Commercial Photographer Kelly Settle Takes Gold at PPA International Competition

We are proud to announce that our founder and CEO, Kelly Settle, is a gold medalist! Kelly was awarded this designation at the 2020 International Photographic Competition, hosted by the Professional Photographers of America – a trade association she’s been a member of for over ten years. “I have always been in awe […]
Healthcare Photo Wins Gold at Annual Hermes Awards

Kelly Ann Photography, in partnership with Premier Health, was announced as a winner of the gold ADDY Award in Elements of Advertising from the American Advertising Federation-Dayton last February for a healthcare campaign image, titled, “Pivot – Our Care Lives Here.”
How Photography Can Help Businesses Pivot in Times of Change

Everyone is experiencing change right now in some way, shape, or form. There are those that resist and react negatively to its pull, but the people that embrace and evolve with it are often the ones that most reap its rewards. Our experts at Kelly Ann Photography help business owners and marketing teams answer questions […]
Plan today for tomorrow’s success

Questions that name your company’s photography needs.
3 steps to staying on track with your business marketing

These are trying and uncertain times. Businesses of all sizes and types are making difficult decisions to survive right now, uncertain of what this new normal will look like for their teams. Marketing and business development efforts, like photography, are often upended in these moments. People get scared, priorities shift, and projects slip through the […]
Changing Lanes: How I found my calling in commercial photography.

I’ll never forget turning to my friend Wendy at a photography conference and saying, “I don’t want to be a portrait photographer anymore. I think I want to change lanes.”
Insights from Imaging USA 2020

Insights from Imaging USA 2020 Last month, our Founder and CEO Kelly Ann Settle attended Imaging USA 2020; the longest-running photographic conference, trade show, and exhibit in the United States. Over 10,000 photographers joined her in Nashville for six days, to connect and learn over their shared passions in this industry. Our marketing specialist, and […]
Three Reasons Why Stock Photos Don’t Stack Up

New clients frequently end up on our doorstep after using stock photography for their marketing, frustrated and trying to figure out why the images aren’t working for them. At the time, it seemed they found a good deal on what they needed at prices they wanted! But then complaints come in from customers, like how […]
Why hire a professional photographer for your head shots?

Your headshot represents YOU and it just might be your first contact with a potential client or employer. That is why it is so important to have a current, professional, high quality headshot. Using a poorly lit, awkwardly posed cell phone image doesn’t convey a professional message. There are many reasons you should hire a […]
Dayton Cincinnati Ohio Industrial Product Photography

Professionally photographing an industrial packaging machine on a manufacturing floor for a sales and marketing tool.