Ann & Kam Photography & Cinema

Ann & Kam Photography & Cinema Personal branding and portrait photography in Barrington, IL. Professional hair and makeup included. Studio sessions by appointment. Hi There!
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Serving women entrepreneurs and professionals across Chicagoland. We are wedding and portrait photographers based in Chicago. Take a look around and like this page to stay in touch!

She built several successful coaching and consulting businesses. She had it figured out - the clients, the referrals, th...
05/01/2026

She built several successful coaching and consulting businesses. She had it figured out - the clients, the referrals, the websites. All of it. What she didn’t have was a single photo of herself she actually liked.⁠

Then she survived cancer. ⁠

Now Heather Corallo is starting something new: a wellness practice specifically for other women navigating recovery, because she knows that road from the inside.⁠

She needed images that could hold both of those things at once. The established professional she already is, and the woman who came out the other side of something really hard and decided to keep building anyway.⁠

So we skipped the studio. We went to her house in Evanston, her kitchen where she cooks with clients and groups, her dog, her favorite spaces. The environment that is actually her.⁠

She began a little anxious. She ended having had more fun than she expected.⁠

She already knew exactly who she was. She just needed photos that said it first.⁠

Heather Corallo, wellness coach, Evanston. It was such an honor, I can’t wait to see everything you do.⁠

HMU:

Shooting on location at a client’s home is a different kind of day.⁠⁠Everything about it is specific: the light is real,...
04/23/2026

Shooting on location at a client’s home is a different kind of day.⁠

Everything about it is specific: the light is real, the spaces tell a story, and you can see exactly what kind of work your client does by being inside it.⁠

Ashley Rapp of Hello Staging & Organizing gave us that on her shoot day. Modern architecture. Warm natural light. Rooms that felt lived-in in the best way. The exact environment her clients hire her to help create.⁠

We moved through the house look by look, using every room as a different frame. The red dress in the main living space. The cream sweater near the natural light. The branded shirt in a more editorial setup.⁠

The goal was never just beautiful photos. It was: when someone finds Ashley online, do they immediately understand what she does and feel confident inviting her into their home?⁠

That’s what brand photography is for.⁠

If you’re a home professional, organizer, designer, or stager, your brand photos should show your world. DM me to talk about what that could look like for you.⁠


Hair and makeup: ⁠
Ashley: ⁠
Website design:

She laughed when she said it.⁠⁠“I don’t need more than two. That would just be vanity.”⁠⁠I’ve heard some version of that...
04/21/2026

She laughed when she said it.⁠

“I don’t need more than two. That would just be vanity.”⁠

I’ve heard some version of that sentence a hundred times.⁠

And I keep coming back to this:⁠

Why is it so uncomfortable⁠
to not only HAVE photos of ourselves…⁠
but to actually LIKE photos of ourselves?⁠

Because trust me, even the most beautiful women you know ⁠
don’t feel great about how they look in photos.⁠

We criticize our weight, our wrinkles, the weird thing we do with our noses. Our smile is TOO BIG and we are just unphotogenic.⁠

And the thing is, none of these things are true. But they sure do keep us distracted.⁠

If you have a business or you’re trying to grow your career,⁠
this gets really confusing.⁠

You’re supposed to show up.⁠
Be visible.⁠
Promote yourself.⁠

But not too much.⁠

Not in a way that looks like you like it.⁠

**⁠

Listen, I’m a Midwestern woman. A Middle-aged Midwestern Mom.⁠
I’m not flashy. I’m quiet and introverted.⁠

Marketing myself doesn’t come naturally to me.⁠

I’m probably the last person anyone would expect to say this.⁠

But I keep asking the same question:⁠

What is humility actually protecting us from?⁠

Not from arrogance.⁠
Not from hurting anyone.⁠

Mostly… it just keeps us small.⁠

It keeps us from loving ourselves.⁠
From just enjoying life, experiences, and the random things we love.⁠
From being fully seen without softening it.⁠

—⁠

Would anyone actually get hurt if we were a little vain?⁠

If we liked the photo.⁠
If we let ourselves be seen fully, confidently - without apologizing for it?⁠

I’m starting to think the answer is no.⁠

And maybe the bigger cost…⁠
is what happens when we don’t.⁠

—⁠

If you’ve been holding back more than you need to,⁠
you’re not the only one.⁠

And you don’t have to stay there.⁠

Ashley Rapp ⁠ helps families finally feel at home in the spaces they live in. She walks into overwhelming rooms and sees...
04/15/2026

Ashley Rapp ⁠
helps families finally feel at home in the spaces they live in. She walks into overwhelming rooms and sees the version that’s waiting underneath. She helps buyers step into a new house and actually start living in it.⁠

And although Ashley wouldn’t say this herself, she also has the kind of personality that you both want to be best friends with and you want to put in charge of everything. She is organized (duh!), thoughtful, detailed, but also kind, patient, fun, playful and stylish.⁠

But her photos didn’t show any of that.⁠

So we spent a day at one of her client’s homes, a gorgeous modern space full of natural light and warm texture, and we built a full creative suite that finally looked like her business.⁠

Several looks in the spaces that Ashley transforms - a dream closet, two beautiful kitchens, a dreamy library and more. A website video with the life of the party Geraldine . And a plumber who showed up mid-morning and made us get creative with our schedule.⁠

That’s a shoot day. Controlled chaos, beautiful light, and a client with a vision.⁠

Swipe through to see Ashley’s photos, and go visit her website to see how it all came together with ⁠

Hair and makeup: ⁠
Ashley: ⁠
Website design: ⁠
Video:
Interior Design:

The photo on your website is doing one of two things: opening the door or quietly closing it.⁠⁠Most people don’t think a...
04/14/2026

The photo on your website is doing one of two things: opening the door or quietly closing it.⁠

Most people don’t think about it that way. They think it’s just a headshot, just a photo, just a placeholder until they get a real one done.⁠

But here’s what’s actually happening: the moment a potential client lands on your site, she’s looking at your photo and making a call. Not consciously. Just fast.⁠

Does she look like someone I’d trust with this?⁠
Does she look like someone who works with people like me?⁠
Does she look like she’s taken her business seriously?⁠

Your photo answers those questions whether you’ve thought about it or not.⁠

If you’ve been putting this off, comment “brand.” I’ll send you a link to my branding page to learn more. You are welcome to schedule a call to chat more!⁠


Your headshot is the first thing people see before they ever meet you.Is yours working for you right now?Friday, April 1...
04/10/2026

Your headshot is the first thing people see before they ever meet you.

Is yours working for you right now?

Friday, April 17th. Barrington studio. 20 minutes.

I have 2-3 spots left and I wanted to reach out before I open them up more broadly.

Swipe through to see what’s included, then grab your spot at the link in my bio.

I read a headline last week that made me furious, and I can’t stop thinking about it. ⁠Swipe if you grew up in the 90s a...
03/18/2026

I read a headline last week that made me furious, and I can’t stop thinking about it.

Swipe if you grew up in the 90s and spent years feeling like you weren’t enough.⁠

Check out for her mind-blowing substack piece

She knew exactly who she was. She just needed photos that said it first.⁠⁠Meredith https://sunkissedblisstravel.com/ is ...
03/13/2026

She knew exactly who she was. She just needed photos that said it first.⁠

Meredith https://sunkissedblisstravel.com/ is a luxury travel advisor based in Barrington, and when her clients hire her, they’re not buying trips. They’re buying the confidence of knowing that someone who genuinely loves what they do is taking care of every single detail.⁠

She’s the person you call when you want to start actually experiencing the places you go. She knows the right restaurant in Florence, the right guide in Kyoto, the right small hotel in the Dordogne that her clients will talk about for years.⁠

She’s poised, warm, honest, and genuinely fun. Someone you’d trust with your anniversary trip and your credit card number. ⁠

Her brand needed to feel exactly like that. Elevated. Warm. The kind of thing that makes you lean in a little closer.⁠

So we built it. Four looks, a wine room, a full afternoon of storytelling and a visual library that finally matches the business she’s spent years building.⁠

This is what it looks like when your brand catches up to your expertise. ✨⁠

Sunkissed Bliss Travel: https://sunkissedblisstravel.com/
MUA: https://www.julesflemingartistry.com/

View the blog post to see more from Meredith's shoothttps://annkam.com/2026/03/luxury-travel-advisor-brand-photography/:

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