Alpana Aras

10/31/2026

10/30/2026

Pickup day is my favorite day.

Ellen made time for her portraits and she gets to hold them in her hands today. I love it when women step into the frame and invest time and money in themselves, and to capture the season of life they are in.
are images from the Luminous Project for women 40+ and what I have loved is not only capturing the images but sharing their stories. Check out her interview on my website. 👈

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10/18/2026

Nobody claps for the things that just need to get done. 😅

I spent Saturday being the tech support for my business. It started with moving a domain and turned into a rabbit hole of fixing everything else I’d been putting off.

I used AI to figure out a lot of it, but it gave me the wrong info on my DNS records, and I only got it sorted by checking with my host’s customer support, who were great, even though I’m leaving after 15 plus years.

Now I have domain privacy and autonomy, and I’m going to move all my domains (eventually), so I’m clapping for myself today, loudly, alone, at my desk, and I hope you will too.

That’s why I’m starting a series about life as a Solopreneur behind the scenes, where I talk about the not so sexy stuff nobody sees.

PS: Tell me in the comments: what did you get done this week that deserves a clap, big or small?

07/10/2026

Not every woman who steps in front of my camera is building a business.

not every business owner wants only Headshots.

Sometimes those reasons overlap.

Every session starts with the same question.

Who are you becoming?

I’m sharing the two types of clients that I work with and why both of these sessions matter so much to me.

I’d love to know…which one are you?

04/01/2026

Next week, I am running a free visibility challenge called 3 Days to Visible.

April 7-9, 12-1 PST live on Zoom.

It's for women in business who are branding, rebranding, or figuring out their next chapter.

I'm Alpana. Brand strategist, NYT-published photographer, and someone who has spent 20 years helping people figure out how to show up and be seen.

I'll walk you through my ART Framework to help you get clear on your identity, your audience, and how the two come together so your presence actually works for you.

DM me the word Visible for details.

The best images aren't just taken in perfect light.
They're taken by someone who knows how to find it anywhere.

03/04/2026

🤍 You want Gucci-level clients but your brand images are giving Walmart vibes.

🤍 Updating your website while keeping photos from five years ago.

🤍 Your entire brand story is one cropped group photo nobody asked for.

🤍 I am not photogenic. Translation: “I’ve decided invisibility is a business strategy.”

🤍 Your photos look exactly like every other coach or business owner on LinkedIn.

🤔 The real question is this.

Do your photos actually communicate your genius or are they just taking up space?

❤️ I say this with love. Your authority is too good to be undermined by brand photos that don’t match it. You deserve to be seen exactly as you are, whatever shape or size that is.