If you’ve been around here for more than five minutes, you know I love food photography. But branding photography isn’t just restaurants and cocktails. Some of my favorite work lately has been with PNW makers, product-based businesses, and all the small brands doing cool things in quiet corners of the map. Rain City Rae’s is one of them.

They create clean, headache-free fragrances for people with sensitive noses. Soy-based, phthalate-free, and crafted so you can actually enjoy scent again. When they reached out for a Seasonal Content Subscription, I knew we needed a direction that felt inviting, warm, and lived-in. Something that showed how their products actually fit into someone’s everyday life.

So we shot the entire session inside a midcentury modern home here in Raymond, WA.

Because honestly, a cozy home, clean ingredients, and moody Pacific Northwest light? That’s the vibe.

Why shoot in a Home?

For product-based brands, especially fragrance, lifestyle context matters. You want customers to see themselves using your candles, sprays, or diffusers, not just staring at a product on a white backdrop.

This home gave us:

• warm wood tones

• nostalgic PNW light

• styled but still lived-in spaces

• cozy corners that actually feel like home

• cinematic shadows (you already know I’m obsessed)

Clean ingredients + clean visuals = the perfect recipe.

What We Created Together

The goal of the session was simple:
Show how Rain City Rae’s products naturally fit into real homes without staging everything to death.

We focused on scenes people instinctively understand:

• a candle tucked onto a wooden credenza

• a room spray sitting by the front door

• soft blankets, textured furniture, and warm light

• small moments of daily life, the kind you don’t think about but always feel

• detail shots with a film-inspired, atmospheric twist

Everything was styled with intention but nothing felt forced. Just cozy Pacific Northwest living with scents that don’t give you a headache.

Why Rain City Rae’s Chose a Seasonal Content Subscription

This is where strategy meets aesthetics.

Seasonal content subscriptions are perfect for product-based brands because you get:

• fresh photos every season

• visuals that match upcoming launches

• consistent content for social media and email

• a library of lifestyle shots you can use all year

• the peace of mind that someone else is doing the creative planning

Rain City Rae’s didn’t need to stress about ideas, locations, or shot lists. That’s my job. They show up with the products. I handle the rest. Creative direction, styling, lighting, editing, everything.

The result?
A cohesive gallery of images that feels like their brand.
Warm. Clean. Modern. PNW to the core.

The Heart of Rain City Rae’s

If you deal with headaches, migraines, or scent sensitivity, you know fragrance is usually off-limits. Rain City Rae’s is changing that.

Their products are made for people who still want their home to smell good without suffering for it. Clean ingredients. Thoughtful formulas. Scents that feel comforting, not overwhelming.

Shooting in a home setting made that message clear:

This brand belongs in real spaces, with real people, living real life.

Looking for Lifestyle Product Photography for Your Brand?

If you’re a small business or maker in Washington or Oregon, or anywhere in the PNW, and you want cozy, cinematic lifestyle photos for your products, you’re in the right place.

Whether you need one session or a full year of visuals, I’ve got you.

Seasonal Content Subscriptions are perfect if you want:

• fresh photos every few months

• consistent branding

• stress-free planning

• a creative partner who actually understands small businesses

If you want to learn more or get on my 2026 schedule,
I’m ready when you are.