Discover the ins-and-outs of submitting & getting published with Two Bright Lights.
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 […]
Photo: Unsplash You’ve been networking since you started in the business, and you’ve met hundreds of talented industry professionals. In the conference chaos or crowded cocktail hour, you often leave with a few new friends and nothing short of a million business cards. A business card is the key to making a good first business impression. […]
Photo: Courtesy of Meredith Ryncarz Owning a business was the furthest thing from my mind in college. I knew I wanted to teach people about art and use photography as a visual story teller. When our son was born, I made the transition out of formal teaching and dove head first into photography. As a […]
Photo: Unsplash Just like arranging a bouquet, photographing an anniversary shoot, or planning a wedding, getting published is all about strategy. Each precious moment is calculated for optimal results and no tiny detail goes overlooked. Why should submitting albums for publication be any different? Here are Two Bright Lights we give you the tools to […]
Image: Unsplash The Messaging Platform is Here You know how it goes: your submission was accepted, but maybe you have a question about the feature. Or maybe you want to see if there’s an updated publication date coming your way. Well, chatting with an editor just got way easier! Two Bright Lights is excited to introduce direct messaging […]
Christa Rene of Christa Rene Photography Having my own photography business wasn’t a lifelong dream I’d always had! I wanted to be an entrepreneur or teacher, but changed my major to business from education months before starting college in the fall of 2012. Later that year, I made the splurge and bought my first DSLR […]