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Photography

Executive Portraits

Founders, Executives, Leaders in business, hospitality and art.

One Image. Total Certainty.

You don't need 50 options. You need a single definitive image.

Teams & C-Suite

Portraits that make a team page look like real people.

Gallery

Lookbooks, campaigns, the shoots with a concept.

My Approach

My approach to photography is the same as my approach to life.

Start Something New

You bring the moment. I bring it into focus, then build it. Brand, website, and the AI running underneath it.

AI For Your Business

Where AI actually earns its keep, and where it just gets in the way.

Creative Director, On Call

An on-call creative lead for your brand, site, and content. By the project, not a full-time hire.

Custom AI Apps + Tools

Custom AI tools for the one thing only your business does. Coming soon,

Training & Fundamentals

Get your team genuinely comfortable with AI, not just nervous about it.

Selected Galleries

The full body of work, sorted so you can actually find things.

Community Photobooth

No client and no brief. The work I make purely because I want to.

Recent Projects

A little bit of this. A little bit of that. Projects I did.

About Me

Essays, case studies, and the occasional well-earned rant.

My Approach

My approach to photography is the same as my approach to life.

Studio Notes

Essays, case studies, and the occasional well-earned rant.

Contact Me

I love ideas of all shapes and sizes. Hit me up and tell me what's on your mind.

Case Study

A Face That Stays

How a single portrait reframed a founder’s public story.

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Blog

Personal

Notes

Less about the work, more about the person making it. Reflections, detours, and whatever I'm still figuring out.

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Art

Photography

Brand & Web

Personal

Business

Nov 1, 2025

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Personal

The Image That Started Everything

Eight years ago, I photographed a girl a kids' music camp. That image ended up winning first place, landed on the back of 50 buses across Oakland and Alameda county, and became one of the foundations of my visual style today.

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About

Brian DeSimone is an Oakland-based portrait photographer serving San Francisco, Silicon Valley, and the Bay Area.

Specializing in executive headshots, founder portraits, corporate team photography, and editorial brand campaigns for startups, leaders, and creative businesses.

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Studio

Home

Executive & Corporate

Editorial & Brand

One Image.

Contact

Explore

My Approach

The Journal

Gallery

DeSimone.Studio

Socials

Google Reviews

Yelp Reviews

Instagram

Threads

About

Brian DeSimone is an Oakland-based portrait photographer serving San Francisco, Silicon Valley, and the Bay Area.

Specializing in executive headshots, founder portraits, corporate team photography, and editorial brand campaigns for startups, leaders, and creative businesses.

❤️

Studio

Home

Executive & Corporate

Editorial & Brand

One Image.

Contact

Explore

My Approach

The Journal

Gallery

DeSimone.Studio

Socials

Google Reviews

Yelp Reviews

Instagram

Threads

About

Brian DeSimone is an Oakland-based portrait photographer serving San Francisco, Silicon Valley, and the Bay Area.

Specializing in executive headshots, founder portraits, corporate team photography, and editorial brand campaigns for startups, leaders, and creative businesses.

❤️

Studio

Home

Executive & Corporate

Editorial & Brand

One Image.

Contact

Explore

My Approach

The Journal

Gallery

DeSimone.Studio

Socials

Google Reviews

Yelp Reviews

Instagram

Threads