{Tips & Hints} Props For Great Photographs

Do you ever wonder where some of this stuff comes from? I mean yeah originally from a store but I do not just hit the stores every time I have a upcoming shoot or event. I first start with what I have. Believe it or not this whole set was planned and set up all in one day.

Nicole sent me this she had pinned on Pinterest about 2 hours before I headed down to her for our first set of couture family photoshoots. I hurried around the house and just PILED everything I thought could work into the back of the car. Once I got to her, she and I just “played” for a few hours (yes this took more than an hour to set up- mostly because of figuring out how to suspend the backdrop with out LARGE spiders falling on us!)

The fabulous trunk came from her house- her entry way to be exact. And these lanterns came from her yard.

Loads of fabric and pillows from my garage.

And we got this.

And then we got this.

And now I have memorable family photos this year.

{all photography by Nicole Benitez Photography}

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