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we all want to have cool photos on our blogs, but not all of us are professional photographers which makes things difficult. what I try to do is make the best of what I have and enjoy the learning process along the way.
if I am going to shoot a still life by myself, i always try to shoot in natural light (in the morning or around 4pm – the sun is too bright in the afternoon) i’m the first one to admit that lighting is very tricky, so I stick to what I know and shoot by the window.
always over shoot. you want your post to have LOTS of different angles to avoid redundancy. get close, stand up on the table to get far away, shoot as many angles and details as you can so you have options.
the worst thing is when you spend hours on a shoot and realize you needed a couple more shots and have to set it all up again. so shoot like crazy.
there will always be little mistakes. if you are a perfectionist like me, you can handle these later in photoshop. efficiency is key as a blogger, so I always shoot it and touch it up later.
you should be willing to get messy, and spend a few hours out of your weekend in order to provide content to your readers that you are proud of! this usually means that my living room or my studio is a mess, but luckily that’s not the part you usually see in the photos. pick a spot you feel comfortable shooting in and experiment! that final shot should make it all worth it!
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these are really good tips and ones that i use a lot and it always makes me laugh that a lot of my photos are in the same place as the rest of my house looks like a bombsite 🙂
these are really good tips and ones that i use a lot and it always makes me laugh that a lot of my photos are in the same place as the rest of my house looks like a bombsite 🙂
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I completely agree that you need to overshoot and that pictures take time especially when you aren’t a professional photographer but want your pictures to look well done. I always regret when I only get a few pics and end up wanting or needing more!
Bree, any suggestions when sunlight is a luxury?? It’s been overcast for weeks now in Anchorage.
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Thanks so much for the tips Bri! You are such an inspiration 🙂
Great post Bri! Thanks for sharing. You are right, natural light is the best when you don’t have all the fancy equipment of a photo studio! It also highlights the hard work it takes to publish a blog with fresh content like yours!
Loving your tips! I try my best to shoot good photos, but admittedly I am an amateur. Thanks for sharing with us!
This is a great article – I always overshoot, but I hadn’t really thought about shooting from every angle. I guess I’ll be over-overshooting then =D I also have the same problem as Dana; I live in the western part of Norway, and great natural light is mostly available in summer – and only when the sun decides to grace us with a visit…
Wow, these tips are great! Thank you so much for posting them.
Do you know of any good photography resources for beginners?
Fabulous tips! Thanks for sharing!!
GREAT tips, thanks!
Love the colorful clothes hangers! I have a question, though. I overshoot too, completely. But do you keep ALL the photos you take, only the ones you use, or some selection in between? I’m worried about running out of storage space because of all the pics. Thanks!
Thank you for the tips. i find that I easily get frustrated when shooting, because I never knew quite what worked. I will definitely try the natural light and make sure to take more than I think necessary.
Great tips! Thanks for sharing!
excellent advice! Thanks for sharing!
thanks for sharing xxx
Great tips! I’ve learned to take so many photos in order to find the 4 or 5 I need for my post. Lately I’ve even began cooking with my camera propped closely on the counter or around my neck…being careful of stray flour and sugar of course 🙂
Shooting by the window is my saving grace! Someday I think I might invest in some lighting equipment (and by someday I mean some day very far away!), but until then natural light is my BFF! Thanks for sharing your tricks!
Great post Bri. Lighting is SO key, I’m learning that lately! Which is hard when you are impatient like me!
Seriously killer post; great thoughts and ideas that you make easy to execute. Nicely done.
Nice tips. I also like to play with position and background when I make photos for my blog. Taking nice pics always takes more time than peaople might think…
Excellent advice, especially about making a mess. After I’m done with a shoot, it looks like a hurricane came through my house. And let me tell you (as if you don’t already know!) it takes a lot more time to clean up the mess than it did to make it!
wuaow! love it, thanks for the advice! you are super!
Great tips! 🙂
these pictures are awesome! i LOVE that table!!!!!
As a graphic designer I know what a good photo looks like, but when I started blogging I couldn’t necessarily take one! I have way more confidence in taking pictures now, and these are all great tips!
Excellent tips! I love it! 🙂
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