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How do affirmations work?
So you know I talk about positive affirmations all the time and I’ve even created 4 different products using them! But what is a positive affirmation and how do they work?! A positive affirmation is a positive statement that is designed to help you overcome challenges and negative thinking. The key is to repeat the same statement often, the more you say it the more you believe it. Think back to school – when you where learning new words or spellings you’d repeat them over and over again until they became ingrained in your subconscious. 3 ways positive affirmations can work for you – They can help you perform better…
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Basic modelling tips for the self conscious woman (or man!)
So you’ve got a small business or an influential social media account and you need to take photos of yourself or have your photo taken by someone else who isn’t exactly a professional photographer. But you’re struggling, you don’t necessarily love the way you look, whether that be your weight, your teeth, your hair etc. Whatever it may be, it’s valid, we are allowed to have hang ups but we shouldn’t let them hold us back from the boundless potential of showing up on our socials for our businesses! People buy from people – no matter how pretty your product pictures are, people are more likely to buy them if…
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How to take better photos of your Children
So you’ve got these beautiful little humans who you love so much that it actually hurts but, you’re forever getting pictures of the top of their head, the super awkward forced smile or just a giant blurr where the child ought to be. Well I’m here to help. My top 3 tips for taking better photos of your children, straight from a mum and professional photographer! Tip one: GET LOW To avoid a camera roll filled with the top of their head or the bobble head effect (big head and tiny body) you need to get low. Get down to their level, you want to be looking directly at them,…
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Welcome!
Hello and welcome to my little corner of the internet! First, abit about me; I’m a mum and a step mum, I’m lucky enough to have found one of the good guys (however I’m #foreverenaged and not actually married) I’m a photographer, digital artist and what I’m calling an “emotional well-being advocate” promoting positivity inside and out! What can you expect from me? Well, I’ll be talking about a range of things on this here blog. From photography tips and tricks, to motherhood and the power of positive affirmations to name a few. I want this platform to be very much inclusive – that means if you’ve got questions you…