Commercial photography Reading | Cathy's business branding shoot
I offer commercial photography in Reading. It was such fun when the day finally arrived for Cathy's branding photo shoot. From the time of booking to waiting for lockdown restrictions to lift, planning a virtual shoot in between and then going back to original plan of a wonderful face to face photo shoot it seemed like such a long time but the wait was worth it.
Cathy helps professional career women silently struggling with anxiety and self-doubt, believe in themselves, realise their potential and thrive in their chosen career and life. As a Mindset Coach and Clinical Hypnotherapist, Cathy offers transformational 1:1 Hypno-Coaching Programmes and she’s also passionate about using colour and the clothes you wear to boost your well-being, confidence, and impact.
We originally met online in a business group and many months later we met face to face at an event so Cathy feels like a really lovely friend with shared interests as well as my client and I was very proud of her as you may not be able to tell from the photos but it was one of the hottest days of the year and Cathy totally kept her cool.
Cathy travelled down from Plymouth and stayed in the Elephant in Pangbourne over night ready for the shoot in Pangbourne & Purley in Berkshire the next day. We made the most of the hotel, my studio and the local river and then Cathy treated me to lunch.
Here are some of Cathy’s values which we hope come across in the images.
Aspiration
Trust
Trust themselves
Authentically
Be true yourself
Equality - empower woman
Cathy required images that showed her values and it was very important to show Cathy’s warm trusting and healing side. Below are some of my favourites from what we produced on that hot sunny day.
See below for Cathy’s thoughts on the shoot.
“I first met Tina about 2 years ago when I joined an online business group as a newbie solopreneur!
From the moment we met, I was drawn to her warmth and energy and when we had the opportunity to meet face to face at a live event a few months later and couldn’t stop talking with each other, not only did we become friends, I also knew I wanted her to do my business branding photoshoot.
You see, I’ve never had a photoshoot before and what’s more, I usually don’t feel that comfortable in front of a camera! But I felt completely at ease, comfortable and totally relaxed being myself with Tina.
So, we booked the branding photoshoot……then went into lockdown and over a year of restrictions!
Finally, 18 months later, on probably the hottest day this year in July I went to Purley-on-Thames to have the shoot and it was totally worth the wait.
What I loved about working with Tina, apart from the special quality she has of opening you up to just be YOU, is the time she took beforehand to find out what was important to me about my business, who I mainly worked with and how I wanted to come across to them. So, getting clear on my mission and values was a big part of the preparation before the shoot, so they could be reflected in the shots Tina took.
I had such a wonderful experience and so much fun with Tina, I literally transformed from “awkward and uncomfortable” to “strutting my funky stuff” in front of the camera.
Here are some of our favourite shots from that sizzling hot day, hopefully capturing my values of compassion and trust as well as aspiration, empowerment and equality for women to be their true self with a little sprinkle of playful fun and humour thrown in.
No more selfie’s on my website soon🙌🏻.
If you need a business branding shoot, look no further - Tina is definitely the photographer to go to!”
Cathy Regan
If you like these images and would like a business photo shoot please call the studio on 0118 9422151 or email me here to request a free photo shoot consultation.