[ Part 2 ] of our new Profile series with the fabulous Jessica Jones and her blog, How about Orange ! In case you missed [ Part 1 ] from yesterday, click here! You can also follow Jessica on Twitter and Facebook!
With all the information out there… how do you filter it?
Apparently my brain has developed some kind of algorithm for that, and it makes lightning-fast decisions. I can decide in a nanosecond if an article or product interest me, and if it doesn’t, I move on.
Best advice for bloggers out there?
Think about who your intended audience is and what would be most interesting to them. Yes, your child is undoubtedly the next Picasso, but if your blog is about technology, you probably should resist the temptation to post that finger painting of a kitty. Edit, edit! ( Sure, I say that now, but just watch. I’ll be the one posting that kitty next week. And I don’t even have kids.)
Anything else you’d like to share?
Um… um… I can’t think of anything. Something brilliant will probably come to me in the shower tomorrow.
(Anyone you think would be perfect for this profile series? Let us know via Twitter)
Our Muted Love Woodland shoot was featured on Ruffled! Thank you thank you to all the wonderful vendors! If you’d like to see more of this inspiration shoot, click here to go back to the post on the blog!
Elizabeth Anne Designs is one of our favorite blogs and we were thrilled to have Lauren and Matt’s beautiful day featured!! If you’d like to see more of this wedding, click here to go back in the blog and have a looksie.
In keeping with the natural melancholy aesthetic of shoot, the film by Put Down the Bourbon was shot in an dramatic raw perspective with an original music composition by Paper Door. We didn’t want a smooth over-produced video but the edges a bit unkempt and an intimate perspective into this bride’s waiting. Muted Love. from … Continue reading
I am so very excited to bring you this Woodland Inspiration Shoot. A group of talented vendors got together wanting an inspirational shoot void of pastels and pretty pinks to bring imagery to the bride with a love of nature and the beauty in the barren winter months. Katie from Jayne Weddings first hatched this … Continue reading
One shot as a fun Sneak Peek to what I will be posting on Thursday!! Katie from Jayne Weddings , Kelly from Fleur and I got together to brainstorm a wedding inspiration shoot that was void of pastels and appealed to a love of nature and the barren months of winter. This gorgeous dress was … Continue reading
This week started my yearly class at Chicago Botanic Garden teaching Macro Photography in the greenhouse. It is always a welcome change of pace for me to communicate the technicalities of the camera, meet new students and spend some time away from the computer. I wander with my class in the green humidity and it relaxes … Continue reading
Lovely photos of a great blogger we love to follow!
This profile was great to read. I adore her blog and said “Wow!” to many of her ideas and links. I’m not a crafter by any means, but she’s got such an eye for cool stuff. The photo of her surrounded by her fabric is my fav
Too bad I wasn’t blogging when ‘she’ was that young Picasso… I’d have put her art work on the blog, anyway!
Love the photos!
Her mum
Great article! She has one of my favorite blogs.
Great photos on your site! I really like your work.
Can you PLEASE tell me about this orange rectangle fabric! I LOVE it!
I’m one of those 8,000+ readers who follows How About Orange everyday and I wanted to say THANKS for interviewing Jessica so we could all get to know her better! I started reading her blog because of my love of orange, but I stay because it’s wacky good fun. Even the deodorant! ha!
Jessie, thanks for hiking over to my office and taking these lovely photos!
Rose, that fabric is the Boardwalk print from my Amusement Park collection. You can get it here (among other places; this is one vendor I know of.)
http://www.etsy.com/listing/42936266/jessica-jones-fabric-home-dec-canvas
Or The Needle Shop has a store in Chicago where you could go buy it if you’re local.
It’s home dec weight; I used some on a chair here:
http://www.howaboutorange.blogspot.com/search?q=boardwalk&x=0&y=0