Branding photoshoot with Ayo

I thought I had a busy week… and then I met Ayo. She’s a Chartered Civil Engineer, a Councillor, a TV Presenter and holder of two ICE Honours: ICE President’s Future Leader 2018 and ICE Superhero – Eco Warrior.

Branding photoshoot with Ayo | Sarah Plater is an award-winning portrait photographer based in Bicester, Oxfordshire

She’s co-writing a book, as well as authoring her own book on how to harness your neuro-diversity (including autism and ADHD) for your own advantage. She’s just back from visiting her sister in Paris, and next week she’s filming a TV pilot in Glasgow.

Branding photoshoot with Ayo | Sarah Plater is an award-winning portrait photographer based in Bicester, Oxfordshire

All of this is nothing out-of-the-ordinary in Ayo’s high achieving family, however, where expectations are high and hard work comes as standard.

Branding photoshoot with Ayo | Sarah Plater is an award-winning portrait photographer based in Bicester, Oxfordshire

Of all the things Ayo does, she most enjoys presenting on TV shows aimed at children. This way, she can help inspire the next generation, as well as provide a role model of someone successful who has persisted in the face of so many barriers.

Branding photoshoot with Ayo | Sarah Plater is an award-winning portrait photographer based in Bicester, Oxfordshire

She’s been on several shows as a subject expert, but would like to become more of a general children’s TV presenter where her boundless energy will be part of the job description.

Branding photoshoot with Ayo | Sarah Plater is an award-winning portrait photographer based in Bicester, Oxfordshire

Ayo doesn’t have much spare time left in her schedule, but what little she has she spends with friends and family.

Branding photoshoot with Ayo | Sarah Plater is an award-winning portrait photographer based in Bicester, Oxfordshire

She also loves to sing, dance and listen to music, and scroll through Henry Cavill’s Instagram feed. It’s not just his good looks that are of interest to Ayo, however. It’s equally important that he’s a good person who does good work. Anybody who wants to impress Ayo will need to be serving their wider community in a significant way.

Branding photoshoot with Ayo | Sarah Plater is an award-winning portrait photographer based in Bicester, Oxfordshire

And Ayo walks the walk, too. For example, she’s passionate about sustainability and protecting the environment. To reduce plastic waste, she’s led a campaign for a water bottle refill station in her local area. The campaign was so successful that Thames Water decided to donate the necessary equipment, which means that the money Ayo raised can now be put towards installation costs. This refill point will not only provide one of life’s most essential elements, but also form part of Ayo’s legacy on the planet.

Branding photoshoot with Ayo | Sarah Plater is an award-winning portrait photographer based in Bicester, Oxfordshire

But watch this space before we sum up Ayo’s legacy… she might just add Prime Minister to her CV in the not-too-distant future.

Find out more about Ayo at https://ayosokale.com.

Branding photoshoot with Ayo | Sarah Plater is an award-winning portrait photographer based in Bicester, Oxfordshire

After our photoshoot Ayo said:

“Amazing photoshoot experience, Sarah is awesome and make you feel so relaxed and time flies. She capture the very heart of who you are in her photography. The images are both dynamic and beautiful. I had a great time at the photoshoot and within 24 I had my final images ready.”

Ayo, personal branding and business headshots client from Reading
Branding photoshoot with Ayo | Sarah Plater is an award-winning portrait photographer based in Bicester, Oxfordshire

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I am a full-time professional portrait photographer based in Bicester, Oxfordshire, and the Master Photographers Association Newborn Photographer of the Year 2019 for the Central Region (covering Oxfordshire, Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire).