Tip Tuesday: A fabulous announcement

Today I'm substituting Tip Tuesday with a fabulous new announcement! Ally from glitz and glam and I are at it again with a new styled shoot inspired by none other than the elegant style of the ever fabulous Audry Hepburn. Oh yes, it's all about the classy and briging back Hollywood's golden age in this shoot.  Ally came to me with the idea of an Audrey Hepburn inspired shoot a while ago and I was ecstatic about the idea. The last shoot we did was inspired by Fida Kahlo (check out the shoot here) and it was an absolute blast putting the look and style together. After the Frida shoot, we thought it would be a great idea to organize and plan shoots inspired by women in history who have made an imapct in the world of fashion and well, fabulousness. I am so pumped to team up once more with this awesome little lady and put our crazy heads together once again for a 50's throwback shoot inspired by the fashion icon herself. Let the glitz and the glam planning begin!! :)

Tip Tuesday: natural light diffusers

I am a natural light photographer, which means I don't normally use flash in my images. I love to be able to shoot natural images that have raw light in them. However, there have been instances where the light I've had to work with wasn't all that pleasant. Today's tip has to do with finding and using natural light diffusers. Normally, a light diffuser is a device that diffuses or in other words spreads light in some manner to give soft light versus having harsh light. If you've seen photo shoots on TV, you will sometimes see a person holding a white surface that is aimed at the sun or some form of light. That diffuser is responsible for reflecting soft light to the subject. However, you can sometimes find natural light diffusers around you.

I took the image below at a park where there were several trees and let me tell you, trees serve as a great natural diffuser. They filter and spread natural sun light in a beautiful and soft way. Here, the light was hitting from behind, and the huge trees served as a light diffuser that allowed for the light to spread between the trees. I was able to capture this image with the fabulous light in the background and I absolutely loved it. Natural light diffusers also help when shooting in harsh light and they give your images a soft flare. :)

Happy Tuesday!! :)