Helen, a freelance TV producer and copywriter, has this great energy about her… I knew we’d have fun on our Soulful Shoot from the second we first chatted about it.
Helen wanted a personal branding portrait shoot, where we could create different types of headshots for her two websites - portraits for both writing and TV production. She started copywriting during lockdown, when all TV production work stopped, and realised she enjoyed the creative freedom and opportunity to work independently. So when TV production work returned, she decided to keep doing both and alternating between them. The best of both worlds!
Before the morning of our shoot, we spent some time working on a mood board, building up a picture of the type of shots Helen wanted to represent her in both careers. We discussed styling, props and threw some ideas around about locations. It quickly became clear we needed some interior portraits for Helen’s writing role and outdoor portraits for her TV production.
We settled on Hackney Wick as a location, an old haunt of both mine and Helen’s from those ‘party in an old peanut factory’ days… about 10+ years ago! Perhaps our paths crossed then?!
We started our soulful shoot at Thingy Cafe (best name ever!) to document Helen in more of a ‘writing’ role… cue journal and coffee props… before heading out on the vibey streets of Hackney Wick. We discovered a brightly coloured graffiti shutter for a few urban portraits, before taking some nature shots along the canal beside Barge East and their twinkly lights.
Our last brief stop was Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park where Helen’s outfit totally complemented the rusty backdrop! These turned out to be my favourites from our one hour shoot together and I’m really pleased with how they all turned out, as it seems was Helen… yay!
“I’m so impressed with these and have already told basically everyone I know who could possibly benefit from brand photos about you and your gift. It’s not only that you’ve made me look good (🙏) more importantly you’ve made me look relaxed and confident. That’s just the coolest thing!”
If you’d like to find out more about Helen, you’ll find her here:
www.helencarrietv.com
www.helencarriewrites.co.uk
Locations:
Thingy Cafe, Hackney Wick
Barge East, Hackney Wick
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Stratford
Do YOU NEED SOME NEW BRAND PORTRAITS TO HELP UP YOUR GAME IN 2023?
This is where I can help! The majority of my clients tell me they hate having their photo taken… however I use my skills as an intuitive life coach to really get to know you and your business before we shoot together, we’ll work on a mood board and share ideas, so you feel super relaxed and in safe hands on the day of our shoot. I promise it will be fun and most importantly that you’ll come away with a strong set of imagery to truly represent you and your business.
