As soon as Christmas is over, I cannot deal with Winter anymore.

Suddenly, the cold dark afternoons aren't so cosy anymore without the glow of fairy lights, and I find myself counting down the days till lighter evenings and Spring.

Apart from the cold blustery days, I despise Winter for the fact it's so dark all of the time. Currently as I write this, it's 2pm and I have pretty much all the lights on. 2pm! How crazy is that. So you can imagine how much of a nightmare it is to take blog photos in the Winter.

The amount of times, that I have had to delete photos cause they're too grey or dark, is too many to count, which can be pretty annoying. However, I feel like I've finally found some ways to brighten photos in the Winter, and I thought I'd share them today.
1. Be Organised:

Unfortunately, you need to be organised in the winter when it comes to taking blog photos. I tend to check the weather and plan to take photos on days that are bright. I usually find that the morning/early afternoon are the best times to take photos, usually after 2:30 is when it's starting to get dark. It's a small time window which is definitely annoying but this is when I find the best photos are taken.

2. Use Natural Light (if you can!)

I know that if you work full time, it can be tricky to take photos when you don't have a lot of time, however if you can try and take photos in the day time with as much natural light as you can. I tend to take mine by the french doors going into the gard...