Social Media Brand Photography in the Bay Area

Personal Branding Photography

Photography for Small Businesses, Entrepreneurs and Service-Based Brands

Brand photography goes beyond a headshot. It tells the story of your business — who you are, what you do and what it's like to work with you. I work with entrepreneurs, local businesses and service-based brands across the Tri-Valley and East Bay to produce marketing images that work across your website, social media and any other platform where your business shows up. With 26 years of experience and a specialty in portrait and brand photography, sessions are tailored to your specific industry, goals and brand.

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    Entrepreneurs

    Our sessions for entrepreneurs blend headshots, portraits, candids of your work and marketing content unique to your brand.

  • Local Business Photography

    Local Businesses

    Whether you’re a restaurant, fitness studio, salon or shop, our brand shoots provide photos ranging from interiors to candids, portraits to dishes.

  • Service Based Business Photos

    Service Based Businesses

    These brand photoshoots combine portraits, team photos, candids and content that tells the story behind your services.

What a Brand Photography Session Includes

Every session is planned around your business and marketing goals. Depending on your needs, a session can include: Portraits, headshots and candids of you at work Team photos and behind-the-scenes content Interiors — your studio, shop, office, restaurant, salon or hotel Food, beverage, retail displays and product styling Custom content built around your specific marketing needs Before every session, we talk through where your images will be used and what story you want them to tell. That conversation shapes the entire shoot.

Who This Session Is For

Entrepreneurs Coaches, consultants, designers, health and wellness professionals, digital entrepreneurs, writers, authors and creatives. Sessions blend portraits, candids and marketing content unique to your brand.

Service-Based Businesses Marketing and PR agencies, design agencies, real estate professionals and teams, event planners and catering businesses. Sessions combine portraits, team photos and content that tells the story behind your services.

Local Businesses Retail shops, restaurants, cafes, bars, health and wellness studios, salons and hotels. Sessions cover everything from interiors and product shots to team portraits and candids.

What to Expect

Every brand session starts with a planning conversation. Nina takes time to understand your business, your audience and your marketing goals before any planning begins. From there, a session outline is built around your specific needs — locations, wardrobe, props and shot list.

Sessions take place on location at your business, at the private studio in downtown Pleasanton or at a selected location that fits your brand. Most brand sessions run two to four hours depending on scope.

After your session, your images are delivered through a private online gallery. Rush delivery is available upon request.

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What Clients Say

"Nina made my photo session an amazing experience. From start to finish, I felt comfortable, confident and in control of how I wanted to showcase myself. With her guidance and an expert hair and makeup team, I had fun throughout the session and loved picking my favorite images with her advice. Nina truly knows how to make the process personal." — C.E.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is personal branding photography? Personal branding photography is a session focused on producing a library of images for your business, portraits, candids, behind-the-scenes content, product and interior shots designed for use across your website and social media.

How is this different from a headshot session? A headshot session focuses on one or two polished portrait images. A brand session produces a broader range of content, typically 30 to 100+ images, that tells the full story of your business and gives you weeks or months of marketing content.

Where do sessions take place? Sessions take place on location at your business, at the private studio in downtown Pleasanton or at a selected location that fits your brand.

How long does a brand session take? Most brand sessions run two to four hours depending on scope. Custom packages are available for larger projects.

What should I prepare? After booking, Nina walks you through session planning including location scouting, wardrobe, props and shot list. The more planning goes in, the more you get out of the day.

What areas do you serve? Nina works with businesses across the Tri-Valley and East Bay including Pleasanton, San Ramon, Danville, Dublin, Livermore, Walnut Creek, Oakland, Fremont and surrounding areas.

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