Learn how to find the best natural light for photographing shadows, backlight and feathered light to take beautiful, expressive photos at home. With tips and techniques for taking stunning photos in different types of natural light, whether you're a beginner or experienced photographer, this guide can help you take photos that feel special and soulful.
Read MoreI consider photography to be one of the best forms of self care for mothers. It’s one of my favourite ways to express difficult emotions, especially ones i cant quite articulate. As a mum of two young children, I’m still finding is hard to make time for my creative self-care and my hobbies, so I need to choose things which are quick and easy.
I’m shooting with an iPhone and find that it really does everything I need it to to express myself creatively and take photos that reflect my mood and feel soulful.
So here are some of my favourite ways to lean into those dark and twisty feelings through iPhone photography…
Read MoreIf you’re feeling overwhelmed and overstretched, let this walking photography meditation bring a few minutes of calm and creativity. A gentle audio to connect you to your senses and ground you to the moment, so that you can take a few minutes out of your day to notice your surroundings with a healthy dose of curiosity and wonder.
Read MoreIf you feel like you have no time for creativity, reach for the tool that is always with you: your camera phone. If you're a mother of young children, craving some artistic release to improve your mental health and emotional well-being, try these simple creative iPhone photography tips and techniques for easy ways to express yourself.
Read MoreAs photographers, we understand the power of visual storytelling and words can sometimes take second place. We hope and trust that our images are enough to bridge the gap between where we stand and a place of empathy and connection. But sometimes, perhaps a little extra help is needed. And this is where words come in.
Read MoreLucy writes so openly and honestly about her journey through secondary infertility. I found myself nodding along reading her words. Though the specifics of our loss journeys may vary, we are bound together by our experiences, connected by the way we feel. And it really is quite a beautiful thing. Thank you for sharing Lucy, and for making me feel less alone with your words. I know they'll bring much comfort to others too.
Read MoreThese Precious Little People is a tribute to all babies gone too soon. The ones who were so loved, so wanted, but for various reasons, couldn’t stay. It is a book written for families who have been affected by the death of a baby (at any stage of pregnancy, during labour or soon after birth).
Read MoreSo many of us find comfort in making, but what is it we’re drawn to? Why is it so helpful? How do we stay inspired? AND how do we find time?! These are all things I’m excited to share here, through a series of creative self-care guest posts.
Read MoreThere’s not much any of us can say right now to address all worries. There's a strangeness to this unifying experience with it each affecting us so differently. Our current realities are so varied and complex it’d be arrogant of me to attempt to pacify and say “don’t worry, it’ll be ok”.
Read MoreCreativity can help so much with day to day worries. So if you’re stuck at home over the next few weeks and months, with or without kids, here’s a few suggestions to spark some joy, fill your days with purpose and inject a healthy dose of curiosity.
Read MoreI’ve been thinking about New Year a lot this January. This time last year I was still reeling from my second TFMR. All my cards were thrown into the air and only the most important fell back into my lap.
Read MoreLike you, I’ve got a lot on my plate- I’m at stay at home mum to my almost three year old and I take on photography work as and when I can. In spite of there being a lot to juggle day to day, I always try to prioritise my self-care. Without it, I’m not much use to anyone. Every day I try to do something creative. I take photos, I write or I make music.
Read MoreThe quick fix promise of the “how to” pin is so alluring isn’t it? But the truth is, we can often know how to do something and yet be forever standing in the same place waiting for change.
Read MoreWhen it comes to Christmas, there’s a certain pressure that seems to start earlier and earlier each year. The inexorable march of time. Alluring adverts would have us believe that all we need to do to find our perfect place around the fire is spend, spend, spend.
Read MoreThese days, I know what it is I want to say. I want to talk about creativity and how it saved me from my darkest hours. Photography, the things I’ve learned, I’m keen to share. Life, love and loss are too confusing to keep quiet about so I need to get it off my chest. Suddenly, as if from no where, I need to know how to write.
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