Brand PHOTOS for Twin Cities women founders
You’ve outgrown playing small. Let’s show who you’ve become.
Editorial brand photos for women-owned businesses across the Twin Cities Metro. Images that prove the level your business has reached, and remind you of the woman who built it.
THIRTEEN PLUS years behind the camera · Hundreds of women photographed · Now booking across the Twin Cities
Now booking
Minneapolis · St. Paul · North Loop · Edina · Wayzata · Minnetonka · Andover
I’m obsessed with the brand photos Johanna did for my brand! The branding photo shoots she’s done for me have really moved the needle in a big way for my business. Johanna listened to exactly what I wanted and needed for my brand and made me feel comfortable and confident the entire photo shoot. She is creative, very talented, and already understands the type of photos you’re going to need for your business and content. She makes the whole process fun and easy. – Meg Marie, Entrepreneur
The outgrown paradox
Your work already speaks for itself. Your brand photos should too.
Your clients get high-level results. But AI images, phone selfies and a headshot from three years ago tell a smaller story. It’s time your images matched the woman and business owner you are today.
What You’ll Walk Away With
01
Visual Authority
Images that carry the same weight as your proposal. Every room, outfit and light choice is directed to read as expertise.
02
Conversion Ready
Every session is shot is planned based on usage: hero banners, about page, offer pages and vertical reels. Your brand photos arrive ready to be used.
03
Seen, Not Posed
You’re guided the whole time. No posing homework, no wondering what to do with your hands. Just you, the way the people who know you best see you.
More than the business you built
Your business is something you built. It isn’t all of who you are.
Some of the most powerful sessions I’ve photographed weren’t about a new website. They were about a woman seeing herself clearly, for the first time in years or for the first time ever. That’s what I want for you: brand photos that show the founder and the woman behind her.
“The way you posed me, and the language you used throughout the shoot made me feel so comfortable and so beautiful.”
— Empowerment session client
I know what it’s like to want to turn around at the door.
For years, imposter syndrome kept me small. Networking events meant anxious sweats and walking back to my car. I got past it one step at a time, and now I help women do the same, in front of the camera and beyond it.
Selected work
Built to be used, not just admired.
Portraits, workspace details, and product texture from one shoot day — a library, not a headshot.
The experience
From strategy call to seeing yourself differently, in four steps.
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Strategy & Creative Direction
We map where the images have to work — site, offers, socials — and build the shot list backwards from there.
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Space & Vibe Curation
At your office, at a coffee shop, a rented studio space, matched with your wardrobe and prop styling, we create a portfolio that’ll speak to your clients.
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The Guided Shoot Day
Fully directed, unhurried, and shot in looks — portraits, working scenes, details, and behind-the-scenes video. Planned out in your personalized document so you know what to expect.
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Multi-Platform Delivery
You’ll receive web-sized and print files, vertical crops, and Reels clips organized by placement in a gallery you keep, ready to use right away.
“I worked with Johanna many times throughout the years; she was my go-to photographer for content creation and branding portraits. She is professional, kind, and beyond talented. She always had a way of bringing my vision to life and and brought fresh ideas to the table over and over again.”
ALY – CONTENT CREATOR AND INFLUENCER
Investment
Four Options for Brand Photography
Most founders start with The Signature Session, then move to quarterly content once the library proves itself.
90 min
The Refresh
$950
1 location · 1–2 looks · 25–30 images
Perfect when you have a good library already but need just a few updated headshots and detail shot.
Most booked
2-3 hrs
The Signature Session
$1,850
2 locations · 60–75 images · BTS video (Raw Video)
The best place to start if you haven’t had professional brand photos done in a long time or ever. Create the foundation for your entire brand photo catalog with the signature session.
5–6 hrs
The Brand Library
$3,200
Multi-location · 120+ images · BTS video (Raw Video)
If you have a large team or multiple locations, the brand library is the perfect fit for you.
2 hrs × 4 / yr
Quarterly Content Partner
$350/mo
12-month term · 40+ images per session
When you need continuously updated brand photos for social media or your catalog.
Add-on — Founder Headshot Days, $350 per person, on-site at your office.
Ready to be seen as all of who you are?
Studio Freyja is now booking seasonal Twin Cities dates for women business owners. Let’s start with a relaxed conversation about where you’re headed.