Blog - Sarah R Peterson - Headshot & Brand Photographer

The Blog

Annual Headshot Event 2020 Wrap-Up | Morris, IL

Each year, I host a 1-day Headshot Event at my studio in Morris, IL where I make getting your picture taken quick and easy, perhaps even enjoyable. But this year, my Headshot Event was another casualty of COVID. Originally planned for April, I had to cancel it. I usually schedule […]

How to Know if a Personal Brand Photo Session is Right for Your Business

When I first started my business 10 years ago, I never thought about branding. I thought branding was a logo and color scheme. And the only picture of me you would find on my website or Facebook page was a headshot, which I thought was completely cool and artistic. But […]

Brown Bear Painting Personal Brand Photo Session | Morris, IL

Have you ever had a project seem like it lasted FOR.EV.ER? Well, to no fault of our own, this personal brand photo session with Kevin Brown of Brown Bear Painting literally lasted months (stupid COVID, amiright?)! Kevin needed new images to update his website and social media and had the […]

Five Questions Every Small Business Should Ask About Personal Brand Photos

I have always been active in my local Chamber of Commerce so, over the years, I’ve booked several photography sessions for small businesses with the intent to use the images to market their business. Until a few years ago, I never knew the photographs I took for small businesses had […]

Annual Headshot Event 2020 | Morris, IL Personal Brand Photographer

I have some clients that are uncomfortable being in front of the camera (ok… most of them!) but that shouldn’t stop anyone from getting their picture taken. Most of my clients tell me their headshot session is fun and enjoyable. They tell me I have a way of making them […]

Why Personal Brand Photography is so Important

I slowed my business down during our state’s stay-at-home order. For 2 1/2 months, I focused on maintaining my business – not growing my business. I had been in a constant state of growth since I began my business 2010 so for me to not focus on growth, was a […]