Growing with Brand Photography
In May of 2022, I had the great pleasure of welcoming my friend Cait Kramer to the Florxeight garden. Caity and I met at Penn State, where we were both fitness instructors. When she moved from DC to Baltimore during Covid, I was just itching to have her to the garden. Caity has been a fantastic photographer since I have known her, photographing grad portraits, then weddings, and now adding maternity and branding into her impressive portfolio of work.
We planned this brand shoot in a rush. It was May, peak bloom season for the roses. I was between friend’s bachelorette parties, trips for work, weddings, showers - you name it, I had it on the docket last year. With 0 plan, 0 preparation, and only a little time, Caity worked magic with what I had. She made the garden and the roses look more beautiful than they ever have. Its the kind of magic that is really skill - the framing of the shots, the pose prompts, the interest in all the details.
Caity - the photos you took last year for me still leave me in awe. I’m sorry that it took you less than a week to send me the edits, and it’s taken me over a year to post them in a meaningful way. You can check out Caity’s website here: https://www.caitkramer.com/. She’s in demand so if you’re considering her for an event, branding session or family shoot make sure you plan ahead!
I did NOT plan ahead and didn’t get the change to have Caity back over for the 2023 season - something I plan to fix for 2024! Flowers are a visual business and having good photography of your product is invaluable. Garden roses are particularly hard because they are harvest as tight buds, and leave my hands before reaching their full potential. I need to be able to market my end product to florist so they can imagine the roses in their full glory, while still educating and selling my consumable product. The value of a good photography is a lesson I’ve been learning in my growing business!
How many bucket photos are too many bucket photos? Asking for myself.
