We’re all familiar with the phrase “a picture is worth a thousand words.” One of the very important factors when it comes to taking the “perfect” picture is the location. In this post, I’ll be sharing my location scouting process for shoots and how I keep track of potential spots where I may want to take photos in the future. I’ll also discuss how I find photo ops ahead of time when I’m traveling to destinations that I’m not already familiar with. Location. Location. …
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2020 Blogger Bloopers // April Fools’ Day
It's April Fool's Day, so that means that it's time for my 2020 Blogger Bloopers! This is my fourth year doing this post and an alternative title for this series could also be "caption this." I hope that you enjoy this goofy post and get at least one laugh from these ridiculous outtakes! …
12 of My Favorite Editing Apps for Instagram
When it comes to the whole Instagram game, aesthetic is quite a buzzword. A big part of creating your own personal aesthetic and brand on social media is having a recurring style when it comes to the way you go about taking and editing the photos and content you publish. In this post, I'm going to share 12 of my favorite editing apps for Instagram! …
Blogger Bloopers – April Fools’ ’19 Edition
Happy April, friends! It's April Fool's Day, so that means that it's time for the third-annual edition of Bowtiful Life Blogger Bloopers! (An alternative title for this series could also be "caption this.") I hope that you enjoy this goofy post and get at least one laugh out of these ridiculous outtakes …
Blogger Bloopers – April Fools ’18 Edition
As someone who's been blogging for over six years, I can tell you that no matter what anyone says, blogging isn't always as glamorous as it comes across on Instagram and in published posts. Every time I take pictures for anything I end up getting some pretty silly shots or dealing with some sort of weird circumstances. In honor of April Fool's Day, I'm happy to bring you my second annual edition of Bowtiful Life Blogger Bloopers. Hopefully you end up with a smile on your face after getting to …
Friday Five 10.06.17
Happy Friday! Life has been absolutely crazy busy recently and it feels like the weeks have been passing faster and faster. I'm still amazed that we're already almost a full week into October! It's been a while since I've done a Friday Five post and I have a few fun things to share with all of you, so here we go! …
Blogger Bloopers – April Fool’s ’17 Edition
Happy April Fool's Day, lovelies! This isn't a holiday that I usually acknowledge in any way... However, I recently realized just how many "bloopers" I have from the various shoots that I do. So, I thought I'd share some of them with y'all today, given the holiday in the hope that you'll get a laugh out of some of these. ;) I'd like to give a special shoutout to my various photographers that deal with me on the reg and put up with my goofiness and funny faces that always come out …
Pardon Our Pixie Dust – Exciting Things to Come!
Hey lovelies, I hope you're all having an absolutely fabulous Friday! Some of you may have had some trouble accessing the blog recently, so I wanted to shoot out a quick post to let all of you know about some of the exciting things that will be happening in the next few weeks for Bowtiful Life! I'm currently in the process of re-working and improving a lot of the "behind the scenes" aspects of Bowtiful Life, as well as creating a bit of a new look for the site! Make sure you keep an …
Fresh & Clean
It's been about 48 hours since the mini makeover I gave Bowtiful Life went live and I have to ask... What do y'all think? Personally, I'm a huge fan of the cleaner look with the white background. I also switched up the color scheme just a smidge and added/changed a few things in the sidebar. Check out the ongoing Instagram slideshow! Cool, huh? :) (If you're having trouble remembering what it looked like before, here it is) While I was working on the coding for various things I realized just …
Tips for Aspiring Bloggers
I've lost count of the number of times that someone has said to me: "I think I want to start blogging. What's your advice for aspiring bloggers?" I, by no means, consider myself to be an expert on blogging, but my 2+ years of experience does give me a bit of background and has helped me to build up some personal opinions on the do's and don't of blogging. Since it's been requested quite a bit, and I've gotten multiple emails recently, I've decided to put together a list of a few of my tips and …