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Lisa Gilby | London Brand Photographer

@selfmadeandseen

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📾 Personal brand photography for entrepreneurs
👁 Helping you show up confidently & get seen with strategic imagery
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It’s here. 🎉 After months of planning, developing, and barely containing my excitement - the client portal is officially live.🔑 From today, every single person who books a brand shoot with me receives their own personalised portal alongside their images. Strategy, content ideas, guidance and support, all in one place, ready the moment your gallery lands. Because beautiful images deserve to actually be used. This is what’s waiting for you on the other side of a shoot with me. And I cannot wait for you to see everything that’s inside. Comment CLIENT PORTAL for more info 👇 taken in London, United Kingdom by @selfmadeandseen
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5 months ago
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đŸ‘‹đŸ» Hey friend, start here!⁠ ⁠ If you’re new here, welcome đŸ„° and if you’ve been here a while, this is me re-introducing myself in my current season.⁠ ⁠ I’m Lisa Gilby, a London personal branding photographer, visibility strategist, and founder of Self Made & Seen. 📾⁠ ⁠ I work with ambitious entrepreneurs and experts who are stepping into a new chapter, launching, evolving, or finally ready to feel proud of the face behind their brand. đŸ€©â  ⁠ Together, we create intentional, strategic photography and video that:⁠ ✹ reflects who you really are⁠ ✹ supports where your business is going next⁠ ✹ builds trust, authority, and confidence⁠ ⁠ My work isn’t about creating a version of you that looks good online,⁠ It’s about helping you feel clear, confident, and supported as you show up, and making sure your visuals are doing their job behind the scenes. 👀⁠ ⁠ If you’re growing, changing, or feeling the pull towards your next level, you’re exactly who I’m here for. 💙⁠ ⁠ Stick around for all things personal branding, visibility, and brand strategy.⁠ ⁠ And comment SEEN if you want to explore how we could work together.⁠ ⁠ Lisa x⁠ ⁠ taken in London, United Kingdom by @selfmadeandseen
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8 months ago
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✹ Is it time for your brand to catch up with your growth?⁠ ⁠ Your offers have evolved. Your goals have expanded. Your message is stronger than ever
⁠ ⁠ But if your visuals don’t reflect where you’re headed, you could be missing the mark with the very people you’re trying to reach.⁠ ⁠ That’s exactly why I created The Visibility Shift - A free guide to help you realign your brand visuals with your next chapter.⁠ ⁠ Inside, I’ll walk you through 4 powerful steps to:⁠ ⁠ ✔ Get clear on where your business is headed⁠ ✔ Audit your visuals for alignment⁠ ✔ Define your next-level brand identity⁠ ✔ Start showing up with more clarity, confidence, and strategy⁠ ⁠ It’s simple, empowering, and built for entrepreneurs ready to be seen — intentionally.⁠ ⁠ Ready to feel more visible and aligned in your brand presence?⁠ ⁠ 💬 Comment ‘Visibility Shift’ and I’ll DM you the download link. 💌⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #BrandStrategy #VisibilityMatters #PersonalBrandingTips #ShowUpConfidently #TheVisibilityShift #SmallBusinessUK #CreativeBusinessOwner⁠ taken in London by @selfmadeandseen
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a year ago
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A little co-working time at @workclockwise today, and look what I spotted on their events board! 👀 My very own networking event! đŸ„° I’m starting a new networking community for established women business owners in North London, creating space for more meaningful conversations, genuine connections and the kind of relationships that can lead to collaborations, referrals and friendships. Our first session is on 22nd October at Clockwise in Wood Green and we’re doing networking a little differently. No awkward standing around wondering who to talk to. Instead we’ll have guided conversations, time to chat freely, and the opportunity to help shape what this community becomes. I’ll also be leading our first discussion: Is your online presence keeping up with your business? A topic that’s very close to my heart as a personal branding photographer, and one I can’t wait to explore with other local business owners. If you’re a woman running an established small business in or around North London and you’d love to meet other business owners at a similar stage, I’d love you to join us! đŸŽŸïž Tickets are available via my link in bio. And if you know someone who’d enjoy being part of this, send this their way! 💙 #northlondonbusiness #womeninbusiness #businessnetworking #smallbusinesscommunity taken in Clockwise Offices by @selfmadeandseen
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2 days ago
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What would your Client Strategy Portal actually look like?👀 Picture this
 You’re gorgeous, strategic on brand images - the ones from your shoot with me - sitting inside your own Client Strategy Portal. You open it up and you see exactly where each image belongs. Which ones work best on your website. Which ones are made for Instagram. Which ones you’ll want saved for your next pitch deck or podcast cover. You see content ideas ready to go, built around exactly the kind of images you now have in your hands. You see video tips for your B-roll clips, helping you turn every moment from your shoot into content. You see quick tips on SEO, platforms, and staying consistent with your brand. You see a plan. Not just beautiful images, but a clear, simple way to actually use them. And a few months from now? You see a business that’s grown, because you finally knew what to do with the photos you invested in. That’s what’s waiting inside your Client Strategy Portal - included with every brand Refresh and Brand Transformation shoot. Book your next shoot and let’s build yours. Send me a DM or visit my bio for more info. taken in London, United Kingdom by @selfmadeandseen
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3 days ago
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Want a ticket to the after party?đŸȘ© Coz let’s be honest, your shoot day IS the party. The energy, the fun, the boldest version of your brand showing up on camera.đŸ„ł But here’s the thing about parties, they end. And what happens after is what really matters. That’s why when you book a shoot with me, you also get a ticket to the after party. The one where the cool kids (the serious business owners actually building something) stick around.🎉 That’s where the real fun begins: a full strategy for using your images, not just a gallery to admire. Content ideas, platform tips, a plan - the ‘Client Strategy Portal’ included with every shoot. 📾 Ready to come to the party AND the after party? Comment ‘after party’ for more. âŹ‡ïž taken in London, United Kingdom by @selfmadeandseen
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16 days ago
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Chapter 6 | The Visibility Series You can be the best at what you do and still lose a potential client. 😳 Because when people are deciding who to work with, they’re not only looking at your expertise.👀 They’re also asking themselves: Do I trust them? Do I like their approach? Can I imagine working with them?đŸ€” Sometimes, it’s a person they’re choosing. And when people get a sense of your personality, your values and the way you work, you’re giving them more than information. You’re giving them a feeling.đŸ€© You don’t need to be for everyone. You just want the right people to recognise themselves in what you’re showing. That’s where connection becomes a real advantage. I’d love to know: When someone is considering working with you, what would you want them to understand about what it’s actually like to work with you?âŹ‡ïž đŸ“© If you’re enjoying the visibility series, you can join the visibility letter through the link in my bio.🔗 taken in London, United Kingdom by @selfmadeandseen
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20 days ago
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New Forest Birthday Trip 🌳 No wifi. No alarm clocks. And nothing but birds song. đŸŽ¶đŸŠâ€âŹ› This trip was so relaxing, we managed to squeeze in one last plunge in the hot tub just 20 mins before check out! đŸ€ŁđŸ™ˆ The hot tub was a highlight of course. But there’s nothing quite so special as seeing half a dozen deer run across our path during our woodland walk.🩌 Nature is my happy place đŸŒČ taken in New Forest, Hampshire by @selfmadeandseen
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21 days ago
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Some of the incredible women I’ve had the pleasure of photographing 💙 Every one of them was stepping into a new chapter
 Some scaling fast and needing images that matched where they were heading. Others finally catching up their brand to where their business already was. Different stages, different stories, but all needing photos to reflect the truth of their business right now. Wherever you’re at in your own chapter, let’s chat about how to make sure your brand keeps up with where you’re heading. My DMs are always open đŸ„° taken in London, United Kingdom by @selfmadeandseen
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a month ago
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Chapter 5 | The Visibility Series Somewhere along the way, many of us learnt that running a business meant presenting a more “professional” version of ourselves. And while professionalism matters, it’s only part of the story. Because the person behind your business is shaped by so much more. Your experiences. Your interests. Your personality. The lessons you’ve learnt. The challenges that changed you. Those things might not be what you sell, but they influence the way you show up and the way you work. Your story is what makes your business yours. Your brand doesn’t need to become a diary, but you also don’t need to hide the parts of yourself that make you who you are. Because personal branding isn’t about showing the most polished version of yourself, it’s about helping people see who you really are. 💬I’d love to know: What’s one part of yourself that you don’t usually show in your business, but is actually a big part of who you are? 💌If you’re enjoying The Visibility Series, you can join The Visibility Letter for more thoughts on visibility, personal branding, and building a business people genuinely connect with. Find the link in my bio. taken in London, United Kingdom by @selfmadeandseen
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a month ago
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What if the purpose of a brand shoot wasn’t to simply leave with beautiful photos? Ofcourse beautiful images matter, but I think sometimes people mistake the photographs for the purpose. But the goal isn’t just beautiful images. It’s to create images that communicate something meaningful. Who you are. How you think. What you value. What it’s like to work with you. Because when your images communicate those things
 People don’t just admire your brand, they begin to understand what makes you different. And when people understand that, they stop comparing you with everyone else. That’s when your brand doesn’t just grab attention, it starts creating connection. 🎬Next week: The story only you can tell - why the parts of yourself that feel the most ordinary to you, may be the most powerful part of your brand. In the mean time I’d love to know
 If someone landed on your website today, what would your photos help them understand about you? 👀 💌If you’re enjoying The Visibility Series, you can join The Visibility Letter through my link in bio, where I explore these ideas in more depth. taken in London, England by @selfmadeandseen
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a month ago
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Can I tell you what you actually get when you book a brand shoot with me? 👀 You get your images, obviously. Beautiful, strategic, on-brand images that tell your story. 😍 But you also get the ‘Client Strategy Portal’. A dedicated space with a checklist of everywhere your images should go, your photos organised by type so you know exactly what to use where, over 20 content ideas ready to go, SEO and platform tips, video content guidance -  everything you need to actually use your images and grow your business with them.đŸ€© Most photographers hand over a gallery. I hand over a gallery, and a whole strategy.✹ Comment ‘CLIENT PORTAL’ for more info.đŸ‘‡đŸ» taken in London, England by @selfmadeandseen
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