South Carolina
Personal branding session · Charleston
In short
Personal branding session in Charleston starts at $650: 2 hr 30 min on location with a photographer who works in Charleston, and 60 edited photos delivered to a private gallery within 7 business days.
Why choose Personal branding session in Charleston?
Personal brand photography in Charleston is a 150-minute shoot across two or three locations with three wardrobe changes, priced from $650 with 60 retouched photographs cropped horizontal, vertical and square. Charleston’s self-employed clients — realtors, designers, wedding planners, coaches and hospitality founders — mostly sell to people who are buying into the Lowcountry itself. A brand set here therefore usually pairs the working frames at a desk or studio with one recognizably local backdrop, so the website says where the business is as well as who runs it.
Worth knowing about Charleston
Charleston County Parks and Recreation Commission defines commercial photography in its parks as any shoot that advertises a product or service or uses models, sets or props — which is exactly what a personal brand shoot is, unlike a family portrait. A brand session planned for a county park such as James Island County Park, Folly Beach County Park or the Mount Pleasant Pier is cleared with the Charleston County Parks and Recreation Commission Parks Manager first, and drones are prohibited in James Island County Park in any case.
What does the session in Charleston look like?
- Your own workspace or studio
- The working frames — hands, tools, a client meeting — that make up most of a brand library.
- Upper King Street
- Storefronts, brick and foot traffic for the walking and coffee frames, on public sidewalks.
- A French Quarter alley
- Stucco, ironwork and open shade for the portrait that reads as Charleston without a landmark in it.
What does personal branding session in Charleston include?
- 60 retouched photographs
- Three wardrobe changes and two or three locations
- A mix of portraits, working shots and detail frames
- Horizontal, vertical and square crops of every key image
- Content calendar suggesting how the set spreads across a year
- Private online gallery within 7 business days
- Commercial licence for your own business use
FAQ — Personal branding session in Charleston
Is a personal brand shoot in a Charleston County park considered commercial photography?
Yes. Charleston County Parks and Recreation Commission treats photography that advertises a product or service, or uses models, sets or props, as commercial, and a personal brand shoot advertises the client’s service. Contact the Charleston County Parks and Recreation Commission Parks Manager before shooting brand content in a county park; city streets and the client’s own premises avoid the question.
How many outfits and locations fit in a Charleston personal brand session?
Three wardrobe changes and two or three locations fit in the 150-minute Charleston personal brand session, because the peninsula is compact enough that a workspace, Upper King Street and a French Quarter alley are a few minutes apart. The result is 60 retouched images, each key frame cropped for a website header, a story and a profile.