The work

The evidence of who they already were.

Every case study follows the same shape: what was happening, what we saw, what we made, and what changed. Only what can be shown.

Case study · 01

Julie Santiago

May 2024Times Square

An established coach with a powerful message and a growing business. All the pieces were already there. Dauss could see her at that scale before she did, and the work became holding that picture long enough for her to see it too.

What we made

High-end editorial brand imagery
Visuals built as evidence of her next chapter
A billboard placement in Times Square

Julie Santiago in a burgundy suit, lowering her sunglasses, photographed by Dauss Miller — **Julie Santiago**Dauss Miller

Case study · 02

Jimmy Bluff

84K → 121KFollowers

A global soft tissue specialist whose work in the room was far ahead of what people found online.

What we made

Editorial portraits in studio
Social media optimization and ongoing management
Features in US Reporter, LA Weekly and CEO Weekly

Jimmy Bluff in a dark suit and open blue shirt, photographed by Dauss Miller — **Jimmy Bluff**Dauss Miller

One of the best investments I've made into my business so far, and I've made a LOT of investments into my business.
Julie Santiago

Plate I Jimmy Bluff · Dauss Miller

Range

Outside the founder box.

Editorials, campaigns, musicians, artists, executives. The corporate headshot was never the ceiling for a founder. Everyone we photograph gets the eye behind every frame here.

A woman in a gold dress tossing papers before a wall of photographs, photographed by Dauss Miller

A man in red with a white hat, kneeling in a beam of light, photographed by Dauss Miller

A guitarist in a blue suit with his instrument, photographed by Dauss Miller

A woman in a sculpted dreadlock headpiece with blue lips, photographed by Dauss Miller

Two business partners at a kitchen island, photographed by Dauss Miller

A woman in a fur coat at a loft window at sunset, photographed by Dauss Miller

A woman in a yellow and red floral dress against a white wall, photographed by Dauss Miller

A man between two women in a field, birds overhead, photographed by Dauss Miller

Black and white close-up of a face through wet hair, photographed by Dauss Miller

A woman laughing with her white dog on the beach, photographed by Dauss Miller

A man in a hat and floral jacket, hands glowing, in a library of light, photographed by Dauss Miller

A man in a red suit against red and orange walls, photographed by Dauss Miller

Three figures in evening wear at the gates of an estate, photographed by Dauss Miller

Two executives in wingback chairs, photographed by Dauss Miller

A woman with cropped blonde hair and round glasses, photographed by Dauss Miller

A woman spinning in white tulle at a stone manor, photographed by Dauss Miller

A woman in a red gown and black vest at dusk, photographed by Dauss Miller

A woman with windswept hair in a tweed blazer, looking into the camera, photographed by Dauss Miller

A couple walking past a vintage propeller plane, photographed by Dauss Miller

A close portrait of a woman with long blonde waves, photographed by Dauss Miller

Two friends sharing a laugh in a doorway, photographed by Dauss Miller

A man at the wheel of a classic roadster, a woman beside him, photographed by Dauss Miller

A man in a pinstripe jacket mid-movement against a sky, photographed by Dauss Miller

A man in a black collarless shirt on gray, photographed by Dauss Miller

A close beauty portrait, hands framing the face, photographed by Dauss Miller

A woman with windblown red hair in an embellished plaid dress, photographed by Dauss Miller

Three models by a pool in a summer editorial, photographed by Dauss Miller

A woman in white kneeling in tall grass before a hanging sheet, photographed by Dauss Miller

A woman in a striped shirt and scarf at a ranch fence, photographed by Dauss Miller

A woman in a blue satin gown in a gilded chair, photographed by Dauss Miller

A couple laughing on the beach with binoculars, photographed by Dauss Miller

A woman with a vintage suitcase on a green field, photographed by Dauss Miller

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