Your customers judge your business in seconds, and generic stock photography can make a real company look like everyone else. Real photography – your people, your place, your products and your work – gives customers something they can actually believe.
EDITORIAL – CORPORATE – BRAND – PORTRAIT – EVENTS
Photography Services in Northern Virginia
Photography That Makes Your Business Look Like the Leader It Is
McBorrough photography is led by founder Anthony McBorrough, a working artist and photographer trusted with editorial assignments, corporate events, brand photography, portraits and long-term client relationships across the DC metro area.
REAL WORK. REAL PEOPLE. REAL PLACES.
Your Business Should Look Like Your Business.
The people considering your company want to see what they are actually choosing. Your team. Your office. Your facility. Your work. Your products. Your customers. Your environment.
A custom photography library gives your website, presentations, social media, advertising, proposals and press materials visual proof that belongs specifically to the business.
REAL PHOTOGRAPHY BUILDS REAL CREDIBILITY.
EDITORIAL EXPERIENCE
Photography Trusted Beyond the Website.
McBorrough has been trusted with editorial and corporate photography where the images need to document a real place, person or moment accurately while still being strong enough to publish.
SELECT EXPERIENCE
Editorial assignment: Inc. Magazine – photography of the Reston and Herndon area.
10+ years photographing Cuisine Solutions employee events.
Photography and videography for corporate events, brands and publications.
WHAT WE PHOTOGRAPH
Photography Built Around Where the Images Need to Work
BRAND AND WEBSITE PHOTOGRAPHY
Build an Image Library Around the Business.
A website redesign often reveals the same problem: the company has almost no strong original photography. One headshot and a few phone pictures are expected to carry an entire digital presence.
A BRAND SESSION CAN CAPTURE
Leadership and team portraits
Office and facility photography
Products and services
People at work
Customer experience
Website hero and section images
Social and campaign photography
CORPORATE EVENT PHOTOGRAPHY
Document the Event Without Becoming the Event.
Corporate event photography needs a balance of documentation and discretion. The important moments need to be captured while employees, speakers and guests are allowed to experience the event naturally.
EVENT COVERAGE CAN INCLUDE
Employee events
Company celebrations
Conferences
Awards and recognition
Speakers and presentations
Networking and candid moments
Company milestones
WHY REAL PHOTOGRAPHY MATTERS
Photography Feeds the Rest of the Growth System.
Every other service we offer can become stronger when there is a useful library of original photography. Your website needs images. Social media needs images. Advertising needs creative. Proposals need proof. Case studies need documentation.
Photography is not simply an add-on to those systems. It is often the raw visual material they are built from.
WEBSITE – SOCIAL – ADVERTISING – SALES – PRESS – CONTENT
REAL ESTATE AND ARCHITECTURE PHOTOGRAPHY
Photograph the Space With Purpose.
Real estate and architecture photography should communicate more than square footage. Composition, light, perspective and details help people understand how the property or environment actually feels.
Photography can be produced for properties, commercial spaces, offices, hospitality, interiors, exterior environments and businesses that need their physical location represented professionally.
CREATIVE PORTRAITS AND MODEL PHOTOGRAPHY
Portraits With Direction and a Point of View.
Creative portrait and modeling sessions can be planned around a portfolio, personal brand, editorial concept, campaign or simply a stronger set of photographs.
Direction is part of the shoot. We work with posing, expression, movement, wardrobe, lighting and environment so the session is not dependent on the subject already knowing what to do in front of the camera.
NEWBORN AND MATERNITY PHOTOGRAPHY
Photographs Made for the Moments That Change Quickly.
Some photography is about the business. Some is about preserving a moment that will never happen exactly the same way again. McBorrough has also photographed maternity and newborn sessions as part of its broader portrait work.
Sessions are planned around the people being photographed, the desired visual style and the environment needed to create natural, meaningful images.
WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY
The Day Moves Fast. The Photographs Stay.
Wedding photography requires both planned portraits and awareness of the moments nobody can schedule. The people, details, environment and emotion all become part of the visual record of the day.
For celebrations requiring both photography and motion coverage, photo and video can be discussed together as one coordinated production.
PHOTO AND VIDEO IN ONE PRODUCTION
One Event. One Shoot. More Content.
When a company event, campaign or story needs both photography and video, the production can be planned together instead of operating as two disconnected shoots.
That can give the business a coordinated photo gallery, video highlights, website assets, social clips and campaign material created around the same day, people and visual direction.
ONE SHOOT. A FULL IMAGE LIBRARY.
Plan the Photography for Everywhere It Needs to Go.
A business photo shoot should not have to produce only one homepage image. We can plan the shot list around the larger content system so the session creates a useful library instead of a handful of disconnected photographs.
ONE SESSION CAN SUPPORT
Website photography
Social media content
Advertising creative
Sales presentations
Press and media requests
Recruiting content
Case studies and project pages
HOW IT WORKS
Plan the Images Before We Shoot Them.
The process starts with what the photographs need to accomplish. That determines the people, locations, timing, shot list, equipment and style the session needs.
1. DISCOVER
Tell us what needs to be photographed, where the images will be used and what you want the finished work to communicate.
2. PLAN
Develop the shot list, schedule, locations, people, products and other production requirements.
3. SHOOT
Photograph the session or event with direction where needed and awareness of the planned deliverables.
4. SELECT AND EDIT
The selected images are professionally processed and prepared around the needs of the project.
5. DELIVER
Finished images are delivered digitally in the formats and usage scope defined for the project.
NORTHERN VIRGINIA PHOTOGRAPHY
Photography Across Northern Virginia and the DMV.
McBorrough photographs businesses, events, people and locations throughout Northern Virginia and the greater Washington DC region. Location requirements and travel are planned around the individual assignment.
CENTREVILLE – MANASSAS – FAIRFAX – HERNDON – RESTON – VIENNA – MCLEAN – ARLINGTON – ASHBURN – LEESBURG – WASHINGTON DC
PART OF THE LARGER CONTENT SYSTEM
The Photography Can Keep Working After the Shoot.
Because McBorrough also works in websites, branding, social media, video, advertising and content creation, we can plan photography around the larger communication system instead of treating the images as isolated files.
RELATED MCBORROUGH SERVICES
Videography
Content Creation
Social Media
Website Design
Branding
Marketing and Advertising
Modeling Portfolio Photography
PHOTOGRAPHY FAQ
Questions About Photography With McBorrough
What types of shoots do you offer?
We cover editorial and location photography, corporate events, brand and website sessions, real estate and architecture, creative portraits, modeling, weddings, maternity and newborn photography, plus combined photo and video coverage when a project needs both.
How far do you travel for a shoot?
We regularly work across Northern Virginia and the greater Washington DC area. Projects outside the immediate DMV can also be discussed. Travel requirements and any related costs are determined from the location and scope of the assignment.
How are the images delivered and licensed?
Finished selected images are delivered digitally in the formats appropriate to the project. Usage and licensing depend on whether the photography is for a business, publication, advertising campaign, personal session or another use, so those terms are defined with the project scope.
Do you provide the unedited photographs?
Our standard deliverable is the professionally selected and edited photography included in the project. If a project requires something different, that should be discussed before the shoot so it can be addressed in the scope.
Can you photograph both our event and video at the same time?
Yes. Photography and videography can be planned together for corporate events, campaigns, weddings and other productions when both still and motion coverage are needed.
How do we book a shoot?
Tell us what you need photographed, where the shoot will take place, how the images will be used and your preferred timing. We reply by email with next steps and a quote – no phone tag required to begin.
WHAT NEEDS TO BE PHOTOGRAPHED?
Tell Us the Story the Images Need to Show.
Tell us about the business, event, people, property or moment you need photographed and where the finished images need to work. We will help plan the shoot around that goal.