Discover the ins-and-outs of submitting & getting published with Two Bright Lights.
Surprise and delight – a term that simply means making your clients as happy as possible. This is a practical move for your business, as happy clients do things like: come back and book again, sing your praises on social media and even refer you to their friends and family! On a personal level, it […]
About 7 years ago I started my wedding photography business after working in the music industry for a decade. I loved photographing weddings and getting to help capture my couple’s love stories. I dreamed of the day that I would be able to see my photography in one of my favorite wedding magazines or blogs. […]
Image: Unsplash Without a doubt, time is the most valuable commodity of any entrepreneur and how you decide to spend your time will often determine the success or failure of your business. If you’re a hard worker (which I’m sure you are) the problem isn’t getting things done, it’s knowing (and doing) the things that […]
As an emerging photographer, getting published was always a dream! The process to do so seemed overwhelming… where would I start… and scary! (what if the editors hated my work!?). Then we found Two Bright Lights! TBL simplifies the process down to a few easy steps AND allows us to submit to multiple publications at one time (so […]
Social Media is constantly changing-but you already knew that! We love to be creative as possible when sharing our thoughts, so, naturally emojis, memes, GIFs- you name it- are the desired means of expression in 2018. With the recent creation of GIF Stickers via Giphy on both Instagram and Snapchat, we saw an opportunity to […]
Have you noticed the GIF stickers popping up on Instagram Stories everywhere? We sure have! But did you know that brands and artists can actually create their own original GIF Stickers? Once we realized this we quickly made our own, which you can find by searching ‘TBL’ or ‘Two Bright Lights’ in the sticker function […]
Event & wedding planning is fun. You get to bring a vision to life, serve others, and secure that really good catering company. But sometimes we can’t focus on the things we love. We become buried in the backend, bogged down by paperwork, following up with payments, constant thoughts of, “Did I send that email […]
In an age when everybody is talking about the importance of authenticity, it may seem weird to bring stock photography into the conversation—but hear me out. The life of a wedding professional is a busy one. And without boring you with all of the details about why (because hey, #thisislife), I wanted to talk about […]
Photo Credit: Jessica Hunt Photography I’ve always been an early adopter of all things digital. In third grade I got my first AIM account (don’t worry, my parents were into the free range parenting thing) and I’ve had a Facebook for over a decade now. Social media is just second nature to me and is […]
In light of the recent news about Style Me Pretty potentially closing, there have been a lot of conversations about the future of publications and how to manage your earned media strategy. To set the record straight, publications aren’t going anywhere! That being said, the industry is always changing, so you want to make sure […]