Emily Kim Photography blog

If you’re a service provider, you likely have hundreds of brand photos to choose from, and also no clue about which should and shouldn’t live on your home page.  Or, maybe you’ve not yet booked your first brand shoot, and you’re wondering what photos to include in your shot list. Either way, I’m here to […]

If you’ve been feeling like your Instagram feed went from still photos to all motion content quicker than you could say, “what’s a Reel?” you’re not alone!  Truthfully, it’s been a bit of a wild ride watching the world switch from being primarily photo-heavy, to motion focused. As a photographer, I watched the evolution with […]

New year, new website! Well, kind of. Even if you don’t plan on rebranding or totally revamping your website this year, it’s still important to refresh it every few months. What better time to do this than the start of the new year? Updating your website is important for two reasons: Here’s a checklist of […]

Why should you hire a brand photographer, and who really even needs brand photography, anyway? (That’s a real question!) We see hundreds of beautifully shot and edited photos, every single day. Whether we experience that content in an ad or on Instagram, it’s easy to say that the photographic standards for even simple social media […]

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 […]

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 […]

At some point in time, you’ve probably heard a photographer say, “now booking mini sessions!!” But, what even is a mini session? 🤔 Well, that’s what we’re going to talk about today! So buckle up, and let’s get to it! What is a mini session? Mini photoshoots, otherwise known as mini sessions, are when a […]

Well, first of all, there’s always a reason to book a brand photoshoot. 😏 So maybe this blog post should be titled, “when to prioritize booking a brand photoshoot session”? In all seriousness, booking a brand photoshoot is important to make sure you always have professional photos to represent your business. Let’s talk about 5 […]

Service providers, this one’s for you 💪 If you haven’t overdone things and made yourself practically crazy as a service provider, ARE you even a service provider? In other words: why is it so commonly accepted and normalized to overdeliver on our services and end results, while also overworking ourselves to oblivion? Why do we […]