Doug Ellis is one of the top commercial and corporate event and branding photographers in Santa Barbara, CA, with 20 years of experience working with cause-driven organizations, entrepreneurs, conscious brands and spiritual luminaries.

His editorial work has appeared in National Geographic, Spirituality & Health, Success Magazine, Yoga Journal, Travel + Leisure, and the Today Show. Doug is well-known regionally for his Business & LinkedIn Headshots for small business. For company team headshots at retreats and offsites in Santa Barbara, we offer on-location volume headshot sessions for company teams as well as actor and model headshots in Montecito and Santa Barbara.

With a Master’s degree in Marketing and PR and 316 five-star reviews, Doug brings a strategic, editorial approach to nonverbal brand storytelling and amplifying the magnificence of business, legal, and author/coaches/healers/speakers/teachers.

See the branding case studies or headshot page for more examples of corporate photography or the family photos or couples engagement and proposal photos pages for individual portraits.

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Santa Barbara Headshot & Event Photography

Co-create your professional business headshots or corporate event photography with a Santa Barbara photographer with a Master’s degree and 20 years of working experience in branding, marketing and public relations.

Doug Ellis Photography has been photographing in Santa Barbara full-time since 2012 and specializes in headshots for actors and businesses and couples engagement/proposal, family photos and senior pictures.

Doug’s commercial and editorial photography has appeared in numerous publications including Spirituality & Health, Success, National Geographic, Yoga Journal, and the Today Show among tothers.

For truly aligned and authentic portrait photography and business headshots that advance your business mission and serve your branding objectives, consider our creative team your personal and professional Glam Squad.

See our small business brand and influencer brand case studies here and company group and team photography page here.

We incorporate detailed coaching and discovery work (including mood boards, mockups, palettes and style guides) on the front end of your branding collection so that the actual day of the session becomes a celebration and culmination of a deeper part of you.

To learn more about the collaborative branding photography process, see our branding photo process page or the branding client case studies page.

Our Branding & Editorial Photography & Headshot Services

“I Used Doug Ellis For Some Headshots And Website Photos. His Photos Were So Creative And They All Turned Out Fabulous. I Was Thoroughly Pleased With My Experience And It Was Well Worth The Money. I Now Have An Entire Portfolio Of Pictures To Use For Future Books, Online Courses, Website Images, Social Media, Etc.. And I Will Definitely Use Him Again When The Need Arises.

Holly M., Entrepreneur

"Doug was amazing to work with. I came to him with an idea and we were able to collaborate to make the vision come to life. He is extremely great at what he does and makes you feel at ease the whole time."

Guerda M

If You Are Ready To See The You Beyond Your Appearance, And Have Beautifully Professional Pictures In The Process, Doug Is A Powerful Partner. Anyone Looking To Have Professional Photos Taken Can Be Confident In The Outcome Of A Collaboration With Doug Ellis....An Artist, A Coach, A Philosopher, A Nice Guy And A Talented Photographer!

Bruce Smith