Discover the ins-and-outs of submitting & getting published with Two Bright Lights.
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 […]
At the heart of Two Bright Lights is the mission to make getting your work published even easier. We are constantly evaluating what needs to be created and what our users are telling us needs improvement. From this core mission stemmed the need to create even better, more accurate publication suggestions for user submissions. Today […]
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: 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 […]
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 […]
Kaboom Pics Search engine optimization doesn’t just pertain to Google anymore—everywhere online that is searchable is a search engine! That means any social network, from Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, YouTube, to even Etsy, can be optimized for search. So how can you harness SEO to tap into your specific niche of the market? Check out the […]
…And in a blink, 2017 is coming to a close! As one year ends and we look to the next, it’s important to start setting new goals and aspirations. In 2018, we want you to take your work one step further and increase your credibility by getting published. Whether it be exposure to more publishers […]
Whether you’re brand new to TBL or you’re a seasoned submissions pro, sometimes you just need sometime to know how to perform a certain task or a refresher on submission best practices. Well, we’ve got you covered! Our YouTube channel now has a series of Two Bright Lights how-to videos that take submitters and editors step-by-step […]