It’s no secret that I have a lot of clients with their own blogs or YouTube channels, and in most cases it’s the first time they’ve worked with a professional photographer. It can a little daunting to have a stranger pointing a DSLR at you when you’re used to your mum or significant other taking your photos. What are you supposed to wear? How do you pose? I appreciate that it might be overwhelming, so I thought I’d write this post or anyone who’s thinking of investing in a photoshoot soon… and no, it doesn’t have to be with me! (But, you know, I’m pretty good. Just saying.)
Hi, I'm Alice, and I really like cameras. Photography is seriously expensive - whether you consider it a hobby, or a career. I'm lucky enough to already have most of the equipment I could possibly need, but when you're using a camera that's a few years old it's easy to start eyeing up the newer models.
I think we can all agree that 2017 was a bit crap... but at least we got some good makeup out of it. Here are my favourite drugstore picks from last year.
You've probably heard about the Sigma 30MM f/1.4 Lens already, because I go on about it all the damn time. But what makes it good - and worth the hefty price tag? Let's talk about why this is such a great investment for bloggers, Instagram users, photographers, and vloggers...
I never thought I'd be writing a post like this, because from the age of 22 my dream was to be a "YouTuber". But I just don't love YouTube anymore. Back in 2012, I had just started a Masters Degree, and was overwhelmed with stress and anxiety. YouTube was (or at least felt like) a safe place for me to escape.
Being rather pale, I've often struggled to find foundation that's pale enough for me. Over the years I’ve got much better at swatching formulas in stores and waiting to see if they oxidise, but every now and again I still come home with something too dark to use. Because of that, foundation mixers are an essential for me.
If you're rocking a Snow White complexion like me, then you probably find it quite difficult to find a good match for foundation. I've lost count of the amount of times I've purchased a shade that looked like it was pale enough in the shops, but once on my face looked orange. I ended up with a stash of foundations that just didn't work for me, which is when I had the bright idea to hunt down a completley white foundation to mix with them.
Today, I'm sharing the product I use almost every day... the Gosh Mineral Powder in Ivory 002.As I have an uneven complexion, I've found that liquid foundations need a lot of building up in some areas of my face, which takes far too long when I'm rushing around in the morning. The mineral foundation is lovely because building it up takes a few seconds.
