Grow your business with visuals that radiate your authentic light & connect you to your people.

BASED IN HUDSON VALLEY, NY

Authentic photography + video
for small creative, craft &
wellness businesses.

Liz Manuell, Content Strategist and Head Photographer of Essence Presents Production

Liz Manuell, Content Strategist and Head Photographer of Essence Presents

MORE ABOUT LIZ & ESSENCE

Hi you! My name is
Liz Manuell.
Life-long tech nerd, all things vintage-lover, 5-year content strategist, studying herbalist, and I'm obsessed with telling visual stories.

Welcome to Essence Presents Production, my once passion-project turned business. It all began in the year 2020, when I started a product-based wellness business.

I found myself turning to what I knew best—creating content—when I felt overwhelmed by everything else. In the process, I realized my background in marketing was not only an area of business that I genuinely enjoyed, but was considered a "necessary evil" for many small businesses, and the ones I knew personally needed help. So, I decided to share my expertise and support passionate individuals and businesses in my local community, both with what I knew and what I was learning along the way. Since then, Essence Presents has evolved into not just 1:1 photography and videography for brands & businesses, but a place where solo + entrepreneurs can gain clarity, reconnect with their authenticity, and grow their businesses through organic content marketing guidance.
Welcome—I'm so glad you're here!

Your business is more than what you sell— it’s your story, your passion, your purpose.

• I know you want to capture this in action: You, alongside your business ✴ your passion ✴ in a unique way, allowing you to attract your ideal customer through authentic self expression.

• You feel like creative brand photography & videography is in-accessible, and somewhat out of reach. All you want is to get comfortable and collaborate with a photographer who simply just GETS the vision you want to convey to your audience.

• Over everything, you're ready to invest in high-quality visuals to showcase you & your craft because you understand that this is what drives trust with your audience & moves your bottom line.

A collaborator to make the vision of your brand and passion a reality...

You've met your match!

I get it.

You’re juggling your business, your passion, your life, and creating content on top of everything feels like a never-ending chore. You need visuals that capture you—the passion, the purpose, the authenticity—without the overwhelm of trying to do it all yourself.

If you feel like a professional photo or video shoot is out of reach, my approach will make you feel the opposite– and that's on purpose, love!

We’ll thoughtfully design your session to fit your vision exactly (no matter how creative you want to get), and in a financially sensible way so that you can keep on investing in content creation for your business, driving trust and connection with your people.

I firmly believe that growing your brand shouldn’t mean sacrificing your authenticity or sustainability, and my promise is to make sure they are both ever-present in our work together. I know that seeing a creative project that gives you actual ROI in your business (whether it's maintaining a social presence for the long-term, to executing a successful dream campaign) is the ultimate motivation to continue showing up for your audience. My goal is to keep you motivated to continue shining your light in the way YOU envision it for your business, always. I can't wait to collaborate with you!

– Liz

Our core values & approach to every shoot:

Authentically Driven

Your authenticity is your superpower. I believe finding your authentic spark is what draws out your passion and magnetizes your people to you. This is why every shoot will incorporate what makes you, and your offering unique.

Sustainable Investment

The moments in time captured that drive a creative, visual representation of who you are and what you do should never be inaccessible. This is why our prices are sustainable for continued investment.

Concept Collaboration

What you see for your brand, I believe, is divinely inspired. This is why we value your vision over everything. Your ideas are the driver of our shoot. We're simply the vehicle to get you to your authentically-desired destination.

Marketing Guidance

Liz has worked in the marketing industry for 6 years and chooses to use her curated skillset to serve clients beyond the face-to-face session, and into the "how to" for utilizing your brand shoot to serve your business goals.