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Hello! We're Arabela and Elle, the women behind Weekend Creative, a photographer and art director team based in the San Francisco Bay Area. We specialize in creative brand photography with a focus on unique and playful concepts. In addition to working with clients, we spend lots of time creating resources to help other photographers and freelancers including online courses and downloads (like our commercial photography contract). All of these can be found in our online shop. Thank you for…

Elle and Arabela take us on their creative process journey. What is a week of life look like for you? What do you do each weekday? Every week is a little different for us depending on what we’re working on. Usually Elle is prepping for upcoming shoots which can include creating shoot plans, shopping for props, building

Hi all! We’re back with another fun behind-the-scenes post. We recently had the opportunity to work with a beautiful company called Saint Jane . Elle had discovered them after they posted that they were looking to hire someone to photograph their cbd-infused facial oil. After looking at their produ

Nothing like seeing Pantone colors come to life or in the case of Karen Cantú Q , making your own. My Daily Pantone is just one of Karen’s many projects and has recently become a major source of color inspiration for me. I love the way she’s able to collage an exact color match of real objects bu

This is the third and final part in a three part series on how to grow your business by pitching yourself to your ideal clients. You can read part one here and part two here . We’re passionate about pitching to clients because we found our first client by sending an email, which you can read

I can’t even begin to explain my excitement for this BTS post. If you’re unfamiliar, Banza is a company that creates pasta that has higher protein, more fiber, and less carbs than your average pasta. I had personally never come across Banza before but honestly, who doesn’t love pasta. Of course th

You have to love the power of collaboration. This week I’m especially inspired by the amazing duo behind Sing-Sing . Adi Goodrich and Sean Pecknold are creative geniuses that come together to create photography and films that are so vibrant and unique. From art direction to set design, Sing-Sing ha