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Branding Lifestyle session | For Pittsburgh small business owner or local entrepreneur

**Branding Lifestyle session**

For Pittsburgh small business owner or local entrepreneur

Branding Lifestyle session

Are you a small business owner or a local entrepreneur?

If you, are you know the importance of being more memorable, personable, and relatable throughout your business and marketing materials

A branding lifestyle photoshoot is much more different than the headshot your need for LinkedIn. This session is much more relaxed and it captures you naturally in your business environment. I highly recommend doing them once a year. Stay fresh and continue to match your brand aesthetic. You want customers to feel that your photos reflect your brand story.

Branding lifestyle photoshoots create a connection with your ideal client. Showcasing your personality and places you like grab a coffee or hang out. When your clients are more relatable to you and have a connection, they are more likely to hire you. When we are done you will have an updated headshot, Images for social media, content for your website, and more.

How Should I Prepare for my Branding Lifestyle Session?

Let’s start here: What is your Brand Identity? This is your logo, brand colors, visuals, for my personal branding sessions, I want my images to feel fresh, light, and all about YOU and your team. Your session is a direct translation of your brand identity, and who I am personally

After we create a shot list it’s ideal to have a photo for each. This will ensure your gallery of images has lots of variety. Variety is key if one of the main reasons you’re getting a branding photoshoot is for social media.

For a 1.5-hour session, I suggest up to 5 outfit changes.

For your outfits, the first goal is to feel comfortable. If you’re uncomfortable and consistently pulling at your clothing, it will kill your confidence and that energy will come through in your photos.

You also want to make sure that your outfits match your overall brand identity visually, physically, and emotionally.

The props that you bring for your branding photoshoot will all depend on the shot list. Some of the most common items my clients bring to branding photoshoots are:

cute mug

fluid to fill the mug (Champagne is ok 😉

planner

computer, Ipad, laptop

notebook

pretty pen

products, if applicable

cellphone

Pittsburgh Lifestyle branding session

Pamela Salai Photography is a Pittsburgh local. Specializing in Child Photography, maternity, and family.

Pamela photographs in the surrounding areas: not limited to McCandles Township, Wexford, Franklin Township, Sewickley Township, Butler County, Cranberry Township, and Washington County.

Available for travel (fees apply)

If you would like more information regarding booking a custom session with Pamela Salai Photography, please click here or contact me directly by clicking on the contact button at the top of my website or email me at pamelasalaiphoto@gmail.com.

I use natural light and organic settings to create custom magic for each session.

Let’s Connect!

1. Sign up for my emails: CLICK HERE on the right-hand side you will see a “sign up ” where you can enter your emails there.
2. Join my private group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1686002001654081/
3. FACEBOOK you can choose to “see first” or even set the notifications on
4. INSTAGRAM

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Sweet boho baby | Pittsburgh Child and Family photography

Sweet boho baby

That’s what storytellers do. We restore order with imagination. We instill hope again and again.

Photography Mentoring, Tips & Tools

PSP PRESETS ARE HERE!

2 collection release (light and airy presets and whimsical outside presets)

Calling all Lightroom preset lovers… PSP presets are ready for use

EVERY GREAT DREAM BEGINS WITH A DREAMER

I am so excited to share with you my exclusive Hello Storyteller double preset release ( Yes, there is not 1 but 2 collections I am releasing ). I have worked so unbelievably hard on these and poured my heart and soul into each collection so they would work almost flawlessly with most photographers /style /camera etc…

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Children, Photography Mentoring

It all began when the stars aligned | Pittsburgh award child photographer

August | 2018

It all began when the stars aligned | Pittsburgh award child photographer

she had stars in her eyes and galaxies in her veins

Magical child sessions … ahhhhh give them all ! It all started with a dress – I had seen this dress and dreamt of the day that it would be rented for a session. That day came & it was more perfect than I imagined. I love stars & when I get to incorporate them into a session I try to make it different form the last …because we all know I have used stars quite a bit . LOL . I had a mentor come in all the way from South Carolina, (Paige) that hired me for my pixie dust mentoring session. The idea is that I create a session that they oversea from start to finish. . . +

These type of sessions are super fun & typically super magical because my creative juices get to run & play. (Where as normally my child sessions are truly based on the child his/her interest love etc. at the time…these sessions are a different part of my imagination and what can I do to show my creative juices to the one hiring me )

Paige and I did a model call that included that they needed to have a big dog. I felt like the stars aligned with these 2 beauties came into my inbox. I grew up having a great dane and have a special spot in my heart for them. This Blue great dane was just as beautiful as her sister. We all had a lot of fun at the studio and outside the studio in alleyway.

Catch a cloud

Clouds in a ballon magical tween session whimsical pittsburgh child photography Spunky & funky …when there is magic in the air you just have pick up your fancy dress and show off those kicks!

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Clouds in a ballon magical tween session whimsical pittsburgh child photography

Peek – a – boo

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opps … a fun moment of the hat falling caught on camera

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When you have a fancy dress on you have twirl !

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Pamela Salai Photography is a Pittsburgh Child Photographer also specializing in maternity, family in Pittsburgh and surrounding areas including but not limited to McCandles Township, Wexford, Franklin Township, Sewickley Township, Butler County, Cranberry Township, and Washington County.

Often I am asked about client wardrobe. I provide a curated wardrobe for my child clients and maternity sessions. Often these outfits can be seen through out my photos. When you book your session I will further discuss this options with you along with the stylist options I provide.

I use natural light and organic settings to create custom magic for each session.

Let’s Connect !

1. Sign up for my emails : CLICK HERE on the right hand side you will see a “sign up ” where you can enter in your emails there.
2. Join my private group : https://www.facebook.com/groups/1686002001654081/
3. FACEBOOK you can choose to “see first” or even set the notifications on
4. INSTAGRAM

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pamela salai photography | NAPCP 2018 ambassador

March 27, 2018

pamela salai photography | NAPCP 2018 ambassador

Community over competition

Clip from NAPCP : “It’s so inspiring to see people coming together.” They have chosen 3 different weeks throughout the year for the Ambassadors to hold their NAPCP Gatherings. My first meeting will be April 28th at 4:15pm at my studio .

It is FREE to attend!

Please RSVP to me ( Pam) by texting me at 412-551-2346 by April 23rd , 2018

with your name & I will reply with directions to the studio

NAPCP’s hope is to grow and reach more photographers bringing photographers from all over the world together in a safe space where they discuss the ups and downs of the photography business.

The idea behind these Gatherings is to bring photographers together and to create a community of love and encouragement.

We are going to start off the meeting at the studio introducing ourselves and discussing a few topics. The plan will than to be to go on a short walk in the surrounding area ( which around my studio outside has great opportunities to photograph)

As creatives, sometimes we need to do something to re-charge our batteries and reset our minds.

This year, the theme for this photo walk will be Depth of Field.

We will use this idea to fuel your creativity and explore the world around you. When your photo walk is complete, I will urge you to share their photos on Instagram and tag #NAPCPGatherings.

Outside of the main theme above, we can also practice other techniques

motion blur & crowds portraits & headshots behind glass and textures

sunrises and sunsets
sun flare
photographing strangers

silhouettes
off camera flash

reflections

I use natural light and organic settings to create custom magic for each session.

Let’s Connect !