Personal branding photography in Peckham
Every now and then I get a dream brief.
Back in February, I was contacted by Employee Experience expert Lucy Kemp, who was looking for a selection of portrait and ‘in action’ photos for her new website and social media channels.
Nothing unusual about that of course. But my eyes lit up when I read the words: “Nothing formal and as fun as possible. Basically something different from the normal headshots.”
Our exploratory phone call was even more enticing:
“Basically I rant a lot on Linkedin about how poorly most employers understand employee needs, particularly when it comes to Gen X people managing Gen Z, and I’m really honest about what they should be doing better.
“Oh and I say fuck a lot too. People seem to like that.”
To top it all, Lucy was also up for being photographed in Peckham. This may seem a surprising choice for a business lifestyle portrait shoot, but it has so much character and colour I know it would be perfect for Lucy’s straight-talking but approachable brand.
We did a combination of indoor and indoor shooting, making use of the offices of the brilliant creative agency Future Strategy Club and uber-cool Copeland Park.
As well as finding out more about Lucy’s work, we talked about:
Imposter syndrome and what a curse it is
Why so many middle aged women are leaving the formal workforce
Where the closest beaches are to southeast London
Our favourite cocktails (margaritas, in case you’re interested)
Lucy has not just one, but two white papers coming up very soon, so do sign up to her mailing list on her fab new website (kempn.co) to keep in the loop.
She was so lovely to work with during our photoshoot. Despite telling me she was a bit nervous (who wouldn’t be?) she threw herself into it, and her personality shines through in the photos: brimming with energy, clever, funny, reflective and caring.
Some of my favourite images are below.
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