The birdie backstory.
Your brand is more than just a logo and a colour palette - it’s how you show up, tell your story, and connect with your audience. That’s where I come in.
With a background in photography, marketing, and storytelling, I help business owners like you create a brand presence that’s beautiful, strategic, and oh-so-you, baby. How do we do that? Through dreamy personal branding images that tell your story, and a social media + website presence that does your images justice.
Creative, Strategic, and Obsessed with Good Coffee ☕
Oh hey there! I’m Deanna – the founder, face, and everything-in-between behind Birdie.
I've had a camera in my hand since 2010 and a soft spot for small brands doing brilliant things for even longer. But Birdie has always been about more than just photography. With a background across marketing, communications, content creation, social media strategy, website building and copywriting, I know how all the pieces of your brand fit together - and how to make sure they're actually working for you. Birdie started in Wellington, New Zealand, and in 2026 spread its wings and flew across the ditch, to our new home in Brisbane, Queensland.
From wellness practitioners to beauty entrepreneurs, creative directors to corporate teams, I've helped businesses across a huge range of industries look and sound their absolute best online. I bring the strategy and the visuals together, because pretty photos without a plan are just... pretty photos.
Based in Brisbane (and travelling across the Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Byron and, from time to time, New Zealand). Outside of work you'll find me chasing my wild little toddler (she's the best kind of chaos), hunting for treasures at the local op shop, grabbing one too many coffees, or wandering by the beach dreaming up new ideas.
Why Birdie? I wanted something one word, a bit retro, a bit cheeky, and bigger than just photography- because these days, we do so much more than that 🐦
“Deanna is the best of the best! I booked a personal branding shoot for the launch of my new web design business Ellie Jane Creative. If I could give this experience 6 stars, I would. Worth every penny. Deanna is the ultimate professional, and not only is her work stunning, but she makes you feel so comfy in front of the camera and have the best time too!
She completely knocked it out of the park and I can't sing her praises enough! Will definitely be using and recommending her services in the future.”
CLIENT LOVE
Ellie Jane, from Ellie Jane Creative
Why i do what I do
Running a small business is no joke. You're the face, the voice, the planner, the poster, the problem-solver, and sometimes the entire bloody team.
That's why Birdie isn't just about pretty pictures. It's about giving you the confidence to show up online as yourself - with imagery that actually reflects the heart of what you do. I believe good branding isn't just about how you look, it's about how you connect. And I'm here to help you do both.
I bring years of marketing, photo + design experience to create content that really works.
