Beth Jennings – Photographer and storyteller based in Melbourne, Australia and Berlin, Germany. Your Family Story, on Manual in Melbourne camera workshops, free photo groups » Photographer and Storyteller

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Your Brand Story

We live in a visual world and these days we shop first with our eyes online. Photographs have instant impact, so getting a staff member to take a few snaps for the website just doesn’t cut it if you want to look professional.

Your Brand Story photography is designed to inspire people to do business with you. How do we do this? We capture why you are in business. Why you are there in the first place cuts to the heart of the whole operation. So much more than standard commercial photography, Your Brand Story photography articulates your brand messages in the following ways:

* It conveys your distinct customer experience.
* It showcases your points of difference around your passion and your product.
* It captures the personality of your business and the personalities behind your business.

My expertise in-camera and post-production means your final collection will possess the unique essence of your brand.  Your collection becomes your image tool box – for every purpose there will be an image to suit. For some kick-ass examples, follow the links above. For Professional Portrait information, please scroll down.

Video

Multi media is the future in photography. Combining stills, moving picture, audio and music informs, entertains and ultimately inspires your customers to do business with you.
[Painting Anna's Pregnant Belly with Britta Herold, makeup artist and body painter.]

Some inspirational brand stories

Medhurst Wines – A contemporary, cruisy, edgy vineyard in the Yarra Valley, Victoria. View their collection and watch their video here.

 

Yarrh Wines – A rebrand for this vineyard and fantastic imagery to go with the launch.

 

Mount Majura Vineyard – life captured during harvest time at this award winning vineyard in Canberra

 

Pukara Estate – producers of quality olive oil in the Hunter Valley, NSW

 

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Alto Olives -  quality, organic olive oils produced a rural farm called Hopeful in Crookwell, NSW
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Bonanza Coffee Berlin – coffee purists doing what they do best.

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Mala’s Playhaus - Mala teaches English to children in Berlin using dance and music

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Wild Voices - the very talented and inspirational musical and theatre director, Dianna Nixon

 

http://www.bethjenningsblog.com/bjp-places/australia/classical-ballet-centre-canberra/

Classical Ballet Centre Canberra – capturing formal ballet technique as well as the fun of the school itself across three age groups

 

Jitterbugs – imagery capturing the joy experienced with Kylie at a children’s dance party

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Natasha Vanzetti – personal branding expressed in a 30 image portrait collection

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Image Collections

Image collections are provided on CD in formats suitable for print (high resolution) and web use (low resolution).

Initial Consultation

Packages are based on time, volume and usage parameters. Let’s grab a coffee to discuss your brand and how I can help you.  To arrange Your Brand Story consultation please write to Beth.

Ginninderra Chiropractic
capturing Jenny’s family friendly environment and her professional chiropractic services

The photos Jenny had been using before her brand story was captured.

Professional Portraits

Uncomfortable in front of the camera?  I’ll work with you to get that real smile and genuine connection in your professional portrait. You’ll be proud to show your professional portraits that will express something about you, your personality and your business. We’ll pre-select your location, look and feel. On the day, straight after we shoot, we’ll grab a coffee together and select your favourites.

The two options below allow for your finals to be produced in either black and white, or colour. If you want both formats, then a post production fee of $55 applies for each image. If you like more than the package inclusions, you are welcome to take additional images at $110 per image.

Option 1 – we shoot for up to 1 hour to get 3 expressive portraits offering posing and composition variations $375.

Professional PortraitsAnne Mannfeld – a graphic designer seeking professional portraits for use on her website, social media etc.

 

http://www.bethjenningsblog.com/bjp-business/professional-portrait-lorraine-bennett/

Lorraine Bennett – in need of soft, approachable and professional portraits for her dance school.

 

Bagryana Popov – an educator, theatre-maker, occasional performer, choreographer, director.

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Option 2 – we shoot for 15-20 mins to achieve a single mug shot $225.

Alexander Koelpin – professional portraits for this Berlin-based investor.

 

 

 

Start-Up Berlin – individual and a group portraits of the founders for website and social media.

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Matt Fenwick needed a great head shot for his biz True North Writing

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All portraits are created on location in natural light – assistant and scary-studio-lighting free! I have a lovely, easy way of working and collaborating to achieve the genuine result you need. You’ll have your polished image(s) in your inbox within 48 hours. Images are produced in high resolution for print and low resolution for web.

Praise

‘The profile shot is exactly what I was hoping for. The light, the mood and the colour come together perfectly.  I had an idea of what I was after, but you helped guide me towards genuinely great photos.’ Matt, Canberra 2013

‘Thanks Beth, I LOVE them! I had such a fun afternoon and can’t wait to see them bring my new business to life.’ Natasha, Canberra 2013

‘Thank you so much for today with gratitude.’ Christina, Melbourne, 2013

‘Beth, you are gold! The time and love you put into our photo shoot made the hugest difference to our outcome. I know I wouldn’ t have found that elsewhere. Thank you, thank you! I’m so excited to have such beautiful and fresh images for my website.’ Julie, Canberra 2012

‘Thank you so, so much! I couldn’t be happier, you’re one speedy and talented lady!’ Elise, Melbourne 2012

‘The images look great. I think Beth has captured all the elements well.  The results are clean and crisp and portray the brand story. Just what we needed.’ Julia, Canberra 2012

‘The photo looks great, thanks so much. everyone was really pleased with the outcome!’ Doreen, Melbourne 2012

‘Great pictures, I hardly noticed you – which actually is the best you can say about a photographer in rehearsal; the pictures are beautifully “real”.’ Patrick, Berlin 2012

‘It is so wonderful to work with Beth, she has such an intricate eye for visual language. There’s always so much love in her work and I love how she captures beauty in every frame. Staying open is the only way to collaborate effectively – you never know exactly what will happen, you just have to be ready to recognise and capture it when it does. This is something Beth does very well. Xx’ Emma, Melbourne 2012

‘Thanks for being so wonderful to collaborate with, Beth. You truly are very talented with a sensitive ‘eye’ for what a piece ‘needs’ & that’s what making good art is all about. So thank YOU.’ Rosie, Melbourne 2012

Thank YOU very much for taking the time and supporting me in the selection process. The images look fantastic – I can’t believe that it’s me’. Anne, Berlin 2011

‘The images we purchased from you are proving to be a valuable help in our efforts to grow and flourish as a company.’ Katherine and Andreas, Berlin 2011

‘Oh Beth, the collection brought tears to my eyes. THANK YOU for everything!’ Mala, Berlin 2011

‘Seeing my work through Beth’s eyes proved to be an unexpectedly emotional experience’. Dianna 2011

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