No DSLR? How To Create Great Images For Your Blog

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Hello lovers!

Welcome to our 4th session in the So You Want to Blog series! Just joining us? No worries. Let’s get you caught up. This series is mainly for the newbie blogger, and everyone who has been wanting to start a blog, but doesn’t know how to go about it. In this series, my aim is to ginger you to get started, and sharing the things I’ve learned that I think you should know at this point. Sure, you may be already savvy in these things, but I’m sure you could still learn a thing or two!

Week 1 was about the ginger! Getting you in the positive blogging state of mind!

Week 2, we talked about ‘Choosing The Best Blogging Platform For You’

Week 3, we started talking about your blog content. In this post, we talked about appearances, and some notes about your Writing. Read this here.

Welcome to Week 4, and the word of the day is Images. Let’s talk about your Photos and Graphic Art!

Ready to Blog, Let’s Go! Part 1

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Hello lovelies!

You are welcome to Week 3 of our “So, You Want to Blog?” series. Yay!

In Week 1, you got the extra ginger you needed to get started. In Week 2, we talked about choosing the best blogging platform for you. I believe we are ready to move on to the main, the main, blogging itself.

You know what you want to blog about- pick anything, how does the spirit lead? My first post on this blog was so creatively titled ‘First Post’, haha, so no pressure. I’m going to leave that bit to you. It’s your blog remember?

Today, I am here to share a bunch of things you should keep in mind as you prepare, and blog your content. Rules to live or blog by, so to speak. 🙂

Choosing The Best Blogging Platform For You

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This is the second Wednesday in the ‘So You Want To Blog’ series, whoop whoop! The first one is still here.

Welcome, welcome. I’m happy you are here. 😀

For the next couple Wednesdays, we are here to demystify the process with the inspiration, encouragement, and information you need to start your very own blog. If you’ve been thinking about starting, if you’re a newbie to blogging, you’ll learn more than a thing or two if you stick around 🙂

The big question for today is “Where?”

WHERE WILL YOU BLOG?

So, You Want To Blog?

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Hands up if one of your new year resolutions is to start a blog.

Hands up if it’s something you have been thinking about for years now.

Or, you haven’t really thought about it and I just put the idea in your head?

Okay.

You want to blog? Do it.

This is our message to you- ou- u.

Shine Shine!!

I’ve been a lazy blogger, I hope y’all didn’t notice. *crickets*

I’m very grateful to Ms. Cherese of Afrophire, and Zeena of LifeofThecollegeGraduate for nominating me on their blogs for the Sunshine and Shine On Awards respectively! Zeena is a fashion & lifestyle blogger, and Cherese blogs about hair, food, DIY, travel and more importantly, living on the sunny positive side of life 🙂 Thanks a lot ladies, this means a lot to me! I’ve been really lazy about blogging lately, I’m so sorry I couldn’t get to this sooner. Thank you 🙂 🙂

                           

The terms of acceptance for both awards are pretty similar, so I thought I’d just do them together.

Here are the rules to the Sunshine Award:

• Use the logo above in the post.
• Link to whoever nominated you.
• Write ten pieces of information about yourself.
• Nominate ten fellow bloggers “who positively and creatively inspire others in the blogsphere.”

Now, here are the rules for the Shine On Award:

• Display the award logo on your blog
• Show appreciation by acknowledging the blogger who nominated you and link back to them in your post.
• Share 7 random facts about yourself.
• Nominate 15 bloggers you admire and happily pass on this award, making sure to link their blog into your post.
• Contact your chosen bloggers and let them know.

10 Facts About Me

1. If I were an animal, I’d be a bird.
2. For no particular reason, I really dislike the name ‘Frank’.
3. I love to be surrounded by books (not musty books though, I can’t breathe)
4. With red lippie and the right hair, I feel like I can rule the world
5. Blood, wounds, make me really squeamish.
6. I look forward to VI/Ikoyi traffic [Lagos] because I know I’d definitely find fresh Red Oak Plantain Chips (Pepper, please!)
7. I wore black to my Confirmation. Just because I could.
8. I like to dance, but I’m not a good dancer.
9. ‘Girls’ is my favourite show in the world right now. The dialogue is amazing!
10. It’s really really REALLY difficult for me to resist White Maltesers

SO, I’M NOMINATING (FOR BOTH AWARDS)

1. Art Becomes You

2. The Igbo Christian Feminist

3. Sunlight Beauty

4. Simple Beauty Blog

5. Ihunda’s Musings

6. Black Zulu

7. Beautifully Nappy

8. Island Kynks

9. Naturally Kani

10. Coily Head of Hair

11. This Square Peg

12. Young, Fabulous & Natural

13. Africanism Cosmopolitan

14. Rose Glace

Thanks again Zeena and Cherese!

P.S. Special announcement on the blog tomorrow. Be on the look out! 😉

Love,

AB

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