Bookshop owner, Christie, a white woman with short purple hair and amazing bird, cat and floral tattoos lies on a floor covered in torn book pages, eyes closed, hands behind her head, laughing.
Have you been to Somerville Books yet? Aberdeen's newest indie bookshop, located in Rosemount, it's a calm, welcoming, inclusive space and well worth a visit, all book lovers.
Bookshop owner, Christie, a white woman with short purple hair and amazing bird, cat and floral tattoos holds a book up over her face and peers above it. The backdrop is shelves of colourful books. Aberdeen branding photography session.
Somerville Books Bookshop owner, Christie, a white woman with short purple hair and amazing bird, cat and floral tattoos looks up to one side as a pile of pastel Jane Austen books slides off her head. Aberdeen main character photo shoot.
Somerville Books Bookshop owner, Christie, a white woman with short purple hair and amazing bird, cat and floral tattoos looks back over her shoulder and smiles at the camera; the backdrop is shelves of colourful books.
Aberdeen main character shoot: feet in khaki boots and black jeans, with tattoos showing in the gap, are crossed at the ankle, up in the air, leaning against shelves of colourful books.
As soon as I saw the first Instagram posts from the bookshop, I knew I wanted to take photos there (city couple's shoot, anyone?), so, when owner, Christie, got in touch to ask if I could take some branding photos for her... well... let's just say my reply was giddy and barely intelligible. 
Somehow, we made it through my rambling, and managed to set a date. Christie had a fantastic mood board for her session and wasn't afraid to rip up some old books for the sake of a good photo.
Bookshop owner, Christie, a white woman with short purple hair and amazing bird, cat and floral tattoos laughs as she lies on a floor covered in torn book pages and throws more in the air.
Bookshop owner, Christie, a white woman with short purple hair and amazing bird, cat and floral tattoos laughs as she lies on a floor covered in torn book pages and throws more in the air.
Aberdeen bookshop owner with purple hair and a purple shirt and tiny hot air balloon earrings balances a book on her head and laughs straight at the camera.
Aberdeen branding photography: detail shot of white hands with teal nails loosely holding a paperback book.
Honestly, is there anything more fun than lying on the floor, chucking torn pages around?! We had so much fun creating these pictures.
Aberdeen branding photography for Somerville Books: Owner, Christie, dressed in purple shirt and jeans, with purple hair, is seen through a gap between shelves, sitting on the floor, reading a purple book.
Aberdeen bookshop branding photography: A white woman with purple hair and floral tattoos stands in front of shelves of colourful books, a stack of pastel classics under one arm.
Here's what Christie had to say when she first saw her gallery: 
Omg they are so good!
Legit just what I wanted!!!
Thank you these are perfect!
Genuinely they’re so so good!
Knew you would get the vibe!
Aberdeen bookshop owner, Christie, a young white woman with purple hair and amazing tattoos, wearing a purple shirt, lies on a floor covered in torn book pages, hands behind her head, looking straight at the camera.
And if all this has sold YOU on a personal branding or main character photo session, HOORAY! Head over to my dedicated page to find out more or drop me a line now and I promise I'll try to make my emails make sense.

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