By Meghann Birks If you are a business owner whose success relies, to some degree, on real connection with your audience, then being willing to show up authentically is part of the deal. And let’s be honest, in today’s saturated service-oriented business market, being yourself is one of the quickest and most effective ways to attract…
Here are my adventures taking a headshot, at home, with no fancy photography equipment. No camera or flash or tripod or backdrop. It was just me, my phone and an ikea stool in the bathroom! (cos yeah – it turns out the only room in my house with a window on a wall adjacent to…
I love seeing my photos in action and it can be inspiring to see how other businesses use professional photographs. When not in lockdown, I spend a morning a month with The Babes Project. Their vision is a society in which all women have access to perinatal support and they help families thrive by creating safe…
There is nothing worse than digital images collecting electronic dust, so I wanted to share a couple of ideas on how you can use your professional photos to be seen by your next clients and customers: >> FACEBOOKYou’ll need a cover image and a profile pic to start with: Profile photos are displayed as a circle and look best when…
So you know you need some professional photographs to elevate your online presence:“I want to update my website and grab some photos for Facebook and Instagram…” And you know you’ll have to get in front of the camera:“Oh and some headshots maybe…” So what’s the next step? You’ll need to choose a photographer, book a…
Here are pictures of Riley in pink looking and being Riley. And there are pictures of Riley not in pink looking and being Riley. They’re clothes, not a description of her preferences and personality. Their function is not dependent on her gender! We’re getting to the stage where things outside of our little family unit…
but I’m not photogenic… Photogenic: A subject (generally a person) is photogenic if appearing aesthetically or physically attractive or appealing in photographs. “But I’m not photogenic” you declare. I call bulls**t! This translates to ‘I’m not comfortable in my skin’ (and why are you judging your self worth on your appearance anyways?!?) Not liking how you look…
When did I become that mum that would rather clean up her mess than stop her making it? When I follow her around the supermarket saying ‘Sorry’ and ‘Just go around’ versus wrestling her into the trolley? Where I end up buying the jar of sprinkles she’s been using as maracas during the entire shopping…
Well that seriously escalated! I am so proud, humbled, grateful, inspired – all the feels – to be involved in the This Girl Can VIC campaign although I’m not sure I fully understood the scale of it all until today. https://www.instagram.com/p/BgvFMuLnvmZ/?taken-by=thisgirlcanvic I sent in an audition video in answer to a facebook casting call back…
I’m going to extend this year’s “exist in photographs” goal to include printing some of those photos so Riley and I headed out to compare photo printing using the ahem, ‘more affordable’options. There is nothing worse than paying good money for beautiful images and then leaving them on the USB in the bottom of a drawer…
Do you have a few of those things that you’ve hated yourself for doing all your life and have wanted to change or maybe accept? As I reflect on my 40th birthday tomorrow (yup, 40 with a toddler – that was always my white picket fence dream… erm not…) As I reflect (oh – but…
So I challenge you to replace the words girl and boy in your vocabulary for a day with kid, or child or a gender neutral equivalent. For extra bonus points, listen for it in others and either a) rephrase in your head or b) have a discussion on the impact it may have. (And why…