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Every strength.

Every subtlety

Helping small business owners capture what they do best through imagery that highlights their unique purpose.

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I believe every image has the power to move you (and your audience.)

I believe fun is a key ingredient to the brand magnetics formula.

I believe good brand photography shows the world you’re confident in what makes your business STAND OUT. 

Being your true self as a business owner and in the things your business offers is what differentiates you & your business from the rest. That means highlighting what makes you, your team, and your offerings unique (and enhancing all those features without the overly done filters and presets.) 

I BELIEVE GOOD BRAND PHOTOGRAPHY SHOWS THE WORLD YOU’RE CONFIDENT IN WHAT MAKES YOUR BUSINESS STAND OUT.

I BELIEVE GOOD BRAND PHOTOGRAPHY SHOWS THE WORLD YOU’RE CONFIDENT IN WHAT MAKES YOUR BUSINESS STAND OUT.

I believe fun is a key ingredient to the brand magnetics formula.

Just because we’re creating images to elevate your business doesn’t mean it needs to feel like all business. Having your photo taken can be uncomfortable, but by putting fun & genuine relating front of mind, we’ll capture the essence of you and your business.

I believe fun is a key ingredient to the brand magnetics formula.

I believe every image has the power to move you (and your audience.)

I BELIEVE GOOD BRAND PHOTOGRAPHY SHOWS THE WORLD YOU’RE CONFIDENT IN WHAT MAKES YOUR BUSINESS STAND OUT.

I believe fun is a key ingredient to the brand magnetics formula.

I believe every image has the power to move you (and your audience.)

It tells a deeper visual story about who you are and the clients you want to connect with. This is how I think a photo should make you feel. It should make those who see it want to know more and dig deeper while also being able to stir up some emotion when looking at it. It's a memory, a moment, a feeling, a purpose.

I believe every image has the power to move you (and your audience.)

The Beliefs Behind The Notley Creative

Being your true self as a business owner and in the things your business offers is what differentiates you & your business from the rest. That means highlighting what makes you, your team, and your offerings unique (and enhancing all those features without the overly done filters and presets.) 

I BELIEVE GOOD BRAND PHOTOGRAPHY SHOWS THE WORLD YOU’RE CONFIDENT IN WHAT MAKES YOUR BUSINESS STAND OUT.

Just because we’re creating images to elevate your business doesn’t mean it needs to feel like all business. Having your photo taken can be uncomfortable, but by putting fun & genuine relating front of mind, we’ll capture the essence of you and your business.

I BELIEVE FUN IS A KEY INGREDIENT TO THE BRAND MAGNETICS FORMULA.

It tells a deeper visual story about who you are and the clients you want to connect with. This is how I think a photo should make you feel. It should make those who see it want to know more and dig deeper while also being able to stir up some emotion when looking at it. It's a memory, a moment, a feeling, a purpose.

I BELIEVE EVERY IMAGE HAS THE POWER TO MOVE YOU (AND YOUR AUDIENCE.)

The Beliefs Behind The Notley Creative

Once I finally had a camera of my own, it was my turn. 

I took it everywhere—travelling, parties, friends’ houses. I loved capturing moments in time and creating imagery that told a story.

So, years later, when I somehow found myself in a lame government job that I wanted out of, I knew exactly what to do.

The long and short of it when it comes to my “origin story” as a photographer is that I grew up with a camera within reach at all times. My dad was always taking pictures of the people, places, and things he found interesting, that inspired him to want to document the moment. I, in turn, loved picking up our photos at the lab after they were developed and flipping through them, remembering what it felt like to be there when we took each one. 

I grew up with a camera around everywhere we went. 

Now, let’s pepper in some backstory, shall we?

I followed my passion to Vancouver, where I enrolled and graduated from photography school in 2011, then dove straight into photographing weddings - spending my summers capturing once-in-a-lifetime memories and my winters grounding in my purpose through teaching yoga.

I went all in.

Camera in hand, I began building a creative business from the ground up… 

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As fate would have it, my fellow yoga teacher friends began asking me to take photos for their websites, their social media feeds, and the promo materials for their retreats & classes…

Before I knew it, I was getting so many bookings for brand-related shoots that it required a whole new leg of my business to be born: The Notley Creative.

The rest, as they say, is history.

As it turns out, Brand Photography and I?

We were just meant to be. 

I love black clothes, strong espresso, and moving my body daily.

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I have two energetic boys, Smith and Beau. They are my people.

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If there’s good wine & cheese present, you can bet I’ll be there.

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Socks are the devil. More often than not, you’ll find me barefoot or in Birkenstocks

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I have five tattoos.

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As a fitness instructor, yoga teacher, and mama, I am genuinely gifted at putting humans at ease in moments of discomfort. Just saying.

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You're a small business owner driven by your purpose - You are here to serve the world and those that live in it. Now you just need some images to highlight that passion.

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You're planning content for multiple platforms and wish you had images that you were actually excited about sharing.

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You're tired of DIYing your photos - iPhone presets and stock photos just don’t cut it anymore, and you know it.

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As you think about the projects you have coming up in your business, you realize that you don’t have the photographs needed to populate your website, sales pages, emails, ads…You also realize you don’t have the motivation to gather those resources alone.

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You’re ready to get down to brand-building business, but you want to have fun while you do it.

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What do ya say? Are we a Brand Photography match?

Are we meant to be?

"Ashley made me feel completely at ease from the moment we met. She is so easy (and fun!) to work with and helped seamlessly bring my vision to life. The results are EXACTLY what I had hoped for! I am already looking forward to our next branding shoot together!"

— Karen Bramhill, Artist

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