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Service 04 — Photography
Campaign
Photography.
Capture campaign events and important moments through professional photography services. One strong portrait and a library of real event images will carry your website, your mailers, your social feed and the press for the whole race.
- Candidate Portraits
- Event Coverage
- Rallies & Canvasses
- Press-Ready Files
- Retouching & Delivery
Supporting candidates with knowledge, resources and connections.
04 / CAMPAIGN RESOURCES
REAL MOMENTS. REAL PEOPLE. IMAGES VOTERS BELIEVE.
MY BLUE AMERICA
OVERVIEW
The picture people remember first.
Voters look at the photograph before they read a word. A dated headshot, a phone snapshot cropped badly, or a stock image of strangers tells people the campaign is improvised — no matter how good the message underneath it is.
We photograph candidates and campaigns: a proper portrait session for the website, mailers and press kit, plus coverage of the events that prove the campaign is real — town halls, canvass launches, volunteer nights, rallies, endorsements and election night.
Everything is delivered in the sizes you actually need. Web-optimized files for the site, high-resolution files for print, square and vertical crops for social, and a clearly licensed library your team can keep using through election day.
Get in Touch →WHY IT MATTERS
Images do the first round of persuading.
A single photo session supplies assets for every channel a campaign uses, for months.
WHAT'S INCLUDED
Three kinds of coverage.
One usable library.
Portraits, event documentation and delivery are handled as one package so the campaign is never short of images.
CANDIDATE PORTRAITS
A headshot that looks like a serious candidacy.
A planned session, not a rushed one. We shoot several looks and backgrounds in a single sitting so you have the right image for every use — the site header, the mailer, the press kit and the social profile.
- ✓ Studio-style and environmental portraits in one session
- ✓ Formal, approachable and working-candidate variations
- ✓ Family, staff and spouse portraits on request
- ✓ Horizontal, vertical and square crops of every select
- ✓ Natural retouching — corrected, never reinvented
EVENT COVERAGE
Proof that the campaign is out there.
Announcements, town halls, canvass kickoffs, volunteer nights, parades, endorsements and election night. We work unobtrusively and come back with the handshake, the crowd, the speech and the quiet moment in between.
- ✓ Announcement and campaign launch coverage
- ✓ Town halls, forums, debates and candidate speeches
- ✓ Canvass launches, door knocking and volunteer organizing
- ✓ Community events, parades, fundraisers and endorsements
- ✓ Wide, mid and close coverage so every image has a use
EDITING & DELIVERY
Files your team can use immediately.
Unedited dumps of 800 frames help nobody. We select, edit and label the images that work, then deliver them organized by use so staff can find the right file in seconds.
- ✓ Culled, color-corrected selects — not raw camera output
- ✓ Web-optimized files sized for fast page loads
- ✓ High-resolution, print-ready files for mailers and signage
- ✓ Press-kit images with captions and credit lines
- ✓ Searchable online gallery with download access for staff
- ✓ Written usage rights for the campaign's own material
GALLERY
Campaign moments.
Captured professionally.
A look at the events, materials and digital work we produce for candidates — from rallies and town halls to branding and photography.
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WHAT WE FIX
Three image problems
that cost credibility.
The old headshot
A photo from a decade ago, cropped out of a group picture, is the most common campaign image mistake. One session replaces it everywhere at once.
PORTRAITSStock strangers
Generic stock photos of people who do not live in your district read as false. Real supporters, real streets and real rooms do the opposite.
AUTHENTICITYWrong file, wrong size
A blurry print, a slow-loading homepage or a badly cropped social post all come from one missing step: correctly prepared files.
DELIVERYDELIVERABLES
Exactly what you receive.
Session length, locations, image counts and delivery dates are agreed in writing before the shoot.
Planned sitting with multiple looks and backgrounds, plus edited selects in every crop format.
ONE-TIME SHOOTOn-site photography for launches, town halls, canvasses, fundraisers and election night.
PER EVENTCulled, color-corrected selects organized by event and use, with consistent naming.
PER PROJECTCompressed, fast-loading versions with square and vertical crops for each platform.
PER PROJECTHigh-resolution images suitable for mailers, palm cards, signage and billboards.
PER PROJECTApproved media selects with captions and credit lines, ready to send to outlets.
PER PROJECTPrivate, searchable gallery with staff download permissions for the length of the race.
ONGOINGWritten license for the campaign's own digital, print and press material.
ONGOINGHOW IT WORKS
From shot list
to delivered gallery.
Plan
We agree the shot list, locations, wardrobe and schedule, and confirm what each image is for.
Shoot
Portraits in a planned session; events covered unobtrusively while the campaign keeps working.
Edit
Frames are culled, color-corrected and naturally retouched, then prepared in every needed size.
Deliver
Files land in a private gallery with download access, plus select images rushed for same-day posting.
QUESTIONS
Frequently asked.
A small set of select images from major events is typically returned within a day so your team can post while it is still news. The full edited gallery follows on an agreed date.
You receive a written license to use the photographs across your campaign's website, print material, social media and press distribution. The terms are confirmed in the scope before the shoot.
We send simple guidance before the session — solid colors, minimal patterns, and two or three changes so one sitting produces formal, approachable and working-candidate looks.
Yes, and it is some of the most useful material a campaign can have. We can supply photo release forms for events where identifiable supporters will be featured in paid material.
Enough to correct, never enough to mislead. Color, exposure and distractions are cleaned up; faces stay recognizably the candidate's own.
My Blue America is a portal for Democrats running for public office. We are not a political organization and we do not take a stance on political issues — our focus is providing resources and connections.
PAIRS WELL WITH
Other campaign resources.
Photography is strongest when there is a site to host it, words beside it and languages to carry it further.
LET'S CONNECT
Your campaign deserves
images worth sharing.
Let's start a conversation about how we can help.