Set Yourself Up For Success

By: Jennifer Little

Today is all about making your shoots at home as successful as possible. I hope to offer you some tips that will make your family shoots work for you so that you are happy with your photos for years to come.

Clear the Clutter

Keep the background and foreground simple and free of distractions. Let the focus of your photo be on your subjects. Remove miscellaneous toys, laundry, snacks and groceries from the photo. Feel free to keep large-scale architectural elements such as lamps, accessories and artwork in the photo as long as they don’t render all the attention. Clean photos will give you a fresh modern feel.

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Setting and Styling a DIY Project

Simple styling will always lead to a successful project! Unless you are a trained stylist, focus your DIY styling to be simple, basic, and bold.

Use a clean and clear backdrop. Since most of us do not have a studio, here is a quick way to create such a backdrop. 

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Blog to Watch, A Daily Something

Our favorite blog to watch this week: A Daily Something

Here's why we love it:

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Weekend Links

Starting a blog, and building your online brand, is a pretty darn amazing accomplishment. Go ahead and give yourself a high-five for the success you’ve reached so far!

Links for blogging encouragement this weekend:

• 10 inspirational posters
• Blogging is like ice cream
• A pep talk on self promotion
• Playful, energetic blogging
• Joanna's inspiring story
• Olympic marketing

Photography by Stephanie Davidson. 

Scratch-Off Business Card DIY

Business cards are some of my favorite business materials to design. Here is a fun, inexpensive, and simple business card DIY for your next blogging conference.

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