Photography Archives

Simone December 5, 2019

The Most Instagramable Places in Westchester County New York

MAD DONUTS, WHITE PLAINS Ever want to find a cool place in Westchester County to get the best pics for the gram? Me too. Today, in partnership with my friend, Jackie @jackiegiardina, we are sharing our favorite local spots to capture the best photos. If you’re a Westchester County local, or an influencer looking to grab some instagramable moments outside NYC, we have a great post today lined up for you! We will both be sharing 5 of our favorite and most instagramable places in Westchester County New York! So when you’re done reading my favorite instagramable places, make sure…

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Simone April 25, 2019

5 Tips For Capturing The Best Instagram Photos Using Your iPhone

My Instagram is probably 60% iPhone photos and 40% professional/DSLR camera photos. With my site, I tend to stick to using professional images, but you’ll find out how my view has changed below! Since I got a new iPhone I decided it would be a great time to share tips for capturing the best Instagram photos using your iPhone – I’m so impressed with the quality. 5 Tips For Capturing The Best Instagram Photos Using Your iPhone Clean the camera lens on your phone before taking the photo. I usually use my shirt to wipe the lens! Frame out the…

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Simone March 21, 2019

Blogging Tips: Presets – What Are Presets and Do You Need Presets?

Not long ago, I told you what I use to take my photos and my favorite photo editing apps. I’ve also discussed how to find a good location for your photos and how to find your style. So today, I thought it would be fitting to talk about presets. What are presets? Do you need presets? Where do you get them from? What are presets? Presets are photo edit settings that are saved in Adobe Lightroom. To help you understand… In apps, you call edits filters, but in Adobe they are called presets. Presets are pre-saved edits that can be…

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Simone January 9, 2019

What I Use For Photos + Favorite Photo Editing Apps

If you want to be a blogger not only do you have to know your style and the best places to shoot but you also need to know the best products to use! After four years of blogging, (check out how I started!) I’m lucky enough to have figured some things out! Today I’m sharing exactly what I use for photos (Instagram and blog) and my favorite photo editing apps! If you want to know my favorite camera lens, filters and edits sign up for my newsletter! These details will be going out later this week! Click on any item below to…

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Simone June 22, 2018

Photo Aesthetic: How Amanda Elle Photography & I Choose Locations

Photos by: Amanda Elle Photography Looking to elevate your Instagram feed or website photos? Or are you looking for the perfect backdrop for your next photo shoot? Whether you’re starting out as a blogger or looking for a location for your engagement photos, this post is for you! The background is a huge piece of your photo aesthetic, blurred out or not. So today, my photo expert, Amanda Elle, and I are sharing our secrets on how we choose locations! When I first started blogging four years ago, I followed likes of the big bloggers of the times and shot…

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simplybysimone September 23, 2015

Keeping Your Head Attached

Sometimes in life you find a necklace that legitimately keeps your head on your shoulders. Today I’m going to share said necklace with you. Lets take a look.. Jacket: All Saints | Pants: Keepsake | Shoes: Forever 21 | Necklace: Mirina Collections You’ll be seeing a lot of this necklace on me, the details are amazing and it adds necessary edge to any look. I paired it with a leather biker jacket and high wasted pants. I love that it’s such a large necklace because it covers most of my chest which allows me to show more skin without really…

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