she need to be even more herself.

READ MY STORY

Hi! I’m Emily.

I’m a brand photographer, artist, and a Californian who somehow ended up in Toronto with her husband, 3 boys, and a cat named Tuna.

I’ve spent 15+ years learning how to see the magic in people and translate that into photos they’re proud to show the world. There’s a version of you that hasn’t been photographed yet.

READ MY STORY

LIKE A CROISSANT

The best brand photos are like a croissant, lots of delicious layers. Your personality, your process, what it feels like to work with you. All of it blended together into one compelling library of images.

But if your words and photos are saying two different things, you lose people. They might not know why they feel hesitant, but they do.

You want your photos to be that buttery croissant, not a flat, confusing pancake.

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woman with short brown hair sitting on the floor in a black dress at a Toronto photo studio

  • “Compliments are pouring in, and I feel like I can show up online in a way I just couldn’t before.”

  • “It’s like hitting the reset button on your whole brand.”

Most Brand Photos Are Boring.

Because they try to standardize what professional should look like.

For a long time it was the realtor. Arms crossed, face photoshopped into oblivion. Now it’s the boss babe uniform: power suits, stilettos, stark backdrops.

The clothes and poses aren’t the problem. The copy-paste is.

I’ve spent my 16 year career trying to capture that hard-to-describe-but-you-know-it-when-you-see-it spark. The one that makes people think “Oh that photo is SO her!”

That’s what takes brand photos from boring to unmistakable.

THE BRAND LIBRARY

Thoughtfully Planned.
Deeply You.
Ready to use everywhere.

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READY?

THIS IS THE FUN PART

Client Love

PAST CLIENTS WHO’VE ABSOLUTELY LOVED THEIR FINAL IMAGES AS MUCH AS YOU WILL.

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cheryl d.

“I had a clear vision for my brand, but I didn’t know how to bring it to life in photos.

Emily was incredibly helpful during the planning process—from outfit ideas to the perfect shot list, she made it all feel easy.

During the shoot, her warmth and energy put me instantly at ease, and for someone who’s usually camera-shy, that was huge. I felt confident, relaxed, and like myself.

And the photos? Absolutely stunning—beyond anything I hoped for.”

melanie g.

“Before working with Emily, I was relying on stock photos because I didn’t have brand images that actually reflected me. But from the moment we started, she made the process feel so thoughtful and intentional.

She knew exactly how to direct me without it ever feeling stiff—and it shows in the photos. They’re not just beautiful, they actually feel like me.

The best part? These photos inspire me to create. Now I want to show up, because I finally have visuals I’m proud to share.”

What’s Your Photo Shoot Like?

Planning

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I handle the creative direction, start to finish. Together we’ll map out locations, outfits, props, and how you want your brand to feel. You don’t have to stress about planning your own session because that’s my job.

Session Day

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No posing experience required. I’ll gently direct you into poses that are flattering, natural, and look like YOU. And you’ll never have to wonder what to do with your hands. Just show up ready to have fun.

Delivery

Your gallery includes suggestions of where to use your photos so you can put them to work fast. Plus a guide to help you get the most out of every shot, and an optional image placement call to help with your website and socials. I can nerd out about photos all day so I’m happy to help!

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CASE STUDIES
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Questions

FAQs

The Brand Library Session includes 60+ images (Though I usually deliver between 80 and 120. lol). You can see more details about what’s included here.

So while I’m not a marketing expert, I do work through a lot of questions with you to help YOU find the answers to what your business is all about. I have a questionnaire that I’ll send over after you book to help get you thinking, and I’m happy to hop on a call and go over it with you until you feel confident with your core messaging. And you know what? It will shift and change as you and your business grows so you don’t have to know everything perfectly right now. You just need to start.

Most of my clients book 4 to 6 weeks in advance so they have plenty of time to plan, choose outfits, and get their nails done.

This is going to vary a lot from person to person and depending on the type of image you want to portray. What an accountant would wear for brand photos is probably going to be very different from what a fine art painter would wear because the message they want to tell their ideal client is different. So I will help you with choosing outfits that not only fit your business’s image but also look great on camera.

You’re in the right place! When you’re just starting out is one of the BEST times to get photos taken as they can do a fantastic job communicating what you and your business are all about. You have a website to build, a social media presence to grow, and you want to come across as a professional every time a potential client sees you. One of the best ways to do this is with consistent professional photos, brand colors, and fonts.

Let’s create photos that make people stop scrolling and start booking.

It’s time to show just how good your work really is.

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