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If you’re looking for bold and bright brand inspiration, buckle your seatbelt. This brand glow-up is truly sensational. Not only does this photographer’s brand truly stand out amongst the competition, but it’s also supporting this photographer in creating a creative business she loves that is completely aligned with her mission of making wedding photography fun!
I LOVE a brand collaboration, and this brand makeover has to be one of my favourites. Photographer’s business coach Ingvild Kolnes asked if I could provide brand direction and clarity for her coaching client Inese of Inese Photography. Ingvild ran with the ideas and built Inese’s new website, and Inese provided the new brand photography and Instagram creative.
The Brand Magic Process
Inese’s brand began in a Brand Magic session: an intensive 90-minute session focused on one specific area of the brand. It was ideal for a client with a strong brand vision who needed inspiration to pull it all together.
Fill out a questionnaire before our session, and we will pull together ideas on the day in real-time, creating a Canva Whiteboard or Pinterest board for inspiration. For Inese we focussed on a colour palette and font selection.
I also did an extra session to direct the brand messaging and create a cohesive brand story across Inese’s visuals and website, which she finessed with her coach.
The brand vision
Inese had already dived deep into the strategy side of her brand with the work she had done with her coach Ingvild and was looking for ways to bring out the ‘fun’ side of her personality and create a brand that showcased her unique, fun style of wedding photography.
Identifying a Unique Standout Advantage
Inese captures the unique personalities of her couples on their wedding day, and she captures the energy and fun of the day, encouraging all of the guests to get involved. She captures treasured memories and candid moments. She stands out from other wedding photographers in Norway because they generally favour a much more traditional approach. Inese is popular with a new generation of rebels who want more informal and fun wedding photos to reflect their true personalities.
We created brand statements to capture this sentiment:
- Because you’re anything but average
- These are not your grandma’s wedding photos…
- Forget staged family photos… If you want a wedding album full of the moments you truly want to remember forever (like your Aunt Tuva dancing on the table) – I’m your girl.
- You can’t pose laughter and emotion. So when I shoot your wedding, I come without a posing plan. Because, to me, capturing the unique essence of your big day is as magical as it gets.
Brand Vision to Visuals
We took Inese’s vision and created a fun moodboard to guide her brand visuals. Nothing says ‘fun’ like a bright, pop colour palette with added confetti. Retro-inspired display fonts added personality, and I selected some bright outfit inspiration and photo poses for Inese’s brand photography shoot.
I also walked Inese through her photography portfolio and we looked at ways to highlight and showcase her best work to attract her dream clients.
The brand colour palette is filled with warm, bright colours, sorbet pink, sunshine yellow, aqua, turquoise, watermelon red and vanilla.
Brand Reveal
Inese rebranded her entire business, had a new website built, updated her Instagram feed and reel covers as well as refining her portfolio to showcase more fun wedding shots.
I recommended that she update her brand photography to express more of her extroverted personality and the shots were AMAZING! Inese’ clients love the energy that she brings to their big day and her brand now reflects that everywhere.
Client Feedback
I feel so seen, so understood, I even got emotional because I have been trying to figure this out myself for the longest time. Danielle came prepared, and she delivered exactly what I was looking for. She gave amazing tips for my Instagram and a whole brand board, suggestions for colours and fonts, and most importantly, she put into words what I want to say to my client. If your brand doesn’t match your vision, you need her. Can’t wait to see it all on my website
Inese, Inese Photographie
Brand Magic Summary
This brand magic session was truly magical, and Inese has proven what you can do when you go all in to rebrand your business. If you’d like to see what’s possible for your business take a look at Elevate brand design or if you’d like to book the full done-for-you, brand and web experience find out more here.
