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The BuildHer Co. Welcome to The BuildHER Company where we elevate and empower women in life and business through custom photography and design!

Hey there - I'm so glad you're here! I’m Brianna Wellman, a custom photographer in the Quad Cities offering a boutique photography experience, along with custom digital design services for work and home! I love creating an amazing and unique experience for my clients, and they love it too! The BuildHER mission is to elevate + empower women, which we accomplish through high school senior portraits, women’s headshots, and partnering with women-owned brands to make their products shine, and elevate their branding to match their unique personal style. While I love and adore spending my time owning The BuildHER Company, I’m also a farmer’s wife, girl mama, HGTV enthusiast, and pediatric occupational therapist! The BuildHER experience is so unique, so please visit our website to see the sessions we offer and get started in planning for your pre-session consultation! When you’re ready – contact us via phone, email, or chat and we will connect in making your vision come to life, or help you create a vision that fits your needs! Brianna Wellman, Owner
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563.370.6894

Sometimes the products I photograph become a little more personal 🤍When Ever Aster reached out about photographing their...
10/15/2026

Sometimes the products I photograph become a little more personal 🤍

When Ever Aster reached out about photographing their new charm necklace, I knew I wanted to create one that told the story of my own little family.

🌸 January’s birth flower for Natalie.
🌼 April’s birth flower for Charlie, our angel baby.
🌈 A sweet little rainbow.
🪷 July’s birth flower for Noah.

Three babies. Three stories. All equally loved.

Today is Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Day, and while I usually share the stories behind the brands I work with, today I wanted to share a little chapter from my own and a piece that I now have to keep them close to my heart every day.

This is what I love about working with small businesses like Ever & Aster. Sometimes what looks like a simple piece of jewelry holds an entire story that you can’t see.

If you're a mama who has experienced loss, whether you were six weeks along or holding your baby in your arms, I hope you know their life mattered.

No matter how small. No matter how brief. They will always be your baby.

🫶🏼 Bri

10/01/2026

This week, we’re doing something a little different on Fix Your Photos Friday… we’re fixing a real brand’s photos 👀

👋🏻 I’m Brianna, a product + brand photographer who’s photographed 50+ women-owned brands, and Sarah from Sarah Ballard | Catholic Homeschooling Unschooling & Montessori volunteered her shop for a photo audit!

Her products gave us an especially fun challenge because most of what she sells are digital files her customers print at home. So how do you photograph something that technically isn’t a physical product?

Here are the three biggest things I’d change:

1. Cut the AI images.
Customers are recognizing AI in the wild, and we need to be sure that her primary listing image is a representation of what the customer will actually receive, not something that raises more questions or confusion.

2. Show the product being used in real life.
Little hands coloring. Mom prepping an activity. A family gathered around the table. Don’t just show me the PDF, show me what that PDF helps a family do together.

3. Create consistency across the real-life flatlays.
Similar lighting, backgrounds and intentional props can make the entire shop feel more cohesive while still giving every product its own personality.

And there’s already plenty Sarah is doing RIGHT. She’s showing the number of pages included, giving us a closer look at what customers receive, and using real flatlays to make a digital product feel tangible.

My prescription? Less artificial perfection. More real family life.

Want me to Fix YOUR Photos next? Drop your product-based business in the comments...I might pick yours for an upcoming Friday! 👇🏻

09/25/2026

You’ve heard me talk about what makes a product photo work… now let’s put it to the test 👀

👋🏻 I’m Brianna, a product + brand photographer who’s photographed 50+ women-owned brands, and welcome back to Fix Your Photos Friday!

This week, I’m doing something a little different: I’m auditing a real product brand’s photos!!

I’ll show you what’s already working, where I see opportunities to make their images work harder, and what I’d change or add if I were planning their next product shoot.

Want me to audit YOUR brand next?

Drop your business account in the comments and I might feature it in an upcoming Fix Your Photos Friday!

Fair warning: I’m not here to roast your photos. The goal is to give you practical ideas you can actually use to make your product content stronger 🤍

You spend HOURS designing your booth, creating your products, packing everything up, hauling it to the market, and styli...
09/24/2026

You spend HOURS designing your booth, creating your products, packing everything up, hauling it to the market, and styling every last detail… just to pack the whole thing back up a day or two later 😅

Before the doors open and your booth gets shopped, let's document it while it’s looking its absolute best!

👋🏻 Hi! I’m Bri, the photographer behind The BuildHER Co., and I’m officially bringing our Brick + Mortar photography experience to markets with Market Minis!

These aren’t just pretty photos from market weekend. Professional booth images can be used for future market applications, vendor spotlights, social media, your website, email marketing, wholesale pitches + more. That one setup you worked so hard to create can keep working for your business long after you pack it away.

Market Minis are $350 + sales tax and include 15 professional images of your full booth, products + details, and 1–2 brand images of you inside your space.

I’ll photograph everything before the market opens, while your booth is fully stocked, perfectly styled, and ready for its first customer.

Going to Made Market? DM me to reserve your spot!

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