Photo & Film
Brand films, lifestyle, product, food, weddings and real estate — lit honestly, cut with intent.
- Brand films & social cutdowns
- Product, food & lifestyle photography
- Real estate & property content
- Weddings & events
Dubai Photographer, Filmmaker, Brand Designer & Digital Ads Specialist
Shoot it.
Build it.
Sell it.
One creative partner for the whole journey — the photos and films, the brand behind them, and the paid ads that put them in front of the right people — in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and across the UAE.
Layla Flowers · brand build & photography
Brands I've worked with
Shot, built or grown — across Dubai, the UAE and beyond.
001 — What I do
Three services.
One story.
Hire me for one, or for all three. Photography, videography, branding and paid social for UAE businesses — built to work together, so the same eye that shoots your brand also designs it and runs its ads.
Brand Building
From a blank page to launch — the name, the look, the voice and the shop that sells it.
- Brand strategy & positioning
- Logo, identity & guidelines
- Tone of voice & mood
- Website & ecommerce build
Digital Marketing Ads
Paid social and search campaigns for UAE businesses on Meta, TikTok, Google and Snapchat — with creative shot in-house, so the ads actually look good.
- Ad creative: video, stills & reels
- Campaign setup & UAE targeting
- A/B testing & optimisation
- Monthly performance reports
002 — How it connects
From first frame to first sale.
- 01 Define Who you are, who you're for, and what makes you different. Strategy before style.
- 02 Build Logo, guidelines, tone & mood — then the website or online store to sell from.
- 03 Shoot Photo and film content made for the brand — and cut for every ad placement.
- 04 Grow Launch paid campaigns, test what works, report monthly and scale the winners.
003 — Brand Building
Brands built
logo to launch.
Every piece designed, shot and launched in-house — from the first sketch of the logo to the packaging, the photography and the online store. Scroll through three full builds below.
Featured build — Florist, Dubai
Layla Flowers.
From a blank page to launch.
A Dubai florist brand built from zero — name, logo and colour palette, brand guidelines, wrapping paper, ribbon, tags and message cards, a soft romantic mood carried through the product and lifestyle photography, then a full website and ecommerce launch.
Logo & identity
Brand guidelines
Packaging & print
Product photography
Website & ecommerce
Featured build — Butchery & food, Beirut
Sama Beirut.
Butchery & more.
A butchery and food brand designed from scratch — a cleaver-and-cedar logo, identity system and guidelines, carried onto signage, the delivery van, packaging and print, with a bold, appetite-driven mood for the food photography and a website with online ordering.
Logo & identity
Signage & vehicle livery
Packaging
Food photography
Website & online ordering
Featured build — Concept brand
Fairform.
A new form of golf.
A golf apparel brand created from scratch to show the full process — name, logo mark, colour system and packaging, then product and campaign imagery and an ecommerce website ready to sell.
Naming
Logo & identity
Product photography
Campaign imagery
Ecommerce website
004 — Digital Marketing Ads
Ads that look
like films.
Most agencies run your ads with stock footage or whatever you send them. I shoot the creative myself, cut it for every format, then run and optimise the campaigns — so the brand and the ads never drift apart.
Instagram & Facebook
TikTok
Google & YouTube
Snapchat
005 — Selected work
From the portfolio.
006 — Gear rental
Rent the kit.
Cameras, lenses, lighting and grip — the same kit used on shoots. Day & weekend rates, Dubai pickup and drop-off.
FAQ
Good
questions.
Where are you based, and do you work outside Dubai?
I'm based in Dubai and work across the UAE — including Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and the Northern Emirates — and take on projects abroad, such as the Sama Beirut brand build.
What photography and videography services do you offer in Dubai?
Brand films, commercial and product photography, food and lifestyle shoots, real estate photography and video, weddings and events — shot on Sony FX3 and A7R V.
What is included in a brand building project?
A full brand from scratch: strategy and positioning, logo and visual identity, brand guidelines, tone of voice and mood, brand photography, and a website or ecommerce store ready to launch.
Which platforms do you run digital marketing ads on?
Instagram and Facebook (Meta), TikTok, Google and YouTube, and Snapchat — with campaigns targeted to audiences in the UAE.
Do you create the ad content yourself?
Yes. I shoot and edit the ad creative in-house — video, stills and vertical reels — so your ads match your brand and are cut for every placement.
Can I rent camera and lighting gear in Dubai?
Yes. Cameras, lenses, lighting and grip are available on day and weekend rates, with pickup and drop-off in Dubai.
How do I book a project?
Send an enquiry through the form on this page or email kjose1022@gmail.com. I usually reply within a couple of days.
007 — Enquire
Let's build
something good.
A shoot, a full brand, an ad campaign — or all three. I'll reply within a couple of days.