We are Holding Hands today, people! So put on the hand lotion, and grab a seat.
– this is the second part of my Expert Panel: Wedding Poses Photographers Love.
When it comes to wedding photography, holding hands shows a couples connection and unification. Here is a round up of a few shots that showcase different ways to hold hands in your wedding and engagement pictures. Continue reading
SHUT IT DOWN, Y’ALL! I have the best group of photographer buddies right now. Read on to discover their favorite poses and why they positioned couples the way they did. I whipped off an email yesterday, asking for help, and they came through!!
**I received so many submissions, that I have made this a four part post. Keep an eye over the next week for parts 2, 3 and 4! No empty promises here! I already wrote everything! HAHA!**
Today’s Topic? “To Touch or Not To Touch” It’s very natural for couples to want be attached to one another during an engagement session or wedding day shooting. It’s part “OhMyGod I love you soooo much!” and part, “I am so uncomfortable, hold me close and let’s hope this is over soon.” Continue reading
As brides and grooms get ready for the big day, they realize the importance that is placed on looking amazing in your pictures. Many engaged couples focus on weight loss, but a few start looking at skin care.
I didn’t pay much attention to skin care until two years ago when my mom introduced me to Caroline Hirons. I knew how to zap zits, but otherwise was a sleep-in-her-makeup, I’m-too-young-for-a-nightcream, why-on-EARTH-would-you-spend-$250-on-some-face-serum kind of girl.
I didn’t realize how awful my skin really was. Little fines lines started creeping in, my pores were dark and noticeable and my face seemed, well, dull. My mom had started experimenting with skincare and I started listening. She was horrified to find out that I didn’t wash my face before bed – told me that Caroline Hirons would be aghast. That’s when she told me to read Caroline’s post on that very topic.
Caroline is VERY British. She’s funny, she’s blunt, and she gives honest reviews and advice for all things skin care. I enjoy her candid speaking & writing tone and love to scour through the massive achieves on her blog. 
One of her best “get to know me” posts is “Things I say over and over again in the Clinic.” One of my favorite lines is,
“You overuse the Clarisonic. A lot of you. A LOT of you. You can use it – you’re just not meant to use it every time you brush your frigging teeth. … Step away from the trendy facial tool and wash your bloody face properly.”
If you happen to find yourself on her blog, start with the “Cheat Sheets” on the right hand column. More specifically, start with “Cleansing.”
She debunks beauty industry jargon, coming down harshly on those who make false promises, here is what she says about the marketing term, “shrinks pores”
Shrinks pores I’ll say it again: Pores are not doors – they do not open and close.Nothing opens and closes pores. NOTHING. Well, except glue and sellotape perhaps. There is a difference between saying ‘closes pores’ and ‘minimises the appearance of pores’. A big fat difference. One is rubbish and the other is a possibility.
Caroline also gets into the world of responsible product development and marketing with her take on products sold in China and animal testing (absolutely fascinating article!). I learned about the difference between truly cruelty free products, and product manufacturers that skirt the issue. Read more here.
She posts pictures of herself, washing her face, no makeup, so you can see what she is doing. I certainly wouldn’t do that, but she knows her readers need the tutorial – judgey-judgers be gone.
A couple of things to remember about Ms. Hirons’ Blog, and starting a skincare regimen:
– A “Flannel” (used to wash your face) is called a washcloth in the States (terrycloth)
– Great skin care is expensive, good skincare is spendy. Read her thoughts on where to spend money and where to be thrifty. Find what works for you and stick with it. However, keep your spending in perspective.
-Don’t fall in love with any product until you see if it’s distributed in the States. Those sneaky companies… sometimes things in Europe aren’t out here, yet.
-Have thick skin. Especially is you are a smoker. She will tan your hide, then tell you how to fix all the damage you have done.
– She has frequent giveaways, but some are “UK-only”, don’t be bitter. You can’t be bitter. Yes, I wanted the $500 Kate Sommerville set as well….
I hope you will enjoy this energetic, bubbly, yet knowledgeable and frank woman’s perspective on skin care. In a couple weeks, months, years, you will thank your younger self when those wedding pictures come back. Or when those fine lines start to disappear. Or when you don’t have to apply makeup by the trowel-full to cover an uneven skin tone (raises hand in the back of class, slowly…).
-lmk
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