There hasn't been a lot of romance in my life lately.
Apart from Netflix. Which could explain the following.
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So in this mini email series 'getting ready for your photoshoot' we've covered off the two questions,what kind of photos do you really need and what to wear to your photoshoot. Today, I'm sending some make-up love. I asked one of my go-to make-up artists, Ashlee of Ashelee Anderson Make-up to share five of her 'top tips' for prepping for a photo shoot.
What to wear to the photoshoot is one of the questions that I get asked the most. It seems to cause the most frustration and uncertainty in my clients.
I get it though. We are already nervous about what we are going to look like in our photos. We rely on the hope that a good wardrobe selection will make us look better. Yes, I could go on about that, and the issues of underlying confidence that it all boils down to. But that's not going to help you right now. And, there are some tips that I can give you about what to wear for your photoshoot that will give you help.
Like every other profesh service, photographers specialise. There’s the well-known genre’s like weddings, newborn, portrait or pet photography. Commercial and brand photography is a category all in itself. Did you know that even within that genre there are different types of photography? And, not all photographers can do them all? Let’s dive in and have a look at these types. That way you can better target your search when you are next in the market for hot AF photos for your biz.
I had grand plans of writing up a cool summary of my time at the Nine to ThriveBusiness Chicks conference last week. My idea was to share super important quotes from the speakers and inspire you with their heart-felt lessons.
But you know what? I've got nothing.
Being a photographer is not all about the photo shoot itself, there's loads of planning beforehand. Working out light and props and location. But also, there's hours of work afterwards, processing and retouching your images. I do each one myself, and sometimes this can be a painstaking process. So, I thought I would try something a little different for my email this week, and give you a bit of a peek into some of my typical post processing.
One of the questions I get asked the most with potential clients is..
"Will you photoshop me 10kg lighter?", or it's close cousin;
"Will you photoshop my wrinkles away"....
If you follow me on Instagram, you'll know who Rainbow is.
She is the 1968 Olympic fibreglass caravan that I bought on a whim about twelve months ago. I have been renovating the old lady and the kids and I have been loving heading out on adventures.
So I have been banging on about it for AGES.. my brand archetypes. I have been wanting to find a way to put all this material (usually only accessible for my full branding clients) together into some useful tool for you... and I finally have it done <insert happy dance>!
We all know how important social media is as part of our marketing and advertising mix and we want to do it right.
BUT, the desire to do it 'right' has gotten in the way of doing it 'well'.
We've lost the soul in our social media. We focus too much on curating a pretty feed and not enough on connecting with our audience.