A glamour portrait

Beauty · Editorial · Personal Branding

Dreams Factory Photography: beauty, editorial and personal branding photographer near Edinburgh

Refined portraiture with an editorial edge.

Published internationally. Based in Scotland.

✦ Glamour

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Philosophy

Polished, personal, unmistakably you.

I create portraits that balance beauty, confidence and individuality, because the strongest images should feel refined, personal and unmistakably you.

Glamour portrait of a woman with tattoos in a black top against a dark studio backdrop
Glamour portrait of a woman in a red velvet suit

I’m a portrait photographer based near Edinburgh, specialising in beauty, editorial and personal branding. My approach combines careful direction, attention to expression and a refined finish to create images that feel confident, polished and personal.

Polished, personal, unmistakably you.Marlena Rasheed

Publications

Published internationally

Magazine Covers · Editorials · Campaigns · Billboards

Dreams Factory photography has been featured across magazine covers, editorial publications, campaigns and large-scale digital displays.

  • L’Officiel Baltic magazine cover featuring Veronika Walker, photographed by Dreams Factory Photography
  • Vigour Magazine September 2025 cover: ‘Unbroken: Veronika Walker’s Power of Purpose’, photographed by Dreams Factory Photography
  • IEVA magazine cover featuring Veronika Walker, Misis Lithuania World 2025/26, photographed by Dreams Factory Photography
  • Moevir Magazine September 2025 cover: ‘Portrait of Purpose: Veronika Walker’s Story’, photographed by Dreams Factory Photography
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Selected work

For you

Beauty & Portraits

Refined, contemporary portraits created around you.

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For the camera

Editorial & Glamour

Polished imagery with a stronger fashion and editorial edge.

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For your brand

Personal Branding

Distinctive photography for professionals, founders and public-facing brands.

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For the stage

Pageant

Confident, polished portraits created for competition, press and personal image.

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The Dreams Factory experience

from start to finish

  1. first

    Step one of four

  2. then

    Step two of four

  3. next

    Step three of four

  4. at last

    Step four of four

Kind words

“Marlena has an amazing eye for photography. She captured our little one exactly as we hoped: beautiful, emotional and natural.”

Suzanne & Garry

Suzanne & Garry: Marlena has an amazing eye for photography. She captured our little one exactly as we hoped: beautiful, emotional and natural.

Glamour

Your sitting, your light

Glamour portrait in the Pathhead studio

Hair, make-up and wardrobe are all part of the sitting.

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From the studio, lately

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