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.
I got the I Heart Makeup: Death By Chocolate Palette, £7.99, and so far I love it. The colour selection is right up my street, with a range of neutrals, bronze and gold tones, a few browns, and a bit of pink and purple too. Neutral palettes like these are great because they suit everyone, and everyone feels comfortable wearing them, too. It was definitely "inspired" by the £39 Too Faced Chocolate Palette, though the colours remind me of what you'd find in the Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette.
As a long-term makeup hoarder, I decided it was time to get a decent stash of makeup brushes. Up until this point I've been using one of the cheaper sets from Crown Brushes (no longer on their website) which weren't great to start with but got more scratchy over time. After getting a few of the single Real Techniques and Eco Tools brushes and being amazed at how they changed my makeup routine for the better I knew I could justify it.
As someone with naturally red, pigmented skin, it's taken me a while to get into blushers. Seeing as I typically spend extra time layering foundation over redness, I didn't really want a product to put it back on again. However, I read an article about blushers by Lisa Elridge in Elle and suddenly got the urge to try it out. I'd heard good things about the Natural Collection Blushers - and at £1.99 or three for £5 I thought I'd give them a whirl.
