I have a confession.
I’m envious of those bloggers who have all the kit to produce pretty images.
Seriously, it’s frustrating. I invested in my photo box for product images, like gin reviews, but still, I see a flatlay, or a pretty background and I wish I could do that.
I’ve looked into the kit. The backgrounds, the lighting. It can get expensive. You can easily spend £15-£20 on a couple of flat lay backgrounds. Then add in reflectors which help bounce light around – silver for white/blue light, gold for warmer/yellow light, and it’s something I figured I’d do one day. Eventually. When I could find the right ones for my budget, and the right sizes for my one bedroom flat. Having limited space can also make it a bind.
But now, I don’t have to, because Paper Bag Co have it covered. For £40 (including postage) you can have your own whole kit in one. Reflectors that are a great size, but fold into a little bitty zip bag, that fits in my handbag, so I can take them anywhere. A series of flat lay backgrounds that roll up into a tube, so they don’t take up tons of room, including that classic white marble that everyone uses.
To help you get the hang of it all, a series of postcards with advice on the back, oh and a bag to keep it all in.
And I love it all. It’s handy, portable, and I can now recreate images like this:
And look like a professional blogger/Instagrammer with no effort, and at a price that feels like you’ve invested a bit, but not so much that your credit card looks at you in anger every time you look at it.
Treat yourself, or the blogger in your life. You’ll be rather glad you did.