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EXPERTS LANE n BRANDING BRANDING PHOTOGRAPHY = BUSINESS GROWTH By Kalysa Wilson Branding Coach & Branding Photographer ering your brand's personality, the same way logos, color, and typography aids in conveying a strong personal brand. It helps if you strived to use the same pho- to across all online media platforms and social channels. The style of your photos, what you are wearing, your smile, and facial expressions all will influence ones’ perceptions of your brand. To form an effective personal brand, ele- ments to rely on and make use of are com- pelling visuals, capturing genuine quali- ties of character, which reflect your values and passion. A clear crisp image project- ing to your audience and world is done by taking advantage of the artillery of tools available via branding photography. Great Branding Photography will take your personal and business brand to the next level of appeal by providing a layer of trust, knowledge, and skill. Remember it only takes our brains 30 seconds to pro- cess visual cues to capture and establish an enduring visual impression. The many elements used in personal branding encompass creativity, credibility, and professional visuals via colors, design, photos, and etcetera by having a consistent visual online presence that is memorable. In creating an authentic personal brand, it’s reinforced by taking advantage of the human brain's visual nature. Authentic photography has a crucial role in deliv- 12 IBA Success Magazine n VOL 5, Issue 5 Branding Photography (visual branding) allows you to communicate with your au- dience your story or message, assisting your audience in getting to know your brand, connecting in a personal way that you can be trusted, that you understand what they need or are seeking. Personal Branding helps to sell what you may not want to try to sell in person. It also helps reinforce your brand everywhere applied, online and paper marketing ma- terials. Branding Photography is an investment in the future of your personal or business brand. It is so important when investing in the process, the first thing one must do is decide how you want others to associate your brand and its name. A professional branding photography shoot helps make the communication of this process en- gaging and adds the authenticity of your brand, ensuring the connection you de- sire to reflect when it comes to mind with your audience, thus ensuring the growth of your business. Kalysa Wilson Personal & Business Branding Coach and Branding Photographer www.kalysawilson.com A brand reflects skills, talents, and character, providing the percep- tion to those around us what we want to reveal to them. To de- velop a strong brand requires building concepts of authenticity, uniqueness, pas- sion, and excellence. A personal brand is something one can shape but not com- pletely control.