Brand Photography at Square Works Bristol
A BRAND NEW PHOTOGRAPHY PARTNERSHIP WITH SQUARE WORKS, BRISTOL
There are some partnerships that just make sense.
I've been a member of Square Works, Bristol since 2019, so I was genuinely delighted when the team approached me about becoming a partner and bringing more of what I do brand photography wise directly to the community here.
Having hot desked from the building for seven years, I've photographed clients here. I've drunk an unreasonable amount of coffee here (the coffee is good!). And I've got to know the people and businesses that make up the community.
So the opportunity to become a more established part of that was no brainer.
IT’S MORE THAN HAVING A PHOTOGRAPHER DOWNSTAIRS
…although, admittedly, having a photographer downstairs is quite handy!.
Before photography became my world, I worked in Marketing Communications, and that experience still shapes almost everything I do.
I don't believe in creating beautiful photographs in isolation. I want to know what they're for. Who needs to see them. What you're trying to say. Where they're going to live and how they fit alongside everything else your business is putting out into the world.
For many of my Creative Partnership clients, that means becoming an extension of their marketing team — working alongside designers, website teams, copywriters and strategists so that the imagery we create supports the wider direction of the business.
The camera comes after the thinking.
BRINGING THAT EXPERTISE IN MANY WAYS
The partnership will give members three different ways to tap into that experience and support.
Regular Brand Photography Days
Short, focused sessions at Square Works for those times when you simply need to update your headshot or create a fresh set of professional brand imagery without organising a full shoot.
Practical workshops
Sessions designed to help you think more strategically about your visual content — what imagery your business actually needs, how to plan for it and how to get considerably more use from the photographs you already have.
Bespoke shoots & Creative Partnerships
For businesses that need something more substantial, members will also have access to exclusive benefits when booking a bespoke brand photography shoot or working with me on an ongoing Creative Partnership.
Photography sits at the heart of all of it, with video and strategic content planning alongside it when they're useful..
FIRST UP… BRAND PHOTOGRAPHY DAYS
Sometimes strategy means months of planning, conversations with a wider creative team and building an extensive image library.
And sometimes it's simply recognising that your LinkedIn photograph is five years old and you really need to sort it out.
Our first Square Works Brand Photography Day is this September, with two options — a Headshot Refresh or a Brand Photography Refresh for those who need a little more variety.
Short, focused and designed to give you really useful new imagery without having to organise a full brand shoot.
You can read more about exactly how the Brand Photography Days work in the journal here.
I'm really looking forward to seeing what comes from having experienced visual support sitting a little closer to the businesses using it.
And if that means occasionally being accosted over coffee with “Venetia, can I quickly ask you something about my photographs?”...
I suspect I can live with that.
Venetia x
Square Works member?
Get in touch and I’ll pop you the link to the Members Portal.
Not a Square Works member?
Don't worry — I'm planning Brand Photography Days and practical workshops for non Square Works members too.
Pop your details below and I’ll keep you in the loop.
