How to Take Great Blog Photos

We're back this week with some more Q&A. Today, I'll share with you some tips and tricks for better blog photos plus I'll give you the low down on what equipment I use for taking photos.

A Spring Wedding

This weekend we kicked off the spring wedding season by shooting my niece's wedding. (It's my husband's niece and she's actually a bit older than me. There's crazy age difference between my family and my hubby's family.) So I opted for a great floral since it's finally decided to be spring-y.

This dress is Simplicity 8398 c. 1950 which I made last year.

It's a great full skirted dress that is ridiculously fun to wear with a crinoline.

One thing I really like about my new hair is that it really showcases earrings! Must have more confetti lucite earrings!

It was still fairly chilly outside so I did have to wear a jacket but inside this dress was great. Can't wait for late spring to arrive!

Per usual, I helped with the lighting testing. We had some new video lights (which I will be, um, borrowing for youtubes) and they helped a lot.

At the photography conference, we also bought a new lens which I love!

Overall, it was a great day. Although I did keep asking myself why I didn't put pockets in this dress!

Photos courtesy of Will Thorpe willthorpe.com

Sunshine and Books

Being a photographer's wife has it's perks. And one of them is getting to go to great photography conferences!

This weekend, we're at a conference put on by Professional Photographers of Ohio. We went to this conference last year and it was amazing!

Aside from getting to hear some great speakers, I love getting to run around in cute outfits around photographers.

During some downtime yesterday, we did a mini shoot in the lounge in the hotel. We really lucked out as the hotel the conference is held out this year is gorgeous! Last year, it was a nice hotel but it looked very hotel-ish.

 I wore my yellow patio dress with red accessories for a bright pop of color. The entire hotel and conference center was done in blue and beige so I really popped!

There were also really large windows in this room. Lighting will make or break a photo so shooting by a window is a great way to help improve your indoor photos.

Aside from the window, there was an on camera flash and an off camera flash with a diffuser. A nice flash will also really help your photography. The tiny pop up flashes that come with the camera are not good.

Photos for a blog post work really well when you can tell a story. There were some old books lying around for effect so I picked one up to "read".

It's more interesting than just hey look at my outfit.

Although you do need some hey look at my outfit shots for a fashion blog!

There are more cute outfits to come. Get sneak peaks of the cuteness to come over on instagram!

Photographs curtsey of Will Thorpe willthorpe.com.

Picture Perfect

 Sometimes, a great photography shoot just happens (at least it does when you are married to a professional photographer). And this is one of those shoots.

 I wasn't particularly planning on shooting this outfit but my hubby had the backdrop and lights all set up for a client so I jumped on the chance for some nice photos.

I tend to prefer outdoor shoots for outfits because the lighting is easier and we can often get away with no flashes but studio lighting can be magical too!

This setting needs some hair light since shooting black hair against a black background is hard but I'm loving how I look in this shoot!

I know I'm so lucky to have a professional photographer as a hubby because he makes me look good on film (or, you know, in pixels).

 Thanks to my hubby for making me feel more glamorous than usual!

 photos by: Will Thorpe Intelligent Design