London Brand photographer - Josie Gray
About your personal branding photographer, Josie Gray!
Yes that’s me in the photo! with one of my Nikon cameras, ready to go photograph a local Hertfordshire event!
When not out with the camera, photographing Business portraits, Headshots or Personal Branding photography, you can mostly find me out exploring the countryside with our dog, Floss (a border collie who never stops acting like a puppy!).
I have a daughter living in Australia, and a son living in central London. I enjoy yoga, and ballet (since the age of 4!) and running with Floss, I love to be outside in the garden and also love to travel abroad and in the UK.
How did I become a professional photographer?
My Grandpa was a travel photographer, my father a portrait photographer, my mother a family portrait and documentary photographer, my sister and cousins all artists, so art and photography have always been part of my life.
I have always loved capturing photographs, and after working part-time as a sales and marketing manager and part-time a wedding photographer, (plus being a mum of 2 teenagers!) I loved photography so much that I knew I had to go full-time as a professional photographer and so handed in my notice over 8 years ago, and qualifying as a Master Photographer Licentiate ( like a Michelin star for photography) 4 years ago.
Photographing over 200 weddings, helped me develop a very natural, story-telling style of photography, but also meant that I learned very quickly, how to help those who were very nervous or camera-shy, quickly feel relaxed, comfortable in front of the camera, and more importantly, I learned how to make photography a lot of fun!
And if you feel relaxed, and comfortable, then that gives us the best chance of creating lovely photographs for you, looking your very best, portraying you as you want to be seen, for your business.
I’m an award winning, qualified wedding photographer too! This lovely Bride and Groom hug after their wedding and ribbon fastening ceremony in a rustic barn in Hertfordshire
As well as photography, I love to dance and aim to lead a healthy, plant-led lifestyle, and care about our natural environment (I’m on a journey to plastic-free). I look to run a sustainable business and care for our planet, and love photographing more sustainable, businesses and brands.
And I'm passionate about supporting small businesses, (and especially love to support women-led and LGBTQIA+ business). And I really enjoy using my sales and marketing business skills, combined with my love of photography to bring you premium-level business and Personal Branding photography together with Brand Clarity, and optional Marketing and Sales advice and mentoring.
And supporting your business and seeing your transformation from invisible (and maybe even hiding behind your business), through to helping you shine brightly, feel more confident, less stressed, less overwhelmed, more professional, and more proud of your business and your achievements, and feel really proud to now step out to become VISIBLE in your business, honestly brings me so much joy!