Brand photographer in Edinburgh working with businesses across Scotland
Brand photography and headshots
for service-based small businesses and independent professionals
in Edinburgh and across Scotland
I provide brand photography and headshots for service-based small business owners and independent professionals in Edinburgh and across Scotland who want their work to be understood clearly and presented professionally online.
You may already know that you need new photographs without knowing which service would suit you. That’s completely fine. A useful place to begin is with what the photographs need to show and where you intend to use them; we can work out the scale of the shoot from there.
The services below cover the photography I’m asked about most often, but they aren’t an exhaustive list. If you need photographs of a workshop, event, training day, retreat, talk, launch, or something else that doesn’t fit neatly within one of my existing commissions, please get in touch as it's likely I can adapt one of them or provide a separate quotation for what you have in mind.
What working together looks like
Good brand photography requires more than turning up with a camera and hoping we remember everything you wanted to cover.
We’ll begin by deciding what the photographs need to communicate and where you’ll use them. I’ll then turn those decisions into a detailed plan, guide you throughout the shoot, and help you put the finished collection to work afterwards.
You can read more about how I plan a brand photoshoot, but the important point is that you won’t be left to work everything out on your own.
Before discussing locations, clothes, or props, we’ll look at your business, your audience, and what prospective clients need to understand.
This gives us a useful reason for every photograph we plan.
We’ll work out the locations, situations, participants, clothing, props, and timings before the shoot.
I’ll bring everything together in a written plan, so you’ll know exactly what we’re creating and why.
You won’t be expected to know how to pose, or what to do with your hands, or how to arrange yourself!
I’ll direct you throughout while allowing enough space for natural expressions and real interactions to develop.
(Included with the Soar and Transcend brand photography commissions)
Once your collection is ready, we’ll look at the different jobs the photographs can do across your website and marketing. My guide to using your brand photographs also contains plenty of ideas for getting more from them.
"Committed to delivering a great, high quality set of images that align with your business strategy, Donna is thorough and focused, puts a lot of attention on prep, and is determined to make you look your best.
She’s fun to work with, slightly irreverent, and really curious to learn more about your business dreams, goals and ambitions.
If you want a great Edinburgh-based photographer to work with you and help you create not just great photographs but an integrated visual brand, Donna is the woman for you."
Headshot and brand photography services
Brand photography commissions
Your business is more than the person behind it. Brand photography can show how you work, what you help people with, and what clients can expect from the experience.
Transcend, Soar, and Elevate are designed for briefs of different sizes and scopes. A useful starting point is what the photographs need to show, rather than trying to choose according to the number of hours alone.
If you’re wondering whether you need more than professional portraits, you may find it helpful to read why independent professionals need more than a headshot.
If you are still weighing up your options, this guide explains the differences between common types of business photography.
Not ready to book just yet? The Brand Photo Starter Kit offers a structured way to plan your visuals in the meantime.
You’ll find full details, including current prices, on each commission page. Flexible payments plans are available.
TRANSCEND
FULL DAY BRAND PHOTOGRAPHY
For extensive briefs involving several aspects of a business, multiple locations, numerous participants, or a wide range of website and marketing requirements.
Transcend gives us the time to create a substantial collection showing the full breadth of your work.
- Up to seven hours
- Several planned locations
- 100 professionally edited photographs
- Detailed planning and written shoot plan
- Post-shoot image use guidance session
SOAR
HALF DAY BRAND PHOTOGRAPHY
For established service-based businesses that need to show more than professional portraits.
Soar gives us time to photograph your client work, conversations, presentations, processes, and other situations that help people understand what working with you involves.
- Up to four hours
- One versatile venue or two nearby locations
- 60 professionally edited photographs
- Detailed planning and written shoot plan
- Post-shoot image use guidance session
ELEVATE
Focused brand photography
For a focused collection covering the portraits, working situations, and details most useful to your business right now.
Elevate works well when everything we need can be planned and photographed within one carefully chosen location or compact area.
- Up to one hour
- One location or compact area
- 30 professionally edited photographs
Headshots and subscription plans
HEADSHOTS
For LinkedIn, website profiles, speaker biographies, press coverage, and other places where people need to put a professional face to your name.
I’ll guide you throughout the session, so you won’t be expected to arrive knowing how to pose. My advice on preparing for headshots and business portraits will also help you decide what to wear and feel more comfortable beforehand.
- Up to one hour
- One location
- Three professionally edited photographs
- Additional photographs available
- Commercial use licence
SUBSCRIPTION PLANS
Ongoing brand photography across the year
For businesses that need new photographs at planned intervals throughout the year.
Several smaller shoots allow your collection to develop alongside your business, giving you current photographs of changing services, projects, events, locations, or seasonal marketing priorities.
You can read more about the variety this creates in my guide to seasonal brand photography in Scotland
Brand design and photography - together
GRAPHIC DESIGN AND PHOTOGRAPHY FOR YOUR BRAND
If you need a new visual identity as well as professional photography, I offer a combined service with graphic and brand designer Karen Bennett.
Your design and photography are developed as connected parts of the same project, and the result is a cohesive set of visual assets designed to work together across your website and marketing.
Bespoke brand photography
If you already work with a marketing or brand team, or you have a clear brief that does not fit neatly into my standard packages, I can create a tailored photography session for you.
This might include commercial photography, creative projects, or something more specialised. If the work is a good fit, I am happy to work out a bespoke approach with you.
What kind of business photography do you need?
If you would like to talk through your options, you are welcome to get in touch.
There is no pressure and no obligation. Just a straightforward conversation about your business, your goals, and whether working together makes sense.
