

I’m SO excited to be sharing another beautiful branding session with you today! Meet Brandie Bracy: Brandie is a Coach for Salon Owners who want to grow their businesses, avoid burnout, and scale their businesses. I loved being able to hear more about what Brandie does during our branding portraits. She’s got such a specific niche (which I LOVE) so I wanted to be sure we really captured the essence of who she is during her portraits at Burnham Nashville.
Since Brandie had branding portraits done once before, we discussed the location for our session for a while. Her first session was done at home, so our plan was to give her a new set of images somewhere fresh. This would make sure she could update her website and presence online with a new look. We settled on The Burnham Nashville, and it was just perfect! The Burnham Nashville is modern and so bright, so it was great for the joyful images we wanted to create.
Beyond simply capturing updated photos of Brandie, I wanted to be sure that her portraits really reflected what it’s like to work with her as a client. She works with so many incredible salon owners through her business as their mentor and through her online course, so this was super important to her session. Brandie is known for her “Salon Blueprint” academy and so we worked to create branding portraits that show who she is as a mentor and educator. It was a really fun time!
Brandie, thank you for asking me to capture these Nashville branding portraits for you! I just love them all and I can’t wait to see what you do with your business next!!
*NOTE: If you are reading this and are wanting branding photos at the Burnham Nashville, you will need to secure a permit from their management in order to photograph your session-please be mindful of their policies before you plan a session there*
*Hair and Makeup by Nichole Holloway-Smithson
You want to make a great first impression on social media & your website… but you don’t have professional images that show off your personality & skill.
Let me guess…your social media images typically consist of a selfie you snapped on your iPhone. Maybe you have an old headshot and a lot of filler stock photos on your website. I get it – I’ve been there! But your brand photos should communicate your values, voice, and skills to your dream clients. You’ve heard the saying, “A picture is worth a thousand words,” right? Without updated, professional brand photos, your pictures aren’t saying any of the words your dream clients want to hear.
Ready to ditch your boring headshots and update your professional profiles with personalized branding portraits? Let’s talk! Click here or the banner below for more details!

Branding photography does not have to feel overwhelming or exposing.
When the experience is guided, paced, and intentional, even women who hate being on camera often walk away surprised by how manageable it felt.
Not because they changed, but because they were supported.
If you are an established female business owner who wants to look professional online without forcing yourself into something that feels unnatural, branding photography can meet you where you are.
And it can be done with strategy and care!

Dolly DeLong is a Nashville-based family & branding photographer AND a creative business owner who educates other family photographers (aka creative business owners) on systems, SOPs, workflows, and marketing (aka how to run the backend of your own family photography business as a one-woman show)! Dolly loves serving families with her bold, elevated, and radiant photography. She also loves educating other creative business owners on how to set up systems and workflows to help them save time in their businesses. Dolly produces weekly blog posts, podcast episodes on The Systems & Workflow Magic Podcast, and weekly YouTube Episodes.
Dolly shares her expertise in Marketing, Email Marketing, and Business Systems with family photographers in an encouraging, supportive way, because she believes anyone can find joy in systems, workflows, and intentional SOPs! Plus, BONUS: Systems are where the magic happens! You can streamline and automate the backend of your creative business with ease!
Dolly’s faith and love for her family motivate her to help other business owners find the joy and freedom she’s seen in running a successful small business.
Whenever she has a spare moment, she enjoys watching TV, loves eating way too many sweets, and listens to podcasts while running or walking. Fill out her contact form to work with Dolly DeLong Photography for a branding photography session.
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