One of my favourite things about blogging, is taking pictures. A stark contrast to when I first started blogging when I used to see pictures as a last minute addition to a post, and usually ended up taking photos on my Blackberry with a tea towel as a background. However over the past six years, I've constantly tried to up my game when it comes to blog photos and more recently Instagram too. Unfortunately, a tea towel just doesn't cut it anymore!

I've had a lot of requests over the past few months for some blog posts/videos on blog photos and although I definitely don't see myself as an expert or even that good at taking blog photos. I thought I'd share some of my favourite tips and tricks for blog photos, and especially how to get them nice and bright cause this Autumnal weather is not the one right now.
How To Get Brighter Photos

Use Natural Light: First of all, try to take photos by natural light if you can. Take them near to a window, and if you have to take photos after work in the evening, perhaps look to invest in studio lights. I use this ring light a lot, but also have soft boxes too! I couldn't live without these in the winter when it comes to photos and videos when natural light can be grey!  Get A Reflector: I used to think that reflectors were pretty pointless but I recently gave in and bought this one from Ebay as it was super cheap. It's ginormous and honestly does make quite a difference in photos. As you can see from the photos below there are l...