Photography & Filming
Alice Red
Planning Your First Photoshoot: What Do You ...

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.)

Planning Your First Photoshoot: What Do You Want Your Photographs to Say About You?
Photography & Filming
Alice Red
My Photography Wishlist

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.

My Photography Wishlist
Lifestyle
Alice Red
The Best Drugstore Makeup of 2017

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.

The Best Drugstore Makeup of 2017
Photography & Filming
Alice Red
The Must-Have Lens That Will Make All Your ...

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...

The Must-Have Lens That Will Make All Your Photographs 10x Better
Blogging & YouTube
Alice Red
Falling out of Love with YouTube

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.

Falling out of Love with YouTube

My Top Three Autumn Lipsticks

My Top Three Autumn Lipsticks

As a beauty blogger, one of my favourite things about the change of season is the new makeup looks that go with it. I've been loving my coral lip stains and pink lip balms over the summer, but I'm really looking forward to being able to wear more makeup in Autumn when it's less humid and reigniting my love for my lipstick collection. In particular there are three opaque, creamy formulas that are perfect for this time of year (in almost identical shades, but slightly different enough to justify owning them all if you're a bit of a hoarder like me).

The Glowing Blush Obsession

The Glowing Blush Obsession

A glowing complexion is very on-trend right now, and it's perfect for this time of year where your skin starts to get a little bit drier in the colder months. I've been loving shimmery blushes as they often lift the cheekbones, meaning I can skip highlighter - perfect for busy mornings. I've got quite a few in my stash now and to be honest I probably don't need them all, but they're so pretty that I can't help myself when I go shopping. 

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Small Youtube Channels I Love

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Small Youtube Channels I Love

When I started my Youtube channel in February, I truly realised how difficult it is to get more views and subscribers. Before I started creating content myself I never really noticed how most people I subscribed to never had less than 100K subscribers already. It's much more difficult for smaller channels to get noticed than it was a few years ago, which is why I thought I'd share a few smaller channels that I really enjoy.

 

Photographer and content creator based in Manchester. Email: hello@alicered.co.uk