How I Use Haute Stock Photos to Create My Brand Style Establishing your brand is so vital to developing a successful business. We want potential clients, and followers to easily recognize our presence at a glance. There are some simple steps you can take to make that happen, and using the right stock photos can […]

Branding Behind the Scenes Do you ever wonder what it’s really like to hire a branding consultant and photographer? I’m going to take you behind the scenes with one of my recent clients. I’ll show you how much fun it is to work with me, and what a qualified branding consultant can offer you and […]

5 Reasons I Love HoneyBook: A Review For the past year, I’ve been a little bit of a secret agent.  I’ve been working behind the scenes on a number of course launches for some really fun and amazing bloggers.  They have spent years building up their businesses and followings and this year they were ready […]

How to do a Live Video for Maskcara or any other small business One of the easiest and most effective way to get your product out to your audience is to show them how to use it.  Facebook live and Instagram live have made this very easy to do.  In this quick post, I’m going […]

Best Camera Bags for the Mom, Photographer and Girl on the Go Let’s take a minute and chat bags.  I get asked a lot which camera bag, diaper bag and purse I use.  The answer to all of those is the same: JoTotes. JoTotes is a camera bag company whose bags are designed with adjustable […]

Over the summer, I took our kids on our yearly pilgrimage to Utah.   Most of our time was spent in the mountains or out to the field, riding horses, chasing cows and running free. After a month away, it is time for a State of the Experiment. Recap: A few months ago, I joined […]

Time to Blossom Photo shoot with I am Michelle Gifford Speaking at  Time to Blossom Young Women’s Conference has been my dream for a year.  When I found out about them and their mission to help young women know they are beautiful daughters of God, understand their self-worth, realize their divine mission, and discover their […]

How to take before and after pictures for beauty artists. When I thought about creating this post, I asked a few friends to be my models while I put my Maskcara makeup (which you can check out here) on them and take some before and after shots.  I found that most of my friends were hesitant […]

How to Get Instagram Worthy Pictures in 7 Easy Steps Pictures are a necessary and fun part of our business.  This whole Instagram fad just doesn’t seem to be going away.  But swimming in the Instagram sea can leave you feeling like you are sinking or barely staying afloat.  Well, not to worry.  You can […]

How to Edit iPhone Pictures with Snapseed a Step-by-Step Guide I’m always on the look out for good, Instagram-worthy pictures that match my brand.  They aren’t easy to come by, especially when you want a clean, bright white back ground for your pictures.  Well, this tutorial is going to teach you how to edit iphone pictures […]

How to edit iPhone video in iMovie How to Edit iPhone video in iMovie and why you need it for business. Growing up, I watched and learned the best way to make my Grammy’s Sweet Petals.  It is definitely an art and that art can be lost quickly if not passed down from one generation […]

  Three years ago, I started Beauty Revived with one session and four girls.  These girls changed my life. They were each wonderful and kind and pure examples of real beauty.  After the session, I knew that I couldn’t stop there.  And so, Beauty Revived was born.   In three years, the Beauty Revived community […]