We are Aysem and Ümit — the founders of HOPESTUDIO.
What began as a photography duo is today a settled photo and video team.
Over the years we have built a wide network, above all in beauty and fashion — with brands, creators and models. Out of it come productions that go well beyond conventional event photography.
We have redefined event photography. We deliver the first images while the event is still on — edited and ready to publish. The brand can use the moment straight away on its own channels and through its guests' socials, and markedly widen its reach and visibility.
Our advantage is our network. We already know many of the faces we photograph from earlier productions, and we know how they work in front of a camera and what kind of images they expect of themselves. That is how images come about that show the person and the brand equally well.
How we work
As demand grew, so did the team. Today we work as a settled photo and video team that can split up as a production requires and cover several areas at once.
At large events that means more points of view and more content at the same time. While several of us photograph guests, the venue, the products and the moments that matter, one of the team can already be selecting, editing and delivering. It makes us far more effective as a team, and we can produce and hand over content while the event is still running.
For weddings we offer coverage by the whole team, or, if you prefer, by our practised photography duo Emre & Birol alone. What stays the same either way is our shared workflow, the same visual language and the same standard for every single image.
Who is involved
Emre & Birol
Photography duo
Emre and Birol are a fixed part of the team. At events we split up according to scale, so the moments that matter are caught in parallel.
The two of them also take on weddings by themselves — with the same equipment and the same agreed process as we use.
Ergün
Videographer
Ergün joins as soon as video is wanted too. We are practised as a team: photo and video mesh and come out of the same process.
He hands over the finished recap video the day after the event.
Deniz
Photo and content
Deniz photographs alongside us and produces content on site for the brand's channels. She also backs up all the data the same day.
At weddings she edits the recap videos. She joins whenever a project needs more capacity.