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Honolulu, Hawai'i — Full-Service Production

A Studio
Built Around
the Whole Picture

Concept, Styling, Photography, and Finish —
One Honolulu Team, assembled to the scale of your campaign.
—  THE STUDIO

Not A Photographer.
A Production House.

Courtney Mau Visual runs projects at any scale —

a single portrait sitting, a day of product photography, or a multi-day brand campaign across several locations.

A freelance photographer hands you a memory card.

We hand you a finished campaign — creative direction, styling, set design, hair & makeup, and post, drawn from one in-house team working from a single concept.

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02 — BRAND DEVELOPMENT
Strategy and identity, decided before the shoot.

Visual identity, art direction, and campaign strategy — built before the camera comes out, so every shoot works toward one clear brand, not just a set of nice photos.

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01 — Professional Branding
Portraits and campaigns that read as premium.

Executive portraiture and full brand campaigns, with styling and hair/makeup direction that put founders and teams at the top of their category.

—  SPECIALTIES

The Work We Do Best.

Six Disciplines,
One Team.

A single portrait sitting draws on the same in-house team as a multi-day brand campaign — scaled to the project.

—  WHAT WE OFFER

01

Photography

Commercial, culinary and hospitality, brand, and editorial portraiture — on location or in-studio.

02

Styling & Set Design

Wardrobe pulls, prop sourcing, food styling, and full set builds designed around your brand world.

03

Hair & Makeup

On-set artistry for talent, executives, and editorial subjects — camera-ready, every take.

04

Brand Development

Visual identity direction, mood boards, and shot strategy that carries a brand across every channel.

05

Professional Editing

Color, retouch, and finish — delivered print-ready and optimized for web, social, and menu use.

Pre-Production
Plan it right, first.

Before anyone picks up a camera, the concept, the look, and the logistics are locked.

Concept development & mood boards

Shot list & run-of-show planning

Prop, surface & wardrobe sourcing

Production
Shoot day, fully staffed.

One coordinated crew executes the shoot — no relocating, no swapping vendors mid-day.

On-set creative direction

Styling, set design & hair/makeup

One point of contact for the crew

Post-Production
Delivered, ready to use.

Every image is finished in-house, to a consistent standard, for exactly where it's going.

Culling, color grading & retouch

Print, web & social-ready exports

Rush turnaround available

—  HOW WE WORK

One Team,
Start To Finish.

Every project — one portrait or a five-location campaign — runs through the same three phases,.

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RESTAURANT
CULINARY & HOSPITALITY
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ON LOCATION
EXECUTIVE PORTRAIT
—  SELECTED WORK

A Few Recent Frames

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BRANDING PORTRAIT
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ON LOCATION
EDITORIAL PORTRAIT
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—  PUBLISHED IN

A Dedicated
Space For Full
Campaign Days.

Seamless backdrops, a styling and glam station, and open floor to build a full set — engineered so styling, hair & makeup, and shooting run in parallel.

—  CMV STUDIO
Professional Studio Setup
—  LET'S CONNECT

Intentionally Crafted. Intentionally Captured.

Tell us about your brand, your timeline, and what you need.
We'll assemble the right team and put together a plan.

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