A Wednesday-only post is not my usual content output for any given week – but then it’s not exactly a usual week, is it? [Reading time: 3 minutes] What the hell happened? I’ve woken up every morning this week with…
Something a bit different today: have you – or do you know anyone who has – modelled for a brand (at the age of 40 or over)? [Reading time: 3 minutes] A few years ago I wrote a blog post…
For most of the last three or four New Years I’ve looked back on the previous 12 months and picked out my favourite shots that made it onto the blog. [Reading time: 7 minutes. WARNING: it’s photo-heavy…!] This year? Of…
It’s nearly the end of the decade (!), so what better way to celebrate my 8+ years blogging than with a retrospective look at my best blog posts of the 2010s? [Reading time: 2 minutes, but will then depend on…
Did you know that the worst-selling colour for clothes at online giant Asos is black? [Reading time: 4 minutes] While a great percentage of women may love wearing black, it’s safe to say it doesn’t photograph well… hence Asos’s inability…
A new year and a new decade is fast approaching, and I’m thinking of giving the blog not just a new look, but a new direction. Before anyone panics: I’m not intending to become an ‘influencer’ or an Instagram clone…
Yesterday I had the pleasure of working on a photo shoot with three gorgeous ladies. The shoot was organised to produce content for a brand’s social media platforms. Pretty straightforward (and exciting) stuff that I love doing as part of…
How much should I charge for a sponsored post? This is a question I’m often asked by fellow bloggers. It’s also a question I’m not asked often ENOUGH. Anyone who works as a freelancer, especially in a creative industry, knows…
Last Friday I handed over my crown, Miss World style, to the new UK Blog Awards fashion winner. Actually it wasn’t REALLY like Miss World at all – there was no crown (though how brilliant if there had been…), and I…
