MEGAN AUMAN

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a few more selfies (um, I mean headshots) from Savannah

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megan auman - creative entrepreneur headshot

This weekend I’m heading off on another adventure (one where I’ll hopefully have lots of new pics to share when I get back). But before I go, I thought I’d share a few more selfies from my trip to Savannah last month.

Now I know when someone says selfie, you tend to think of quick snaps on your smartphone. But when it comes to taking pics of myself when I travel, I like to go all in on more traditional headshots, product shots, or lifestyle shots. (Which I share a little more about in this post.)

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The gear I bring to photograph myself (and my jewelry) while traveling

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solo travel tips: photography gear for taking pictures of yourself while traveling

If you’ve spent any time here on my blog, you know that I post a lot of pictures of myself. (No, I’m not a narcissist, it’s just the best way I’ve found to show off my jewelry!) But what you may not realize is that I take all of the pictures of myself, well, myself.

And that includes the pictures I take while traveling. That’s right, those pics I shared from Nevis and Savannah were taken completely solo. No Instagram husband, helpful friend, or professional photographer for me!

And since you may be wondering how to make that work for yourself (especially if, like me, you do a lot of solo travel, for work or play), I thought I would share the camera gear I bring with me to make it happen.

BTW, this is the same exact gear I use to photograph my jewelry on myself when I’m in my studio, I just add in a pair of these lights.

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yes you can… wear the same dress on more than one trip!

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cream dress with floral print and black botanically inspired modern jewelry

I’m still in the process of editing photos from my trip to Savannah last month (it’s been a busy few weeks) and I wanted to share a few I took in this cream floral print dress. You might remember it as the same dress I wore in Nevis last fall.

That’s right, you can wear the same dress on more than one trip, even if you’re planning on photographing it for the Internet. (Of course, if you followed along during my one dress, 30 ways challenge a few years ago, you already knew I felt that way.)

But I always feel like it’s helpful in this age of social media influence to remind people that it’s ok to wear a dress more than once. Especially if you freaking love the dress, like I do, especially when paired with my Petale earrings and Fleurir pendant.

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on evolving my aesthetic and embracing pattern and color (again)

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embracing pattern and color as a designer and jewelry artist

Somewhere in the evolution of my jewelry brand, people started thinking of me as a minimalist. Not in the throw away all your stuff sense (because we all know THAT will never happen) but in the design sense of the word. Paired down. Simple. Clean lines. Not a lot of excess. Mostly black white and grey. Etc, etc.

Which is pretty ironic for a girl whose MFA thesis explored floral patterned textiles in the domestic interior.

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