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Mini headshot sessions – images with added Vitamin D ☀️

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December 2025

Putting some fun and lightness into your images 🌟

I’ve been offering headshots in my Ealing studio for over 17 years now but this year I introduced a more branding-style environment to complement the natural light that streams in. I still offer full studio lighting sessions but the natural daylight option is perfect for headshot & branding photoshoots 💫

There is lots of light, whites, plants and neutral colours but I work with you to bring in pretty much any colour to give your branding images the unique touch 🎨

My mini photoshoots involve a little 25-minute tour round the studio with or without props, having a chat and me capturing your personality with no effort on your part ☺️ If you’re super quick we can usually fit in one or even two outfit changes if that’s your priority. The time is yours…

One of my early adopters, Lisa Talbot (featured above), a brilliant Personal Stylist, did a great insta video post of her experience in the studio, have a watch HERE to see inside my natural daylight studio 🎥

Below is a mini gallery of just a few of my recent clients and the different images they were excited to download after their photoshoots. In no particular order although a certain Moss does appear first!

It’s always so lovely spotting my client’s new images on their LinkedIn pages, author profiles, website bios and social media posts. I love seeing how much they enjoy the positive reaction from their friends, colleagues, clients 😁

If you’re interested in booking a mini headshot and branding photoshoot have a look on my website HERE to see my next dates 😁 📷🎥 (and yes I can offer mini video clips too)

Melanie x

Team photoshoot with Aboria Capital 💫

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12 September 2025

What a great team to work with 🌟

Earlier in the summer I did a branding photoshoot for Aboria Capital, a real estate and investment manager and partner. They were just the friendliest of people.

I always visit a company before any branding photoshoot to ensure that we have the opportunity to talk through what they need in the context of the location we’ll be using. Most people hate having their photos taken so it’s a great time for them to meet me and be reassured that my approach will be one of fun rather than anxiety-inducing!

It also gives me the chance to do some sample shots so that on the day we can go straight to the set ups that perfectly fit their brand vision. That’s not to say that we don’t fit in some spontaneous shots if we discover something extra whilst walking around during the photoshoot ☺️

Aboria’s Rebecca is the most amazing organiser and had done a super efficient schedule for the photoshoot, which meant we could use every minute of the photography time. We did headshots in their beautiful offices, a series of team shots outside, duo shots of the founders Jessica and Bay, followed by some candid action images of the team. Capturing different angles of a company really brings out the human side to a business and leaves no doubt that Aboria are people you’d really like to work with.

Thank you for asking me to do your photos Aboria, it was a real pleasure working with you all and getting to know your ever-growing business.

If you’d like to learn more about Aboria Capital have a look at their website. I can guarantee you’ll want to work with them 😁

Coppett Hill – a fun team to work with 🌟

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2 April 2025

A photoshoot full of character 😁

Coppett Hill got in touch with me as they were creating a new website and wanted it to truly represent their company style and ethos. They are a technology-enabled growth advisory business and have a really friendly, innovative approach. My brief was to capture their team at work and give them images to show off what they’re about.

First off we talked through lots of different location suggestions that would capture their vibe. We wanted somewhere that related to the more traditional style of institutions they often work with yet an environment which would lend itself to capturing animated images of the team working together. So we hired some meeting rooms at The Hoxton which worked really well for a variety of backdrops, for headshots and team images.

Quite often the best time to do a photoshoot can be when there’s an away day or team meeting and individuals can pop out of the room for their headshots before we do action team shots. Sometimes the action shots are staged if we want to incorporate specific scenarios that weren’t part of the team meeting, other times they are live shots. Whether staged or not, it makes for a fun session as everyone is involved and can also enjoy whichever fab location we’ve booked. I’ll always give photoshoot tips and tricks on how to prepare and what to wear, which takes away some of the fear of having photos taken and everyone knows they’re all in it together 😁

Coppett Hill are a really fast growing company so it was great to meet their new team members and now watch their business go from strength to strength. They’re such a fun lot, the photoshoot morning was full of chat and laughter. I can recommend them all as brilliant people to know. Have a look at how they might help you here 💫

Chatting with a doctor in the sunshine ☀️

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11 March 2025

What’s not to like about headshots in the park 🌳

I love doing headshots in the park for clients who need more natural, neutral backgrounds or a connection with nature. Each photoshoot varies depending on the time of year, time of day, whether the sun is in or out and which corners I know suit the person’s brand best. It can be really exciting to discover a new spot with different vegetation or one that is usually too sun drenched but perfect when the sun goes in. It makes each session unique 🌟

Jane Jones used to be a GP and is now a health coach and psychotherapist, using her medical expertise to help people make changes in life for better health and wellbeing. Imagine seeing your doctor for advice on tweaks to your life but instead of having ten minutes to chat, you have a whole hour or more 😁 Her strapline should be Help your health and Thrive with Jane!

Headshots in the park, or any of my outdoor headshots, are like a little tour of the area with lots of chat, stopping to use the different backdrops on offer, sometimes one change of outfit, sometimes many. Jane had a great line of knitwear for hers 💫

Have a look at Jane’s website to see how you can thrive 😁

Learning from the best with Adaptis

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4 November 2024

A great mix of highly skilled people persons 🌟

Earlier this year I did a branding photoshoot for Adaptis, a Learning & Development consultancy. Founded by Sara Burks (feature photo) they are made up of a brilliant team of consultants, coaches, learning designers and facilitators, with backgrounds in leadership positions or psychology practice. Together they develop bespoke learning programmes to help others grow, strengthen and make behavioural changes or all three. I met with them a few months before their photoshoot so we could get chatting on how to incorporate as many aspects of their work into their images as possible.

The planning parts of a branding photoshoot are surprisingly straight forward. We sit down and talk about your brand, what makes you all tick, your values, which aspects you want to show off – everything that will give me a strong understanding of your ethos and the nuts & bolts of your company. Then we look at the logistics and how to capture this in images in the most efficient way for you. Sometimes this might be over one morning or across a couple of dates depending how many team members are involved and which locations we’re using.

For Adaptis’s branding photoshoot we hired a big meeting room in the coworking offices where they are based and used a combination of spaces in the building for headshots.

Thank you for such a fun set of photoshoots Adaptis, it was a real pleasure meeting you all and getting to know your business.

If you’d like to learn more about Adaptis have a look at their website. I can guarantee that they’re great to work with 😁