I asked Natalie at elverddesigns.com to tell me who took this wonderful image for her site. The response was a bit of a surprise....
That “Rings" image was taken by my daughter, 15 years old at the time. She is better than I am with our Nikon and had been at basketball training with her friend.
I grabbed her friend and stacked all my rings on to her hands. They wouldn't all fit, so I played with the balance.
She happened to have perfectly manicured nails. They were both hot and cranky and not interested in being part of an impromptu photo shoot. I threw a sheet over her to get the white background.
This was the first image we took. Her friend is now my model and we use her in all the shots you see. Beautiful nails.
You've got that sinking feeling. Someone had placed an order on your Shopify store for $500, and somehow the total had come down to $10. Your first thought: you've been hacked.
You haven't. What actually happened is simpler, and luckily easier to fix. You had a discount code sitting in your Shopify account called "FREE", or something equally easy to guess. Someone at checkout has just ... typed it in. And it worked.
Here's what it means and what to do.
This is a stellar example of what happens when you consistently show up and put your genuine self into your content.
Writers and journalists are always looking for authentic voices, and if you're publishing regularly, you're infinitely easier to find. Read how Chris did it.
