Cinematic Photography: A Key to Creative Brand Marketing
From tourism boards to tech companies to apparel brands, every business is unique and develops a marketing plan to help them reach their demographic. As a travel and lifestyle photographer inspired by film, I aim to add creativity to each project and make each photoshoot an opportunity to tell a story.
Advertising photography should be more than just selling a product, but telling a narrative of the brand’s ethos through creative imagery. Over the years, I’ve had the opportunity to work with sales and marketing teams, as well as social media managers to produce digital marketing content for websites and social media.
In this article, I’ll be talking about some concepts and ideas I think about when planning a commercial photoshoot for a brand.
One of my first commercial shoots at Pacifica’s Marina del Rey Hotel featuring actress and model DeAnza Banuelos.