Brand Photography Direction That Actually Gets Followed

Kumakshi Verma 3 min readJuly 10, 2024

One page, 6 reference images

A single page with 6 examples of 'yes' and 6 of 'no' covers 80% of direction. Longer docs get ignored.

Three concrete rules: 'subjects always looking into frame', 'natural light only', 'no smiles to camera'. Photographers can execute rules.

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