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It’s hard to imagine how good all of the products at Hazelwood Soap are unless you’re there in person! However, just writing this article, makes me want to go light my Creme Brulé candle! Brand photography is very strategic in nature and makes a company more relatable and human. Brand photography offers a unique opportunity to create a visual brand identity for your business and increase engagement with your audience.  In fact, sixty-five percent of people are visual learners!  Your brand photography session helps your audience to better understand who your business is? Who you for?  What services and products your business offers? I thoroughly enjoyed working with Alyssa and Lilly at Hazelwood Soap!  This branding session was so much fun!  For the session we incorporated three of Hazelwood Soap’s branding colors: pale pink, sage green, and beige.  Alyssa wanted the bulk of the pictures from the session to focus on their vast array of products and gift options for the upcoming holiday season.  We wanted to highlight the company’s small batch, handmade process. Lilly is so beautiful!  She is a cashier at Hazelwood Soap and our beautiful model for the session!  Here are pictures of Lilly showing off the handmade shea bar soaps, pajamas, and store displays. Their products are all handmade, hand poured, and made in small batches right in Hazelwood, North Carolina.  They utilize all natural ingredients, and the scents they have cultivated are amazing. Hazelwood Soap has an amazing array of products: versatile wash, reed infusers, shea butter soaps, soy candles, lotions, socks, bathrobes, pajamas, make-up brushes, and much more!  If you are ever near the Wood in Waynesville, you should check out Hazelwood Soap! And here are a couple of Instagram carousels we developed with five of the brand photos from our session to feature in their social media holiday gift guides.

I am so excited to share Lee’s beautiful college Senior Graduation session in Sylva, North Carolina.  Lee is a Western Carolina University, Catamount graduate with a degree in professional writing.     Graduating from college signifies not only academic accomplishment but also personal growth and development. Senior Sessions provide an opportunity to reflect on this journey and celebrate how far the graduate has come. Capturing a senior college graduation photoshoot is a meaningful way to mark the end of one chapter and the beginning of another, while creating lasting memories to cherish for a lifetime.  For her session, Lee wanted feature two family heirlooms as props: a mink stole and dinner ring. Both items she inherited from her grandmother.  I love it when clients bring props and especially ones with sentimental value!  As a lover of antiques and items with a story; don’t threaten me with a good time!     Lee selected three really fun outfits that really showcased her personality! I love the white lace dress she paired with the mink stole and also paired with her cap and gown.  Cap and Gowns are a necessity for her Senior Graduation session, even just to get a few portraits featuring the cap and gown to celebrate this big milestone of graduation. The second outfit is this casual white shirt and vest; which feels so fun and free-spirited. And the third outfit she selected was this red full-length April Cornell dress, with oh my goodness pockets, was so striking with the setting sun! Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, North Carolina was founded in 1889. Some of the buildings on campus date back to the turn of the century and the formation of the college.  For Lee’s graduation portraits we wanted to feature historical brick; which seems to have so much character in every brick.  This building was constructed in 1917 and has lots of beautiful architectural details.   Your graduation headshot isn’t just a picture; it’s your professional introduction to the world. It’s the image that speaks volumes about your ambition, dedication, and readiness to take on new challenges. The other location we scoped out for Lee’s session is this gorgeous 1920s dairy barn. This one of the most beautiful barns I’ve ever seen!  I love the small plank boards used in the construction.  I also love how this dark color wood was the perfect compliment to feature her red full-length dress.    I thoroughly enjoyed working with Lee and taking her graduation portraits! I hope you love this gallery as much as I do!