It’s no secret that I have a lot of clients with their own blogs or YouTube channels, and in most cases it’s the first time they’ve worked with a professional photographer. It can a little daunting to have a stranger pointing a DSLR at you when you’re used to your mum or significant other taking your photos. What are you supposed to wear? How do you pose? I appreciate that it might be overwhelming, so I thought I’d write this post or anyone who’s thinking of investing in a photoshoot soon… and no, it doesn’t have to be with me! (But, you know, I’m pretty good. Just saying.)
Hi, I'm Alice, and I really like cameras. Photography is seriously expensive - whether you consider it a hobby, or a career. I'm lucky enough to already have most of the equipment I could possibly need, but when you're using a camera that's a few years old it's easy to start eyeing up the newer models.
I think we can all agree that 2017 was a bit crap... but at least we got some good makeup out of it. Here are my favourite drugstore picks from last year.
You've probably heard about the Sigma 30MM f/1.4 Lens already, because I go on about it all the damn time. But what makes it good - and worth the hefty price tag? Let's talk about why this is such a great investment for bloggers, Instagram users, photographers, and vloggers...
I never thought I'd be writing a post like this, because from the age of 22 my dream was to be a "YouTuber". But I just don't love YouTube anymore. Back in 2012, I had just started a Masters Degree, and was overwhelmed with stress and anxiety. YouTube was (or at least felt like) a safe place for me to escape.
If you've been on my corner of the internet for a while, you might remember last year I filmed a video called 'Feeling Like a Fraud', followed by a blog post titled 'Things That Scare Me' with a small list of (at the time) frightening but achievable goals. At the time, my Anxiety was pretty bad, so this list included things that might seem ridiculous to other people like "Talk on the phone".
Over the last year, I've been taking small steps to improve my mental health; including making it my new year's resolution to believe in myself, taking antidepressants, having a gratitude jar, practicing mindfulness, and reading self-help books.
A couple of weeks ago, I saw Olivia's video on having a gratitude jar. As I've been practicing things like Mindfulness recently and overall trying to have a more grateful and positive attitude, I thought this would be a good thing to try.
I’ve met a lot of people with Depression throughout my life; including members of my family, work colleagues, and friends at university. The vast majority of them were very aware of their problems - how could they not be? There are plenty of articles on how to help people with Depression. If you’re reading this, the chances are you’ve already seen them. However, I’ve never seen any kind of advice for helping someone who doesn’t think they have Depression… but who clearly has it.
When I posted my recent video on Feeling Like A Fraud, I had a lovely comment from Kate's Adventures who suggested that I make a list of things I'd like to do confidently and tick them off one by one. So I thought I'd make a list of the things that scare me (trust me, there are more than this, these are just the first things that come to mind) and include an idea of how much they terrify me on a scale of 1 to 10.
