Brand Photography and Staff Portraits for Digital Agency Verkkoasema Oy

In April, I had a fantastic brand photography day at the offices of digital and software agency Verkkoasema Oy in Oulu. In addition to brand images, I also photographed staff portraits.

Planning and executing the shoot

Before the shoot, I sent a questionnaire asking about the company's values, core message they wanted the images to convey, and other details to help with planning — some of them quite technical questions. This kind of pre-shoot questionnaire can be done in writing or simply by asking in a meeting, and it helps the photographer enormously when planning the session.

Verkkoasema had also prepared their own clear shot plan, which made it easy to understand what they were looking for.

Action-based brand photos were taken team by team, depending on when each team was available, and staff portraits were shot in the afternoon. I photographed the portraits against a light and/or black backdrop, and in post-production I created an orange background matching the brand colour for some of the images.

Everyone being photographed was fully engaged in the session, and their cheerful energy hopefully comes through in the images too.

Feedback from the shoot

Some time after the shoot and image delivery, I asked for feedback, and here is what they had to say.

"Petteri was a truly professional photographer. The atmosphere during the shoot was really relaxed and Petteri gave the team great guidance to capture natural and genuine expressions. Petteri also has an eye for composition, for example in team photos, ensuring the image content is well balanced."

"The best part was the relaxed atmosphere and the high-quality images that turned out exactly like us."