From product brands and photographers to influencers, Instagram is one of the best places to create some buzz for a brand. However, to create a successful brand on Instagram, you need to stand out. If you want to use this popular social media platform to build and grow your personal brand, there are a few […]

I wanted to share a personal brand photoshoot I did a few weeks ago with an up and coming makeup brand created by San Diego-based makeup artist Marian. Marian’s Beauty Boutique is the name of the brand. This shoot was a little different than some of the other personal brand photoshoots I’ve done in the […]

So I had the pleasure of doing a product shoot with Dialicious Designs this past weekend and it was a blast! I’ve worked with Dominique of Dialicious Designs before (check out this blog post of a shoot I did with one of her designs), but this was the first time I’ve worked with her to […]

With us still in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, I just wanted to share some things I do to protect my clients during their photography session. 1. Wear PPE. As a reminder, COVID-19 can be passed on even when a person is asymptomatic. The best practice to implement is always wearing a mask during photo shoots. I will […]

Time for another blog post and today I want to talk about business lessons learned in 2020. 2020 has definitely been a challenging year for small businesses. There have been numerous shutdowns and a lot of people haven’t gotten the same amount of customers/clients that they had in 2019. Even though 2020 has been challenging, […]

In the famous words of Jay-Z, allow me to re-introduce myself lol. For today’s blog post I just wanted to re-introduce Black Queen Photography (and myself) at the start of 2021. Black Queen Photography is my photography business. I have had my photography business for a little over two years. Who am I you may […]