Craft your brand's visual narrative with Messi Thoughts Creative's expert art direction and brand photography services. Our approach blends styling, tailored color schemes, and precise lighting to set the perfect mood for your brand imagery. From concept to post-production, we ensure every detail—moodboards, location, props, and styling—complements your brand's identity for a powerful visual impact. Dive into our art direction process and discover how we bring coherence and allure to your brand's story.

art direction

We work closely with our clients to achieve the desired mood and aesthetic for their brand’s photography, considering factors such as styling, color palette, lighting, composition, and overall atmosphere.

Collaborating with our partner brand photographer, we align the visual style with the messaging of each brand. Our work involves establishing the artistic direction of the photoshoot to ensure that the concept tells a cohesive visual story and resonates with the brand's identity.

We execute all aspects of a brand photoshoot:

  • + Concepting, storyboarding, shot planning

    + Inspiration Moodboards

    + Location Scouting

    + Prop & Model Suggestions

    + Interior & Prop Styling

    + Wardrobe Planning

    + Directing photographers

    + On-set logistics

    + Post-production: shot selects, touchup, sound and video editing, if needed

Professional brand photographer holding a delicate pink rose, illustrating attention to detail in prop styling and photographic composition.
Art book titled 'The Art of Styling' beside a fresh rose, symbolizing sophisticated brand photography and stylish visual composition.
Brand photographer in action during golden hour, capturing the essence of natural beauty, exemplifying expert on-location photoshoot direction.

CAPTURING BRANDS WITH DETAIL AND AUTHENTICITY

Brand Photography

WITH

Rachel Denise

Rachel is a brand photographer based in Providence, RI.

With an eye for design detail and a deep appreciation for beauty, Rachel presents an authentic representation of each brand she works with, drawing from the unique values and vision of the client.

Rachel shoots for @pvdbnbs in Historical Providence and has collaborated with Messi Thoughts Creative on various client projects, bringing a sense of timeless elegance to the brands we work with. She specializes shooting interiors, architecture, garden landscapes, and also does photography styling.

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