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February 26, 2019 By Haylee Moore Leave a Comment

Styled Photo Shoot in Arizona – What is it and WHY?

What is a styled shoot in arizona, how to styled photo shoot in arizona — @clayton_house

What is a Styled Shoot?

In short – a styled shoot occurs when creatives and vendors come together to produce beautiful pictures showcasing an event, venue, items and overall – their individual chosen “craft”.

How To Styled Photo Shoot in Arizona

The example we are going to use today is from a Styled Shoot I participated in – in Scottsdale, AZ

There are MANY different people involved in making a Styled Shoot happen:

ORGANIZER : Every Styled Shoot has an organizer or 2 !! The organizer pulls together individuals, creatives and vendors from their own network and creates a unique opportunity for them to work together and become associated with each other! Then come away with photos they can all share and blast across social media – which then enables exposure to multiple individual’s networks.

Dana & Jo are Wedding Photographers – you can find them HERE @ Buchanan Photography.

They are VERY resourceful and absolutely amazing photographers as you can see from these pictures. Make sure you book early as their dates fill fast.

PHOTOGRAPHER : Our Organizer was also our photographer – so this was EASY!

MOST of the photographs in this article came directly from Dana & Jo!

VENUE : The place where you gather to pull together the styled shoot can be as simple as a backyard or as frivolous as a very expensive Wedding Venue. Often, for a styled shoot, the venue fee may be waived esp if the photographer is willing to provide some un-watermarked pictures for the venue to use. However, if this is the case, expect for the date/time to be somewhat last minute – most likely based on when they have a cancellation.

We were blessed to use The Clayton House as our venue for this styled shoot. We were also blessed to utilize The Airstream Photo Booth AZ which is an incredible mobile photo booth unlike any other. The Photo Booth can fit up to 14 people INSIDE it – which makes for some really fun wedding party pics.

STYLIST : Your Stylist can make or break the shoot – they help pull the wardrobe of all those involved together to look cohesive and GOOD! They add little pops of color and know what color to use the most and where. Stylists are BORN with this innate knowledge of what goes well together. They have a knack for making the right things pop and others fade into the background. A GOOD shoot should NOT be without one.

Those 3 are the TOP 3 creatives/vendors you need for a how to styled photo shoot in arizona. Once you have secured those three – you can start working on planning the details.

Now What?

MAKEUP ARTIST : A Makeup Artist is essential for ANY styled shoot. No matter HOW gorgeous your models are – having a makeup artist on hand for touch-ups is KEY! Makeup has great power and with the right makeup artist – your models will look EVEN more amazing!!

For our event – NONE of the creatives/vendors were paid. I was blessed to be the makeup artist for this event and I had a BLAST getting these gorgeous models ready for this styled shoot. We went with soft eyes, lips and an overall barely-there makeup look.

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HAIR : For styled shoots, a hairstylist isn’t a necessity – but their insight is always soooo valuable – I highly encourage you to seek one out! Hairstylists see the little things that’ll pull the entire group/shoot all together.

All the girls arrived with hair beautifully done – and I watched in amazement as our talented Hairstylist added little touches here and there that MADE our shoot! They truly were the perfect additions. @beautybybobby – you were amazing!!! A braid here – a bobby pin there . . .

VIDEOGRAPHER : This is an extra – but in our day/age of everything video – it’s a wonderful thing to include if you can. VIDEO is life, right?

All the Details and MANY more . . .

ATTENTION TO DETAILS : Depending on the type of shoot – the details you’ll need to cover will vary. Our particular shoot was a wedding styled shoot – so our details will surround that.

FLOWERS: A Wedding Bouquet, a Boutineer for the groom and flowers throughout the venue are ESSENTIAL for a wedding styled shoot.

Our florist chose to use succulents in the wedding bouquet and it was THE PERFECT touch. @azflorations was great to work with & added little floral touches throughout the Airstream. The flowers are the ONLY thing on our shoot that were paid for – all the time was donated.

FOOD : Every Event utilizes food – using it in a styled shoot helps the shoot seem MORE realistic. Food can be beautiful and beautiful food is enticing – so do not forget to add this element into your styled shoot.

Not Your Mommas Apples was the food vendor utilized for this styled shoot. @yo.apples Who knew that Caramel Apples could be so elegant. PERFECT for every wedding. I mean all you have to do is EYE this set up and you KNOW you want one . . . The photographers even had the wedding party open a bottle of bubbly. SO much fun to shoot.

MODELS : No Styled Shoot would work without models willing to dress up & play their part! I would highly encourage you to “BOOK” a few extra models for your event – as we did have a few that were sick as well as had other things come up that prevented them from attending. It’s always better to have too many than too few!!

Thanks to our models: @Leah_darling, @seventhavebeauty, @ccbeannnnn, @ezekialgrado, @cedric_cullin, @Thedavidjohn, @Basacket and ANY others we may have missed. You were so much fun to work with!!!

And a few more of my favorites just because :

WHY do people do Styled Shoots?

There are multiple reasons why vendors and creatives might choose to participate.

Pad their Portfolio – No matter your specialty, it’s always great to have examples of your work to show potential clients.
Exposure – plain and simple – when pictures of your “craft” are shared by multiple people ALL over the web – the exposure is GREAT. Usually this exposure gets leads and customers for all involved in the styled shoot.
Connections – Networking is a HUGE part of any business. When a customer is asking for a photographer you love, or a florist you enjoy working with – THESE type of events allow for great networking and help you to see who YOU’d choose to have on hand to work with at events.

The MOST Important Question is WHEN are YOU going to do one?

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How to Become who YOU want to be : Self-Development

I have a quote in my home that I read everyday . . . it says,

We cannot become what we want to be by remaining what we are.

A visitor to my home recently commented after reading the quote, “So, what do you do – to nourish and create a love for learning?” The question was sincere. Long after it was answered – I continually find myself pondering his question. What do I do?

It’s no secret that I love to learn. I am always challenging myself to learn to do new things – I was always told as a child that you can do anything you set your mind to. As a child, I took that quite literally – if I decide I want to learn to make stamped jewelry, craft a wreath for my front door, play an instrument or plant a garden – I do it. I take my time – I research and try to figure out the BEST way to do something and then I go full speed ahead. After all, anyone can do anything, right! Self-development is HUGE. Everyday my goal is to be better than I was yesterday. I read once that 80% of high school graduates never read a book again once they graduate and the thought made me sad! But you don’t have to LOVE reading to work on self-development – get an audio book on the audible app. It is so important that we spend time working on ourselves. It truly is up to us who we become!!

So, if you are one who has a hard time setting goals – HERE are my tips to up your self-development GAME!

Write a list of 3-5 people whom you most admire and look up to. (can be living or dead)
Write next to their name the ONE thing that you admire most about them.
Think sincerely – when you sit and think about these people – HOW did they make you FEEL if you knew them in real life.

Usually we look up to people because we innately desire to be like them. Even if it’s a quality about them – – or the way they made you feel.

NOW – look at the names you listed – what can YOU do in your life to become more like this individual?
What might that entail for you?

THAT is where you want to start! Find a quality you want to emulate and start researching via internet, audiobooks, library – WHATEVER – what YOU can do to add that quality to who you are. Perhaps you want to look at things in a more positive manner or have everyone you interact with FEEL that you sincerely care. Start somewhere and figure out little things you can do to start to create that in yourself. Write your goal on a small piece of paper and post it where you’ll see it each day so you are really able to work on becoming WHO you want to be. Give it 5 or 10 minutes a day – even if it’s while you shower, get ready or put dishes away. Every little step gets us closer to who we want to be.

I tell you, ANYTHING is possible if you put your mind to it.

Don’t settle – become the YOU – you want to be!!!

Here are 6 of my ALL-TIME FAVORITE Personal Development Books! These WILL change your life if you let them!! Grab one or two or ALL of them and start your road to Self Development TODAY!!!!!!

Slay IG : How to use Instagram like a Pro for your Business.

Instagram (IG) is such a FUN social media platform. But, like any other – can seem complicated – even tedious. Esp. when you are trying to grow a following to market and advertise your business. In order to use it to it’s max capacity – you have to learn the ins and outs and what people expect/are using the platform for. IG is no different. Keep reading for some of my favorite sources to learn HOW to use Instagram.

Examples:

PICTURES – it’s all about the pics – LEARN how to take pics with good lighting and angles – it matters!!!
GRID – your grid makes or breaks who will follow you – you want your grid to be “pretty”
Hashtags – without the right hashtags – you might as well not even post.
Stories – – the lifeline of this platform. Keep it real by using this feature.
Profile – THIS is soooo important and if not done right, defeats the whole purpose!

So – here are MY tips on learning HOW to use instagram like a pro for your business.

Trial and Error – As with anything else, you often learn best by doing. JUST get on and play with it.
YouTube – there are LOADS of videos on YouTube that’ll teach you tips on what to do . . . but you’ll often find similar things redone by different people. Every now and then you’ll find a really good nugget though!!
Google – google will bring up some great articles and guidance about different aspects of IG.

However, MASTERING a social media platform isn’t a simple task – and usually involves using multiple ways to learn.

#1 TIP:

Enter @suitebrenda. Brenda Ster (the mastermind behind @sassysuite) is one of the most amazing/charismatic/down-to-earth social media experts I have crossed paths with. I have followed my share while trying to forge my way thru the social media jungle. She is the REAL DEAL! Nuff said. If you REALLY want to knock it out of the park THIS course will have you sailing thru all that Instagram has to offer. It’s an on-demand video course. (YES – you read that right – you get to do it ON YOUR OWN TIME!) Once you’ve purchased it – you’ll have access to it forever . . . you can go back and re-watch when you feel like you need to UP your game in an area. GAME-CHANGER!!

What does it cover, you ask? ALL the Things!!!

Setting up your profile, linking, hashtags, your grid, fun apps to make your grid fun, and of course content!

How to be an influencer, yep – it’s in there.

If you want to really SLAY instagram – you NEED this incredible video course from @suitebrenda

@ only $45 – you’ll be amazed at the change in your instagram game!

Don’t delay – grab it today and prepare to be AMAZED.

She also has a FREE Facebook Community called The Socialite Suite – you can join HERE.

Periodically Instagram (IG) challenges are done every 2-4 months that are SUPER fun to join in on.

Questions? I’d love to help. Contact Me HERE.

DISCLAIMER: There are Sassy Suite affiliate links in this article – which if you use to purchase – I do make a small amount of money from. I would NEVER endorse something I didn’t use and love myself!! Sassy Suite has morphed ALL my social media use and I am a huge fan of ALL that they stand for!!

You Lead – I follow : Are you a Leader or a Boss?

I’ve been spending a lot of time researching WHAT it is that makes a good leader and why some are better than others. I would imagine that ultimately their intentions are all the same. They all have an ultimate goal towards which they are working.

While driving kids to/from activities this last week I had a moment of clarity. My kids were watching He-Man at the time – thus, the analogy.

Leader Analogy:

You could use ANY characters you want (Dumbledore & Voldemort, Luke Skywalker & Darth Vader for example) to emphasize the point – but I’ll stick with He-Man for this exercise.

It occurred to me that Skeletor WAS a leader. It hadn’t thought about it before but He had followers and people that did his biding. To them – he was their leader. His objective (though not admirable) – was to take over Castle Greyskull and defeat He-Man. For some reason – his followers were loyal to him. Although it definitely wasn’t because he was kind to them. In fact, most often he is rude, degrading and even “evil” toward his own followers. Perhaps they joined with Skeletor because they had felt “wronged” by He-Man, or maybe they just wanted to be a part of something and working for Skeletor satisfied that. Maybe Skeletor had blackmailed them or put a curse on them or their family members. The reason truly doesn’t matter – but sometimes it helps us to look at possibilities so our judgement of others isn’t so harsh. In fact, many of us may look and say – WHAT were they thinking!! WHY would they team up with Skeletor! WHY are they following him?

He-Man was also a leader. He led with kindness – always in search of the RIGHT thing to do. His objective was to keep balance in the Universe. Truth, fairness and courtesy were also things he “fought” for. He took time to build up those around him. He found ways to complement and empower them. He led them to each fight – fighting right alongside them. This made him an incomparable leader. He had no need to force his followers to do anything. They longed to be like him and to help save the universe.

Choices

In our lives today – lines are blurred. Where we can look at many fictional examples and immediately tell which is a “good” leader and a “bad” leader – Choosing who to follow today is not that easy. The GREY area is vast and encompassing. Today, many of our choices often mirror the “Good, Better and Best” Mentality. There is good in all of us, even Skeletor, even if its very deep down.

A great example would be Hitler. As a Junior in College, I was able to watch live footage of Hitler speaking. I sat in the audience knowing full well – who he had become and what he had done. However, as I sat and listened – it made me sick to my stomach to realize that if I had heard him speak – I, too would have been inclined to follow him.

We have to make choices that align us with those (leaders) that are choosing the BEST – not just the good. We rally toward leaders who make us want to be better and inspire us to reach beyond our comfort zones. Those who enforce or increase our workload to make themselves feel important quickly loose our support and loyalty.

Conclusion

I guess I’d just not considered that the “bad” guys were leaders. They certainly weren’t leaders that I wanted to follow or become like. In all truth, I wouldn’t use the word leader in reference to them at all. I would instead use the word boss. He-Man – Leader. Skeletor – Boss. Darth Vader – Boss. Luke Skywalker – Leader.

LEADER

Build & Empower Others
Led the way – working WITH his followers
Gives Credit where credit is due
Highly Respected by all
makes decisions based on compassion
Honest – almost to a fault

BOSS

Tells others what to do.
Often rude, degrading, unkind
must be done HIS way
Takes credit for everything!
Most are AFRAID of him.
It’s all about him – totally impersonal toward others.
Okay with fudging the lines – even deceitful

In the end – it all comes down to what YOU long to be. Do you want to be known as a leader or as a boss? Wherever you are on the spectrum right now – there is ALWAYS room for improvement. Start with something small. You can do anything you set your mind to. BE A LEADER . . . you’ll never believe what’ll happen in your life when you make this one decision.

So, BE A LEADER . . .

If you are interested in learning more about joining MY team . . . click here. I am constantly trying to improve myself to become the best ME I can be and I am ALWAYS looking for people who are wanting to do the same!!

JOIN ME!!!

The Choice of Positivity

I have an aversion to mornings. For reals, I sincerely wish they didn’t exist. I truly wonder why we can’t just wake up at 10am and start the day with brunch?

Even at age 40, mornings are still difficult for me. I do have good days – but most involve my alarm (or a child) waking me up and ME wanting to roll over and close my eyes for “just a few more minutes”. When I do finally pry my eyes open – I still don’t really want to move. It takes me awhile to get up and at ’em! (AKA get out of bed). However, I have gone thru spaces in my life when I have been up and going by 5 or 6am and I have to say, that I am consistently AMAZED what I can get done by 9am on these early morning days. Even so, I am POSITIVE that I will never love mornings. (although I do LOVE what I accomplish). I may learn to tolerate them – but there WILL be no love.

I have always believed that life is what you make it. What you put into it – you get back, and therefore, I put in 110% most of the time. Deep down, due to this belief – I know it’ll come around when I need it. AND IT DOES. Most of the time.

But I’m getting ahead of myself . . . I want to take you back to my younger years for a minute. You see, there was this girl . . . whom I looked up to and admired (there were many – but this one was different.) Over time we became really close friends and spent lots of time together. She was admired by many – mostly due to her kindness, her sincere love of those around her – no matter who they were (and in HIGH SCHOOL this is BIGGGGG!), but it was more than that. She was . . . HAPPY. Like truly, non-teenager like, HAPPY. ALL the time. This friend didn’t let little things get to her, she always assumed the best in everyone and tried to find ways to make them happy. She included those that others would purposely not invite or include and did it all with a smile on her face.

I always longed to be like this friend – but let’s be honest – I’m human and I’m a woman so there’s that. Not that I was unhappy or a sad child. I had a wonderful childhood. But she inspired me and I began to set goals so that “little things” began to bother me less and less, I would try (sometimes with teeth clenched) to assume the best in others and little by little – I began to “realign” my reality with what I wanted it to be.

My point?

Positivity isn’t a trait that most are born with.

It’s made. Often in the trenches. It begins as a choice and over time, becomes a habit. We CHOOSE to react and respond to the things life throws in our path. We can CHOOSE to “assume the best” in each person and situation we come across; OR we can choose to be annoyed & frustrated about all the little things. Ultimately – it is a CHOICE. It is OUR choice. We CHOOSE our own reality.

So, what IS positivity? The google dictionary says :

the practice of being or tendency to be positive or optimistic in attitude.

I love this definition. Esp. that it includes the word practice. It isn’t a way of being. It is a practice – something we attempt (or choose) to do repeatedly and as we all know, practice makes perfect (eventually). Over time this “practice” becomes a part of who we are. It even gets to a point where we no longer have to entice ourselves to make the “choice” to choose positivity. THIS is the goal – for it to become so ingrained in who we are – we no longer have to think about it. We no longer are even concious that we are “choosing” it. It just is . . .

Looking back on this friend from my youth – the two things I am MOST grateful to her for – is that she taught me by example to assume the best in everyone I meet and she taught me to CHOOSE to be happy.

Remember my morning aversion? I still WANT to lay in bed every morning and beg for “just a few more minutes”! But on the days I CHOOSE to get up (quicker than normal), possibly squeeze in some exercise and put a smile on my face – I am always amazed at HOW much better my days are. It’s like I am mentally saying, “Bring it world, I got this!” Life IS what you make it. You too – can begin to realign YOUR reality with what YOU want it to be. So – CHOOSE!!

Choose to assume the best in others.

Choose to not let the little things get to you.

Choose to get out of bed and PUT a smile on your face.

Most of all, CHOOSE to be happy.

If you liked this post, you should go read this one . . . HERE!

Styled Photo Shoot in Arizona – What is it and WHY?

What is a Styled Shoot?

How To Styled Photo Shoot in Arizona

Now What?

All the Details and MANY more . . .

And a few more of my favorites just because :

WHY do people do Styled Shoots?

The MOST Important Question is WHEN are YOU going to do one?

How to Become who YOU want to be : Self-Development

The Choice of Positivity

Positivity isn’t a trait that most are born with.

So, what IS positivity? The google dictionary says :

the practice of being or tendency to be positive or optimistic in attitude.

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Personal Development

What is a Styled Shoot?

How To Styled Photo Shoot in Arizona

Now What?

All the Details and MANY more . . .

And a few more of my favorites just because :

WHY do people do Styled Shoots?

The MOST Important Question is WHEN are YOU going to do one?

Examples:

So – here are MY tips on learning HOW to use instagram like a pro for your business.

#1 TIP:

Leader Analogy:

You could use ANY characters you want (Dumbledore & Voldemort, Luke Skywalker & Darth Vader for example) to emphasize the point – but I’ll stick with He-Man for this exercise.

Choices

Conclusion

Positivity isn’t a trait that most are born with.

So, what IS positivity? The google dictionary says :

the practice of being or tendency to be positive or optimistic in attitude.

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