Today I was reminded that sometimes you get a pleasant surprise when you decide to go with the flow and experiment with what you have in front of you and the conditions that are set. As I was preparing to make cherry compote for a recipe that I wanted to photograph, I was simultaneously lamenting that I hadn't started the ...
How To Get Pure White Backgrounds In Flat Lay Images
From time to time, you might want to create an image with a pure white background. Pure white backgrounds can come in handy when you are displaying a single image of a product; others can "clip" your image from the web and include it on a style board with other inspiration images or in a gift guide. These types of ...
The Nook (01): 365 Postcards for Ants by Lorraine Loots
When I was a child, I loved reading everything I could get my hands on. I started out with the Highlights Magazine (my parents recently bought a subscription for my toddler daughter) and graduated to chapter books. My favorites were Choose Your Own Adventure books, The Sweet Valley High series, and The Baby-Sitters ...
Featured: The Everygirl’s Guide To Atlanta
Collaborations have been my jam this year! I was super excited to team up with Khristian A. Howell, Atlanta-based designer and color + pattern expert, to create an Atlanta City Guide for The Everygirl. The cover image above shows some of the spaces I photographed. If you are planning a trip to Atlanta or live here and want to ...
Featured: Belong Magazine Article on Tips for Successful Blogger + Photographer Collaborations
A couple of months ago Belong Magazine published an article I wrote sharing "Tips for Successful Blogger + Photographer Collaborations." True to the theme of the article, I collaborated with Brittni Mehlhoff of Paper & Stitch on the images. ISSUE 07 was all about care and collaboration and featured several great pieces ...
Do Tell // No. 01
At any given time, I have at least 10 tabs open on my computer and probably about 5 times more on my cell phone. Every time I see an interesting article or recipe on social media or in my email, I click the link and vow to read it later. But, then later never seems to come, so I keep the tab open as a reminder that I still want ...
