Moms do you have countless food storage containers and looking for something that is more sustainable and will keep your food?  Have you heard of Jacebox?

If you haven't, I highly recommend checking them out.  This containers are great!  Their mission is to reduce the amount of waste produced as well as provide an amazing food storage container.  In addition to being a stainless steel container, they are oven safe, freezer safe, and dishwasher safe.  To top it off, the owner of the company is a military spouse.

​Family pictures tell stories; the story of our family. Yes, words do the same, but pictures capture important moments along with the emotions being – for the lack of better words – emoted. In the age of smartphones, everybody takes pictures of the smallest moments. This includes food.  Let’s think about it, you care what food you ate at 15 years ago?  I know I won’t.  However, the way your child smiles will be something you will always want to remember.  Especially when they have teeth missing.  

Having your promotion ceremonies at The National Archives Museum is an amazing venue but once you have your digital images, the next step is determining how you would like to remember those memories.  A luxurious leather album is a great choice.  This black leather album was designed for Colonel Stull and his family.  The leather is soft to the touch and is exquisite.  

Promotion ceremonies at The National Archives Museum are fun and make for a memorable military ceremony.  Many military members throughout Washington DC and across the nation desire to have their military event at the museum.  Because of it's popularity, members have to request months in advance to secure the venue for their promotion or retirement ceremony.  Therefore, I always get excited when veterans or their spouse call or message me to schedule photography for their ceremony. 

A few months ago, Melissa contacting me to photograph her husband promotion ceremony at The Archives.  They were excited about the promotion and having family in attendance to witness the ceremony and wanted to have beautiful portraits of the day.   

Your LinkedIn profile picture plays an important role in determining how many visits your profile receives. Profiles with professional headshots normally receive 14 times more profile views. They are also 36 times more likely to get a message from other professionals as well. The type of picture you upload on your profile is one of the deciding factors for profile visits and views. Therefore, it is extremely crucial for you to look approachable and professional.

If you’re wondering what makes a good LinkedIn picture, you’ve come to the right place. Since LinkedIn is a professional recruitment platform, you should upload a picture that has a professional tone to it. For that, even if your headshot taken by a professional photographer, you must not think twice. 

​In this article, we share with you some tips that will help you look your best for a professional profile picture on LinkedIn.

This week I had the blessing of speaking with a local business owner in Torrance, CA about photographing new jewelry being made and offered by her business - Shelley Enterprises. 

​As a woman, who doesn't like beautiful jewelry?  I was ecstatic and excited to see what was needing to be photographed.  As you can see below, this choker is g-o-r-g-e-o-u-s.      

It's time to do away with the traditional boring album.  Are you always looking for ideas for family pictures and how to store and showcase them?  Well this album is a great way to store your family pictures for Christmas or any family portraits. 

​As a family photographer, I am thrilled to share this new album with you and the families that trust me to photograph their pictures.  This Velvet album is luxurious and gorgeous.  It is one of the most recent album additions to Tamieka Smith Photography product line.  I can't sing the praises of this album enough. Once you see and touch it you'll understand why.

​Touching this album, you'll become memorized by the softness and smoothness.

I always get excited when it's time to design and create an album from a military ceremony.  This heirloom album was designed for a promotion ceremony that was held in Washington D.C. at Fort Lesley J. McNair for Col Perez-Marsden.  This album is so luxurious by sight and touch.  It has two leathers/materials combined into one to create a unique and custom album.  

​There are so many things that go into preparing for professional headshots; posing, lighting, clothing, and even the location for your headshot.  However, did you know makeup plays a pivotal role in your headshot?  Yes, it does.  So I have written this post to ensure you have the best makeup tips possible so your headshot is far from boring.  You want a headshot that's a freaking rocking portrait. 

Before someone hires you or your company, more times than not, your prospective client will look for a portrait of you; either by looking at your website or social media.  What will you client see if they discover a portrait of you?  You want your headshot to be the best image of yourself; as your face is your name – right.  First impressions are crucial!  That why it’s important to ensure you have the very best makeup tips and photographer when taking your professional headshots.
 
When preparing for your headshot, you want to ensure you start with a clean slate.  Yes, having a freshly washed face is the thing to do. 
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BEFORE:

Are you leaving your clients with a lasting and memorable experience when they receive their family’s portraits?  As a family photographer once the portraits are taken and ready to be delivered to your clients, this is when you have another instance to stand out and deliver beautiful family portraits.  Have you seen an unboxing video lately?  My youngest son is fascinated by those videos and tend to spend hours watching them.  Unboxing videos have become a popular trend in recent years and with custom branded materials, you can give your portrait clients an unforgettable luxurious unboxing experience.  

​As a small business owner it's difficult to stand out from bigger established companies; however, it can be done, and your clients will thank you for it.  When your clients receive their portraits are they mesmerized and blown away by your packaging? 

​The branding of your portraits and how they’re delivered is another way to illustrate to your clients why they hired you as their family, wedding, or headshot photographer.  It also establishes your value as a professional in the industry and making your portrait studio stand out from the rest.  Packaging is a significant component in communicating your brand to your portrait clients, therefore it’s vital to invest in a great design.  Creative packaging is more than just putting your portrait studio’s logo on, it needs to be creative and send a message that gives your clients the feeling of being special and important...because they are.