Navigating Personal Loss: How Do You Run a Creative Business While Grieving?
Some thoughts about the reality of running a creative business while managing profound personal loss.
Photoshop Basics: Placing Artwork in Interior Mockups in 4 easy steps
Let me show you how to place your artwork in interior mockups, enhancing your digital art and photography skills. Perfect for artists and photographers looking to showcase their work in realistic settings.
Knowing When to Invest in Product Photos for Your Business
You might be wondering, "When is the right time to invest in professional product photos?" Well, grab a cup of your favorite brew, sit back, and let's dive into this topic together.
All Seasons Flowers: Your Go-To Florist for Every Occasion
My journey with All Seasons Flowers began when I was given the opportunity to photograph their stunning flower bouquets for their website. With my love for nature and all things garden related, capturing these breathtaking arrangements was a dream come true!
Love the Skin you’re in!
Have a peek into the world of My Skin Integrity with Denise, a clinical aromatherapist on a mission to nurture and care for compromised skin using organic oils and butters. Have a look at the magic behind her brand during our branding session!
Wearable Art by The Messy Brunette
Have a peek into my recent collaboration with The Messy Brunette, well known for her vibrant, colourful and unique designs . Explore the impact of authentic images and learn how a branding session can elevate your creative business.
The Banshee of Duckett’s Grove
Tales of haunting are easy to find in Ireland. I recently walked the grounds of Duckett’s Castle in County Carlow. A vacant building that is now home to the ghosts of its past and the wailing Banshee that haunts its high towers.
The best photos you can have for your business right now.
If you are considering investing in photography, or you have done it in the past without a great success, this article may help you decide how to get the most value for money. Also, what type of images may serve you longer, therefore, will be most cost effective.
How to be successful without confidence
Have you ever felt that the lack of confidence gets on your own way? That if you had it, then you’d be set? It’s taken me a long time to realise that success was never about confidence in the first place.
Backdrop Sale. Get yours before they are gone!
20% off all backdrops until stocks lasts. Hurry, there are only a few left!
You reap what you sow
I don’t have green fingers. I didn't grow up in a house with a garden. I am well known for killing my plants. But when lockdowns had no end in sight, I felt an urge to get outside, away from screens and technology. I needed air, physical work and grounding.
These are some of the things I’m learning about life and business by tending to the garden.
Meet the Maker - Mr. Kite Designs.
Promoting and supporting local businesses is very important to me, especially now. These gorgeous products I photographed recently launched today and I didn’t want you to miss it!
Isolation is the real dream killer
We have all heard that ‘It takes a village to raise a child’. Well, it also takes a village to ‘raise a business’! Let’s talk about community and the importance of surrounding yourself with like minded people.
Stuck for ideas for your product photos? Try this.
Preparation is key. This workflow will help you through the early stages of idea generation to preparing for your shoot, saving you time and helping you become a better storyteller.
Pen and paper
Never underestimate the power a simple ‘thank you’ note or a message of encouragement can have on others. I challenge you to do an exercise with me this week.
The struggle is real, and it happens to all of us.
All businesses have their challenges, no matter how big or small or successful. I love exploring how others overcome doubt, insecurity, imposter syndrome or lack of confidence at some point(s) of the journey. Here are some of the take aways I have learned.
Let’s keep one thing straight
Us humans, generally prefer straight, levelled lines instead of odd angles. We have a built-in ruler in our brains that makes us want to tilt our heads and align crooked lines. This universal rule is one to keep in mind in photography.
Are you trying to find ‘your voice’?
In order to show up in an authentic and unique way, and for our work to reflect that, we need to find our voice. This is how that journey started for me.
How to photograph your artwork
Would you like to know what’s the best camera or lens you can buy to photograph your work. Should you get a lightbox, and which one? Do you really need a tripod? How can you avoid reflections? Your FAQs covered.