How to take Better Photos for Your Blog and Business!

When it comes to growing my brand and business online, there is no doubt in my mind that the single external factor that has helped me attract a community, share my story and promote my products and services, is my photography. I get dozens of comments, emails and requests each week regarding my photography.

Questions like…

Which camera and lens do you use?

What software do you recommend for photo editing?

Do you use any specific apps on your iPhone to enhance your pictures?

What techniques do you use to get great shots?

What advice do you have for someone who wants to improve their photography skills?

If you have visited my blog or Instagram account before, you may have wondered one or more of those questions yourself! Great photography is really at the cornerstone of my business because when it comes to interacting with people online, few things convey a message and a brand the way a great photograph does! As a blogger, I write at least a dozen blog posts a month, and each of those posts require my own unique stock photography! Why my own unique stock photography? Well, because no stock photo from a stock photo website is ever going to convey my brand better than images that I have taken myself. Stock photography definitely has it’s time and place, but for me, I never want to rely on stock images because I want images on my site that you can’t find anywhere else! How many times have you ever been to a website or perusing Pinterest and seen the same exact image being used by more than one blog or site? No, the sites probably aren’t related. Those images came from a stock photography website where people can purchase images, and to me, seeing an image on multiple sites or blogs, really dilutes the brand experience for me!

So, to combat this, I have made myself a master of digital photography styling! I’m not a professionally trained photographer by any means, but I did spend a good amount of time in college studying photography and for the past several years, I have been relying on my own original photography for my blog, shop and social media accounts!

If you are a blogger who really wants your posts to stand out online or if you are a business owner who needs to learn just enough of the art and skill of photography to take beautiful photos to promote your products or services, I have a super fun and FREE resource for you!

I have put together a very special Photography Challenge and Mini Course called…

#CharmedDSLR! DSLR as in Digital Styling Lightroom!

#CharmedDSLR is kicking off on September 1^st, 2015 as a 30 day Instagram photo challenge where you can put photographic concepts into practice to improve your skills! To help you along and make this more of a learning experience, I have also intentionally broken down the major concepts of photography that you will be learning into a 4 week course and created an exclusive course book with additional information and guidance! I’m also going to be hosting a FREE webinar towards the end of the month to wrap up our mini course and give you even more information on how I approach my photography, but invites are only going out to those who sign up below!

So, if you would like to participate in the #CharmedDSLR Photo Challenge and Mini Course, sign up below to get your FREE course book and information on the wrap up webinar at the end of the month!

I’m so excited to get started helping you improve your photography skills and serve you daily doses of photography inspiration, so please make sure to share this post in your social media accounts so we can help as much of the community as possible! Make sure to repost the graphic above to your Instagram account and use the hashtag #CharmedDSLR so I can see who is participating and of course “like” your photos!

xoxo,