Planning & shooting for the end use

Planning & shooting for the end use

Before you shoot 100 images, just pause and consider the aim for those images. It’s no good having your content all worked out, and the image ready to go, and then realise that once the image has been cropped to fit the space, it total doesn’t work anymore! Always...
Content planing – the visuals

Content planing – the visuals

You have worked out a year’s worth of content; you have awareness days, events, promotions and a big arsenal of motivational quotes! The next step is working our your visuals. What will you actually use to go with each of yours ideas? Every single (working) day,...
Video editing on your phone vs. desktop

Video editing on your phone vs. desktop

The main pros and cons for editing on your phone, and why you might want to consider other options. You can absolutely edit your films in Apps on your phone, and get a brilliant outcome! There is no need to use fancy software, but for some projects you might want to...
Linking your brand to video

Linking your brand to video

Some simple steps for planning a video around your brand. You want your business videos to be inline with your brand, and not be their own separate entity. If you haven’t already got a full set of branding guidelines, I can not recommend enough that you get a...
Allowing your self to fail on video

Allowing your self to fail on video

The fear of being on video is totally real! I have cried about not being good enough on camera, so if you feel unable to get in front of the camera you are not alone. Here are three tips to help you move beyond those feelings of being awkward and inadequate!...
3 things we get wrong speaking to camera

3 things we get wrong speaking to camera

I often record people speaking to camera and these are the three areas most of us struggle. Big disclaimer here – it is super easy to point out how everyone else get’s it wrong on video. I’m not for a moment suggesting that I don’t make these...
Mindset shift for being in video

Mindset shift for being in video

If you struggle to put your self out there and being visible in your own marketing, this is for you! I am always having these conversations with people, so you may have heard me talk about these two mind shifts before, but I know they have helped a lot of people, so...
3 ways to feel better about being in pictures

3 ways to feel better about being in pictures

Are you one of the mums who hate being photographed? I promises these three simple tips will make you feel more comfortable about being in videos and pictures with your children. I have made it my mission to get mums into pictures with their children – we simply...
Styled vs. real

Styled vs. real

Perfectly colour coordinated in a tidy house, or rolling with reality of mismatched socks and unwashed dishes in the background? There is no right or wrong here, anything goes, however, there is danger in not managing your own expectations. Consider a situation where...
Keep sake film, whats the point?

Keep sake film, whats the point?

Keep sake films allow me to bottle moments in time, and they also give me the power to intentionally shape my memories. I have had two major “stop me in my tracks” picture moments that have shaped my “career” with a camera, and discovering the...