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Modern Agent Social Club, headed by Chelsea Petersen, is one of my Retainer clients who I work with several times per year. We got together recently for a holiday edition of her photos in a gorgeous space near Chicago! It was such a perfect backdrop for some year-end holiday images for MASC members with real […]

Nov 3, 2022

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Erin and Jenna of Market St Creative came to me for brand photos, and we work together through my Retainer program. Basically, we get to work together multiple times per year! It’s a dream come true to do brand photos for creatives and designers. They are creatives and designers for sleep consultants, and I love […]

Oct 20, 2022

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If you’re wondering what you get from a brand photo session, besides new headshots, this is for you! It’s a great question. I love this question because it’s what sets your session apart from just having a regular ol’ headshot session with a portrait or similar type of photographer.  First, we have a Planning Call […]

Oct 13, 2022

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Review for My Brand Photographer “From start to finish Laurelyn was wonderful to work with. During our initial consultations and then planning meetings she was great about getting to know my brand and then communicating a clear plan of action to not only focus on my business – but also the pillars of my brand, […]

Oct 6, 2022

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Recently Ally of The Resonant Voice and I got to work together on updating her brand! She hadn’t had professional brand photos before this, her business took off and it wasn’t high on the list. Let’s be real, most of us start out this way, bootstrapping things before we hire professionals. Most businesses don’t start […]

Sep 22, 2022

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Want to know my secret? No joke, I want to tell you my secret to what I do. I want to let you in on the secret ingredient of brand photography. My clients and I plan and prep our hearts out before a session, so we can be in a setting that you feel comfortable […]

Sep 15, 2022

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First of all, I LOVE doing brand sessions for real estate agents. Ashley is a fantastic realtor not far from Milwaukee, so I was thrilled to do brand photos for an Illinois realtor. She’s a former photographer herself, but now her focus is real estate for military families. Ashley focuses specifically on helping military families […]

Sep 8, 2022

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Dani of The Daily Page and Thyme is Honey contacted me to photograph her planners, as she’s preparing for the holiday and back to school season. The Daily Page brand photos have a Scandinavian minimal vibe, which is a great fit for Dani’s brand aesthetic. Ultimately, Dani needed lifestyle images with her product in use […]

Sep 1, 2022

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You’ve probably played the old game of “what would you take with you on a deserted island,” right? My version is a little nerdier, and I’m going to call it “my tech stack on a deserted island.” Basically, tech stack for a brand photographer. In the business version of this game, I want to share […]

Aug 22, 2022

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Review for My Brand Photographer “Laurelyn is firstly an incredibly talented photographer. But not only that, she makes the entire process easy and seamless. She uses her expertise to guide the experience so nothing is missed and she has great suggestions. She helped me find a gorgeous Airbnb for our photoshoot because having a beautiful […]

Aug 11, 2022

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