Arielle is a photographer for female entrepreneurs, brands, content creators, and influencers. Based out of San Diego, Arielle self-started her business and journey in photography in January 2015. Her work has been featured on the websites of top influencers, Nordstrom, Amazon, USA Today, Cosmopolitan, Allure, PAPER, the cover of podcasts, in books, magazines, and the list goes on. In 7 years she has created her own style, and opened her very own, aesthetically pleasing photography studio, The Glow Loft, in the heart of La Jolla. -------------------------- In today's episode, we cover: From working at a casino to becoming a professional photographer — and how life sometimes can get in the way of pursuing our dreams The essence of brand photography Communicating marketing messages with photography — Playing brand adjectives with aesthetics Arielle's process — what's it like to work with her Getting your makeup done by a professional, but should you? Helping her clients to prep the day of their shoot "The only people that get hurt on rollercoasters are the ones that jump off" Investing in crypto and why it's different from other investments Metaverse — getting fire-up with the endless possibilities Learning to set boundaries the hard way Communication is key — setting expectations upfront ----------------------- RESOURCES: Kiss My GIFs - Motion Graphics Training for Graphic Designer -------------------- Guest info: For more on Arielle, you can find her as @ariellelevyphoto and @theglowloft on Instagram, and if you'd love to get your photoshoot done, head over to ariellelevyphoto.com. -------------------------- WORK WITH MKW CREATIVE CO. Connect on social with Michelle at: Kiss My Aesthetic Facebook Group Instagram Tik Tok -------------------------- Did you know that the fuel of the POD and the KMA Team runs on coffee? ;) If you love the content shared in the KMA podcast, you're welcome to invite us to a cup of coffee any time - Buy Me a Coffee! -------------------------- This episode of the Kiss My Aesthetic Podcast is brought to you by Audible. Get your first month free at www.audible.com/kma.