Category Archives: Photography Tips + Tricks
it seemed like the months of waiting for baby to arrive simply took forever. i was so anxious to meet our little baby that i was counting the days, and they went by at a snails pace. but once she was born, my goodness did time start ticking by so incredibly fast. all of a…
so many photographers and parents love the idea of photographing their everyday, but they just don’t know how to do it. they are stumped when it comes to finding the inspiration and often find themselves asking, “but what do i take a picture of?” documenting your everyday in photographs is much easier than it seems,…
getting new instagram followers can be really hard, but losing them is easy! with so many people on instagram, it is more important than ever that you are maintaining an account that people not only follow, but keep following. more often than not, followers will stick around for a little while and then eventually click that “unfollow…
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I strugle with this all the time and feel I’m all over the place especially since I don’t have a “business” of sorts. That probably shouldn’t matter. We have 4 kids and one is ill. We try to show positive images of our strugles and how our lifestyle is in constant healing mode…but then we also are able to camp a lot. Very different ranges. Should people have more than one instagram account to catagorize them?ReplyCancel
with summertime finally hear, there is nothing better than getting outdoors with your camera. for me, summertime is all about adventure and fun. it’s about travel, bright fruits, relaxing here and there, and reliving summer traditions year after year. because summer ends just as fast as it begins, it is more important than ever to…
how you compose your photographs is really important. and i have 8 photography compositions that are sure to take your photos from being anything but boring. if used thoughtfully, your composition will be what takes your photograph from one that someone simply glances at to a photograph that is visually intriguing to your audience and pulls them…
Veronica Pozuelos - Thank your for sharing this! I think my favorite part is where you mention that you now have 9,129 photos of your daughter! Love that!
{beth} a-dilly - ha ha, thanks! and now the editing begins…
Stephanie - I love this! It has been so helpful to me! We just had our fifth baby three months ago, and I tried to do her newborn pictures and it was REALLY STRESSFUL! I’m so glad to see I’m not alone in thinking that. It was stressing me out and keeping me up at night too. I also add these visions of all the shots I wanted to get of her, and of my other children with her, and then all of my other kids got sick and that went out the window. I had to let that go because it was really stressing me out that I couldn’t get the shots I wanted. Plus you are trying to heal yourself and I was taking care of 5 kids on top of that. It’s just a lot of pressure to put on yourself. I just kept saying to my husband that I really wished we had just hired someone. That too would be my advice to other photographers.
By the way I’m obsessed with your work! You are such an inspiration to me! Self doubt and comparison crept in and I kind of gave up my dream of photography a while ago. But looking at your work and having signed up for your emails has given me the confidence that i can do this! I am going to sign up for your 365 challenge too. I’m very excited!
Stephanie
{beth} a-dilly - Hello Stephanie! Yes, it is totally stressful and I only have one, not five! Congratulations! Remember, take what you can and edit later. My little one is just now turning three months and I am just now really getting a chance to edit, so don’t stress about editing. Next time around, I will definitely hire someone too. Have fun with the challenge, we are happy to have you joining us!
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Taryn - Love this post! I am a new photographer who is 6 months pregnant wondering if it possible to take my own photos. I appreciate the tips and the honesty to say you wish you would have hired someone. Out of the typical shoots during this season being maternity, fresh 48 (in the hospital) and in home new born photos, is the new born photos the only one you would choose to hire someone or is it valuable for hospital photos too? This is my first and I can’t imagine how tired/in pain I really will feel.
{beth} a-dilly - Hello Taryn! If you are looking to take your own photos, I recommend you check out my eBook “The First Twelve.” It goes over photographing in the hospital, to photographing your baby’s first year milestones, all the way until their first birthday! Here is the link! http://bethadilly.com/the-first-twelve/