Many newborn photographers are asking themselves; what else can I do with this spare time during the Corona Virus Quarantine?
Here is a list of things you can concentrate during the Quarantine:
- Create a schedule
- Practice with dolls baby alike
- Practice with your family
- Try Knitting
- Editing old session pictures
- Research and again, research!
- Studying on marketing your business;
I hope you and your family are well!
It is easy to get depressed with the events happening now around the world; many of us can’t find the motivation to do anything.
Twenty-four hours in the house, all you care about is family safety, enough food and Netflix on.
But actually, you’ll be surprised how everything changes when you keep yourself always busy and doing the things you love.
You’ll find uplifted all the negatives juts disappear in the background when you are productive and get the things done no matter what.
I live in the UK, here the lockdown came quite late, and many businesses are still operating.
However, my husband has at home 24 hours now, and I used this opportunity to invest more time in adding value to my business.
Priority on the kid’s activity, they get quickly bored, keeping them all the time busy as we possibly can.
But now I can manage to squeeze some time for myself during the day and then after the kids go to bed.
Productive tips as a Newborn photographer during the Quarantine.
Here is my list of things well I’m doing and planning to do so far;
Create a schedule
“Without the plan, a lot of things are not getting done.”
Most of you will say here;
“- I am not going to bother with a notebook!”
So am I!
I use the google keep it is so much better, less time consuming and you can use voice control and tick the boxes when you have done!
This way, you can track the progress and a bee proud of yourself looking at how much work you’ve done.
Practice with dolls baby alike
If there is a possibility, you can order online a newborn baby manikin(doll), if you don’t have one already.
It can be boring with the doll, but if you are at the beginning, it’s still helpful to get a handle of a camera practising with lightning and many more things which are coming for the experience only.
Practice with your family
I involve my family often as well, not just for practising and experimenting its a bit of fun for them also.
They do enjoy, especially my two little girls getting framed by mommy.
Try Knitting
I don’t know about you but I always been a fan of knitting, probably because my mommy been doing that since I remember myself.
I am now is the perfect time to try and knit some props or tiny dolls for the photo session.
Editing old session pictures
If you got a room or a corner in the house where you can hide with your laptop or PC, get into your archives and practice on editing the old pictures.
There are so many techniques out there that you can try, create some new presets what you always wanted.
Research and again, research!
Uncle Google has so much to share with us; there is so much new gear coming up like cameras lightning props backdrops and many other studio gears what he can find about on the Internet, and this is the best time to study.
The lockdown offered the time when you can spend hours on youtube that you never had before learning new staff.
Studying on marketing your business;
With all the photo session constantly every week, you never probably had time to work on your marketing side of the business.
There’s plenty of courses on Udemy about how to get more followers on Instagram, Pinterest, what is the best marketing platforms out there for photographers.
You might consider starting a YouTube channel which is still booming at the minute where we can reach more people.
Helpful Resources For Newborn Photographers during the Quarantine.
I am a subscriber to a channel of amazing newborn photographer Fenna Photography. Fenna posted a video about how she deals with her business during the Corona Virus outbreak.
Don’t forget to check out my Blog, where you might find some helpful information.
The summary
This Quarantine will finish sooner or later, and you want to be proud of yourself that you used the time wisely, instead of having a massive couple of months gap in your career.
Surprise yourself and others how far you can go and quickly get back on the truck after the Quarantine.