Heart-led & Honest.

Colorado personal branding photographer and videographer

for creatives and small businesses

YOUR BRAND OF MAGIC

This isn’t just BTS for Instagram stories. This is the real deal: creative that celebrates your work, empowers your brand, and tells your story.

Branding


why we do what we do

This ain’t surface level.

We’ll never cram your journey into the same stale Pinterest board of studio poses as everybody else. Those photos last a year in the trend cycle, tops, and we’ll bet you’re tired of taking them. A fake laugh on a studio stool isn’t really your thing. You’re looking for something bigger. Truer. Sustainable, but not boring. Messy, but real.

We coax out what makes you YOU through heart-led, interview-style pre-production, then help you tell it to the world through honest photography and videography.

Did we get it right? Good.

Full Day Brand Shoots

Includes pre-production and analysis on your personal branding journey, goals, competitors, and ideal clients. Over 10 hours, we’ll shoot:

The heart & soul of it: your brand’s story & all the magic that goes into the work you do.

The artist in residence: elevated headshots of you and your team that ground you in your brand.

The work you create: in its best light, thoughtfully photographed in alignment with your brand goals.

PHOTO projects BEGIN AT $5K

VIDEO projects BEGIN AT $5K

PHOTO AND VIDEO projects BEGIN AT $9K

What We Offer

Half Day Brand Shoots

(solopreneurs only)

Includes pre-production and analysis on your personal branding journey, goals, competitors, and ideal clients. Over 4 hours, we’ll shoot:

The heart & soul of it: your brand’s story & all the magic that goes into the work you do.

The artist in residence: elevated headshots that ground you in your brand.

The work you create: in its best light, thoughtfully photographed in alignment with your brand goals.

PHOTO projects BEGIN AT $2.5K

VIDEO projects BEGIN AT $2.5K

PHOTO AND VIDEO projects BEGIN AT $5K

Artist Portrait Headshots

So much more than a photo of your face. This is about WHO YOU ARE. 

This is a 30-60 minute shoot to capture elevated Who Are We photos of you and your team. Includes minimal pre-production and studio rental recommendations in Denver or Colorado Springs.

TEAMS OF 4 OR FEWER: $1.5K

ADDITIONAL persons: $250 EACH

SoloPreneurs: $300

Step One: Discover

We’ll take a deep dive into your brand to build your pre-production, a.k.a a creative roadmap handcrafted to your story. In layman’s terms: consumer analysis, marketing goals, visuals, and shot lists.

The experience

Step two: develop

Your shoot day is here! Pre-production comes to production: where strategy meets artistry and, more importantly, where that creative direction we worked so carefully on comes to life.

Step three: deliver

One week after our shoot, the first round of photos and videos arrive. After a week or two of collaborative wiggling so it fits your brand just right, your bespoke brand photos and videos land in your inbox. Cheers to that!

“We have a designer and/or copywriter working on our brand as well. How do they fit in?”

So glad you asked! A breakdown of your brand identity, consumer analysis, brand voice, etc, is a vital part to any design and copywriting work. To avoid doing this twice (with potentially conflicting messages!), we work instead with what your brand designer and/or copywriter has drawn up for you already and align our imagery with their work. Typically, the most intuitive, efficient flow for a rebrand is as follows:

Brand design → Copywriting → Web Design → Brand Photo and Video.

Weren’t planning on hiring a copywriter until after the shoot? No worries! We can bundle our copywriting services with your package.

Featured Projects

Alyce in Flourland

Bulow Jewelers

WorkMom

Heirloom Events & Design

View Our Full Portfolio Here:

For the big dreamers. hard workers. leap takers. For everyone who loves what they do.

our clients (and our work) have been featured in…

Architectural Digest Pro

Free People

The Bluegrass Situation

Chicago Reader

Garden Center Magazine

Out Front Magazine

Kind Words

Sparrowgrain Creative was the clear choice from our first meeting. Ayla took the time to really understand my vision... Not only did she research [my message & imagery], but she intuitively grasped the core of what I do and care about.

While I so appreciated her communication and support leading up, what really stood out to me about working with Ayla was the space she created the day of our shoot. I had only just met Ayla that morning, but felt like I'd known her for ages — her energy, enthusiasm, humor, and encouragement helped me feel so at ease! Throughout our time, she reflected back to me the essence of our shoot and my business — reminding me of the intention, of what we were creating. 

– Ciara, Homing Instinct

It’s waiting for you!

Alignment with your brand starts here and now.