Example deliverable #1
A category landing page per shoot type with case-study format
Marketing for photographers
Right-fit bookings, qualified before the consult. Your portfolio working while you're behind the camera.
Built for owner-operators of photographers who want a marketing engine that runs alongside the day-to-day, without burning hours on social posts you don't enjoy making.
You land on: Customers who fit your business.
What's broken right now
- Portfolio is gorgeous; nobody finds it
- Instagram is curated to perfection but doesn't drive enquiries
- Wedding vs portrait vs commercial, all crammed into one site
What you get instead
- A portfolio rebuilt around category pages people actually find
- Instagram with a clear booking link in every post — and bookings coming through it
- A pre-consult questionnaire that filters style + budget before you take the call
The channels that work for photographers
Not every channel pulls weight in every niche. For photographers we lead with the ones below, and add the secondary set when the tier supports it.
Primary channels
Social mediaSEO contentLanding pages
These get the bulk of the deliverable budget every month.
Secondary (added at Apex+)
Email marketing
Layered in when the deliverable count + budget at the higher tier makes them pay back.
What month one looks like
Two concrete deliverables from your first 30 days, so you know exactly what shows up Monday morning.
Example deliverable #2
A pre-consult Typeform/Tally that filters by style + budget
The angle we'd take
Category-led portfolio SEO + pre-consult filtering for fit.
This is the brief Sage (our content strategist in the Brilliant AI workspace) would generate for photographers. The human team picks it up + ships it; nobody starts from scratch.
We recommend starting at Bloom
£1,000/month. Two channels, social for atmosphere + SEO for category discovery, is enough for most independents. Upgrade to Thrive when adding commercial outreach.
Channels
2 channels
Deliverables / month
8
Strategy cadence
Monthly 30-min strategy call
AI workspace
Starter tier, free for the engagement
Brilliant AI runs alongside
Every engagement includes a free Brilliant AI workspace at the matched tier. The AI side handles the strategy + insight layer for photographers (Sora's monthly SEO audit, Echo's review-pain-point mining, Sage's content briefs), the human team you hire here picks up those briefs and executes against them.
Frequently asked, for photographers
The questions photographers ask before signing. If yours isn't here, ask us on the contact form, we'll add it.
Will you actually use my photos at full resolution, or will they get compressed to soup?
Yes, we use a build pipeline that serves the right-sized image per viewport, with AVIF + WebP fallbacks. Your work shows up sharp. We've worked in image-led sites enough to know the difference matters.
What does the engagement actually cost for photographers?
We recommend starting at Bloom (£1,000/month) for photographers, two channels, social for atmosphere + SEO for category discovery, is enough for most independents. Upgrade to Thrive when adding commercial outreach.. Upgrade or downgrade any month; no annual contracts.
Can I cancel if it's not working?
Yes, 30 days notice, cancel anytime. The Brilliant AI workspace at the matched tier (Starter) stays live for 30 days post-cancellation, then drops to Free. No clawback, no exit fee.
Why not just hire a freelancer for social media?
For one channel at low volume, a freelancer is fine. We come in when you want multiple channels coordinated, a freelancer doesn't talk to your other freelancers, and you end up project-managing all of them. We coordinate so you get one report, not five.
Will I see results in month one for photographers?
Depends on the channel. Paid ads show signal in week 2. SEO content compounds over 8-12 weeks (Google has to index + rank). Social cadence shows engagement signal in month 1 but conversion takes longer. We tell you what to expect per channel; we don't promise a number we can't back up.
Do you actually do the creative or just brief it?
We actually do it. Our owner-led craft team art-directs every creative deliverable in-house, working in Photoshop, Canva, After Effects, Premier Pro, and Blender. Freelancers handle ad-set management + outreach + ops; craft stays in-house.
Ready to talk?
30 minutes on a call. We say yes, no, or "here's a specialist who's a better fit than us". Owner-led, no sales drip.