My favorite instagram accounts to follow

I've recently become slightly addicted to Instagram, and its no wonder really, with thousands of accounts and tonnes of awesome people to follow! The accounts I follow usually tend to be art or photography based, but I also like some food, fashion and pet accounts as well. Here are my favs..

@mermaidens  - I simply love the style of Kailey Flyte and adore her outfits and photos. Think pink! 

@Joelrobison   This guy has some serious skills and I've personally been a fan of his work for a while, so following his account was a no brainer for me.

@arts_help is a great account that showcases artists of instagram, helping them to gain followers. Check it out for some amazing work.

@Alexbeadon - If your a business owner or freelancer and you haven't checked out this girls videos, then get on it! Alex shares such useful info on how to build your business. Her instagram is full of inspiration as well.

@happy.soul - Self taught artist who creates these beautiful illustrations that are simply instagram gold! 

@bodyposipanda - This girl is such an inspiration, she openly talks about her recovery from an eating disorder and she is proof that recovery is possible! She posts inspirational and body positive images! 

@Effyourbeautystandards  This account was set up by super famous plus size model Tess Holiday. She campaigns for plus size women everywhere to feel good about themselves. I love seeing pics of photoshoots with plus size women. Follow this account for inspiring pics and quotes!




Don't forget to follow me as well  @beckynetleyphotography 

Have a great weekend everyone!

12 Ways to jazz up everyday photos.

Here is a list of ways you can jazz up everyday photos. In the future I plan to make some tutorials based on these techniques but this is just a list of inspiration. Some techniques can be used when shooting and others can be applied to past photos. 

1. Birds eye view for the everyday objects. (unknown source)

2. Play with reflections. (Photo by Flickr user: rainywomen)

3. Get creative with water! (Photo by Me!) 

4. Try a double exposure, super cute for weddings. (Unknown photographer)

5. Capture motion with a slow shutter speed. (photo by Peter Lindbergh in Numéro) 

6. Edit it to make it look like a Lomo shot.(photo by Ayako Furness)

7. Experiment with adding art. (Sophie Hirschy for Harpers Bazaar) 

8. Add some text (another one by me)

9. Play with grain and textures. (unknown photographer)

10. Try a new perspective. (Bamboo towers, by Shothotspot.com)

11. Wait for natural laughter. (“Syracuse University , 1949″ – photograph by Lisa Larsen)

12. Try your photo in Black and white (unknown photographer)

Alot of these techniques may take some practice before you start seeing results that you like, but never stop experimenting! If there is a particular technique on here that you would like a tutorial on, please let me know in the comments and I'll do it! 

Happy Thursday! 

Becky x

Playing with different processing effects on photoshop.

Sometimes I get stuck in my ways and just use my own post processing techniques in my work. Today I wanted to experiment with different ways to change the feel of a photo. I've been looking at tutorials and trying them out, below are the results. Links are also included of the tutorials I used.


Lomography - Retro effect. 
I'm a huge fan of lomography, and love the effects that you can get from them. The tutorial was easy understand, although I didn't all the same tools on photoshop as him so I had to improvise a little.

Tutorial here: http://photoshoproadmap.com/video-tutorials/yt/69aVpRcFOfE/ 

Instagram's Early bird filter
Found this tutorial for my favorite instagram filter! Although I don't think my results came out quite as well as the tutorials...

Tutorial link here: http://photodoto.com/how-to-make-instagram-filters-photoshop-earlybird/

Watercolour effect

Tutorial here: http://abduzeedo.com/super-cool-watercolor-effect-10-steps-photoshop

Dreamy effect 

I do like the effect of this one, although I think it would work better with a photo that has more shadows and contrast. 

Tutorial here: http://planet37.deviantart.com/art/Dreamy-Photo-Effect-Tutorial-258205817

My own experiment with colours/filters..

After following the other tutorials, I experimented with different effects from the new techniques I'd learnt, mixed with the old ones I use. I may do a tutorial to follow for you guys, if your interested.

PS sorry for all the dog photos! This is my little Alfie :)

Becky. x