What to consider before you cold contact brands for partnership opportunities. Easy tips to cold contacting brands.

Whether or not you’re a blogger, it’s very likely that you have at least one friend with a blog. Blogging takes a lot of effort, energy, and vulnerability to be able to do. Showing support can be a meaningful moment for your relationship with said blogger. Have you ever wondered how to support your blogger friends?

Anyone who knew me in high school probably thought I was a bit shy. They’re definitely not wrong–– I was quite closed off for one reason or another. I had a comfortable circle of friends and stayed in the same school for eight years. I didn’t feel like I needed to get to know people that well.

I’ve thought about this a lot, as I think relationships such a case-by-case thing. However, they do seem to get trickier when involved in a competitive industries, like creative ones tend to be. This is my experience at making it work, and continuing to make work–– plus, I’ve listed my favorite photography duos at the end.

An easy guide to Pinterest SEO for beginners - because your visual marketing efforts deserve an audience.

100+ submissions based fashion magazines to submit fashion photography editorials to. Submit your work to these print and digital fashion magazines that take submissions.

The 8 easiest ways to grow on Instagram in 2018. Learn how I doubled my Instagram following in less than a year with this quick and easy guide to Instagram growth.

10 things beginner wedding photographers need to know. Every wedding photographer started with their first wedding – here are tips to get through your first time doing wedding photography.

The Brazen Issue of Atlas Magazine is here, and I couldn't be prouder of the work put into this issue. Although this last August was a bit of a difficult month, I managed to get the issue put together in time. I'm so excited about several of the features, and a couple of new things for Atlas Magazine.

There are plenty of career sites, but as a creative, how do you know where your time will be best spent? These are the absolute essential sites creative job listings –– so you can stop searching, and start pursuing.

I’ve only been blogging since January 2018, but I took a month off to re-evaluate what I was actually doing and why I was doing it. For anyone considering starting a blog, here are 4 mistakes I made when I first started blogging.

Algorithms are ever-changing and it seems like your hard work is getting you less and less exposure. As a creative developing your brand, exposure and networking are absolutely crucial to developing a name. These are 4 tools that creatives need to start using.

For those of us that work from home, I'm sure we thought about it initially as the dream. It really can be, though –– it just takes some work to make sure that you're both living the dream and keeping the dream job. Creating a routine is entirely necessary to keep working from home a productive and healthy lifestyle choice. Here are some tips I've learned from working from home.

There's been a lot of chatter in the social media community about the importance of adopting Instagram Stories as a regular part of your posting routine. It's true that I have seen an increase in my engagement reflected in my feed when I frequently post to Instagram Stories, but I wanted to break down the use of the Stories and how you should be curating your content.

Whether it's looking for your first job, transitioning to a new one, or even pivoting to a different field, it's important to be open to change and accept the possibility that you might not end up in the position you'd dreamed, but you might find the right position.

Every content creator behaves differently. Some go through bursts of inspiration and put out tons of content before retreating, and some follow a consistent schedule. For me, I prefer pre-planned content that runs on a consistent schedule. Here's how content planning saves me stress.

When you’re new to test shooting, it can be intimidating to want to get things right. These shoots can be of huge benefit to both your portfolio and the model’s, and you want to be able to produce a product that works for everyone. I’ve put together a list of quick tips to a comfortable test shoot.

When planning a photo shoot, you'll often be asked by members of your team to share a mood board. If you've never made one of these–– don't fret. Let's get started on creating an effective mood board.

Job interviews can be an intimidating process for anyone. That’s why it’s important to prepare beforehand and set yourself up for as much success as you can.

I’ve put together a list of photography trends in editorials to avoid when submitting to magazines or building your portfolio. This list is not to say that image-makers who attempt these won’t make a successful image; it is simply a list of trends that I find to be repetitive, making it difficult to see something “new” in them.