Emily Kim Photography blog

If you run your own coaching business, you probably know that now more than ever, coaches need personal branding photos. Whether you’re a life coach, business coach, social media coach, or health & wellness coach, everyone in this industry can benefit from branding photography. In this blog post, I’ve compiled galleries of some brand photo […]

It’s always such a joy to work with brands that I love and use, and Earthside Candles is no exception! This is my second photoshoot with Mariana. For this one, we went all-in on photographing her winter and holiday scents. For her Christmas product photoshoot, we designed a couple of Christmas sets at my studio, […]

Somehow, it’s been 6 months since I transitioned from my corporate tech job to being a full-time entrepreneur. If you didn’t know, prior to being a full-time brand photographer, I was a software engineer. Quite the change, right? 😂 Anyways, I’m feeling 6 months older and wiser, so I wanted to share my findings with […]

Outsourcing is typically pigeonholed into one of two thought processes: you either go all out, or you don’t do it at all. I used to fall into the latter group – mostly because I liked the idea of maintaining some semblance of creative control, but also because I always wanted to be budget conscious. It […]

Man oh man, was this the shoot of my dreams, or what? If you know me, you know that I wear headbands. A lot. I wear a lot of headbands, a lot of the time. So, when Laura from La Bella reached out to me to photograph her headbands, I may or may not have screamed in […]

Gabby Cole’s Napa brand photoshoot was for her brand, MAZE Model. Gabby is the mom of two twins, and she specializes in helping other moms break the burnout cycle. In her own words… “All moms have experience with feeling completely overwhelmed. My struggle with finding a balance goes much deeper, and that’s why I have […]

In my experience, realtors are in one of the top industries that would benefit from a branding photoshoot the most. For Kelly’s realtor branding photoshoot, we wanted to showcase her Cupertino roots and expertise! Kelly from Kelly Kang Homes works with busy professionals who are looking to put down roots for their families in Silicon […]

SAMMEE was such a fun brand to work with! This was a dual photo + video lifestyle product shoot with my friend and colleague, Dave, from Inspired By Studio. SAMMEE has a few different product lines. For this photoshoot, we worked with their powder-based boba kits. Our goal for this photoshoot was to showcase the […]

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Abby Young is a local Bay Area and Los Altos-based personal stylist and image consultant and CEO of Abby Young Styling. She is a certified fashion stylist from the Fashion Stylist Institute, has her Master’s Degree, and is certified in color analysis. You can find her on Instagram @abbyyoungstyling or on her website abbyyoungstyling.com. As […]