Shout & Co. South Africa

28/11/2021

Squeaky clean 🧼 for Cleanery ✨

23/11/2021

It’s handy having kids as built-in models at Shout & Co. HQ. 🥰

Shot & styled for No Nasties Kids 👶

13/08/2021

When photographing groups of products, go for odd numbers rather than an even count - the composition will look a lot more organic and intentional 👍🏼

We selected vases in groups of 3s for this set up we shot this week for Capulet ✨

Vary the heights of the grouped products so that there’s a natural, easy movement through the image 〰️

That’s your Friday tip!

Shot & styled for Capulet (their teak furniture is 👌🏼 we’ll share more from this fun shoot in due course 💃🏻)

12/08/2021

Yes please.

I don’t know what the question is, but if the answer looks like this, then it’s a “yes please” from me… 🔥🍷

Now if I could just get these kids to bed at a reasonable hour, I’m about an hour away from making this happen 😅

Shot & styled in front of our fireplace for 😍

05/08/2021

{Insert witty comment here}

… it’s been a long week so how about a pretty pic instead? 🤷🏻‍♀️😅

Shot & styled for 💃🏻

13/07/2021

When a job calls for “getting crafty with foam board and a craft knife”, “picking flowers” and “playing with skincare treats” on a regular basis, you’ve unlocked the ultimate career 🥰

Shot & styled for Raw Nature 🌸

17/06/2021

A study of mirrors and glass feather ornaments. 🪶

Shot and styled for Auckland Art Gallery.

09/06/2021

If you want to play up the colour features of your product(a), go with a contrasting background. 🙌

To showcase the gorgeous golden colour of the Olive Black olive oil, a bashed up piece of scrap metal was used. 🔨

The warm hue of the oil contrasts beautifully against the coolness of the grey. 🫒

It’s the contrast in colour that makes the image 💥 pop 💥

Shot & styled for Olive Black.

09/06/2021

The quickest way to give your images depth and dimension? Have a blurry object in the immediate foreground with your subject crisp and clear behind it. 🙌

It makes the scene feel bigger and more layered without feeling cluttered. 👯‍♀️

Here are a couple of examples of this trick in action - the mannequins and shoes create that sense of depth, making the scene feel a little bigger 💫

Other simple ways you can do this:
👉 a houseplant for a little greenery
👉 petals (as part of a flat lay): set up the scene and let the petals fall from the camera’s height onto the scene
👉 a person’s shoulder - comes in handy when you’re shooting food at cafes or restaurants

Shot for Renew Boutique 💃

09/06/2021

Oh, hi winter ❄️ So nice of you to join us.... 🥶

I’ve just been by the fire for the past week or so, cup of tea in hand 🫖

Right where I am now - cup of tea still in hand, of course! 🔥

Shot & styled for Better Tea Co.

11/05/2021

Don’t ever let anyone tell you red and pink don’t go together ❌

You don’t need that kind of negativity in your life 😅

Shot & styled for Better Tea Co. 🫖

10/05/2021

On a scale of 🙄 to 💃 how was your Monday?

Shot & styled for Reti and Rose Natural Skincare.

05/05/2021

Are you also someone who keeps eeeeerything “just in case”? You never know when you might need that random piece of hessian for a product shoot, right?!

Shot & styled for Olive Black 🧄

05/05/2021

Is there anything a couple of bamboo sticks, masking take and prestik can’t do to pull a scene together?!

Loving this pastel scene shot & styled for Joie Gift Boxes.

28/04/2021

Hey everyone 👋

Things have been a little quiet over on here for a few days. My little family and I took a much-needed trip to the Drakensburg for ten days (which was truly magical and involved a lot of gorgeous hikes⛰) and my toddler is also on school (nursery 💁🏽‍♀️) holidays (which is always fun and games!)

But don’t worry, I’ve been working up a storm behind the scenes - writing a load of content for clients ready for May (how is it it May?!).

I have to admit, leaving my newly acquired work view of mountains forever and ever was suuuuuper hard. But it is kinda nice to be home and back into the normal swing of things! 😜 And, of course, it was good to see the dogs again who also went on their own “holiday” with bush walks daily! 🐶

Anyone else take a break recently? Or just in need of one (given these crazy times that continue on....)?

29/03/2021

Let’s talk PINTEREST 📌

👉 Want to add Pinterest to your Marketing Strategy?
👉 Not sure if it’s the right platform for your business?
👉 What’s the best way to use Pinterest to grow your business?

We share all the details in this week’s blog...

We talk about:
👌 Your bio
👌 Boards
👌 Optimising your website for Pinterest
👌 Imagery tips & considerations
👌 Writing effective captions
👌 Shoppable pins
And SO much more!

Read it now via the link in our profile.
ShoutSouthAfrica

16/03/2021

Tuesday morning.
‘TO DO’ list for the day is prepped and ready to rumble.
Feeling organised! 💁🏽‍♀️

Hands up - who else feels far more ready for the day/week/month with an old fashioned hand written ‘TO DO’ list next to them? 🙋🏽‍♀️

Shot & styled for Ax and Arbor 🌹

16/03/2021

A new podcast is now live! Give it a listen if you’re keen to learn a bit more about messaging guidelines, when to publish your social media content and how to apply your branding effectively.

Head to the link & click the second link to find all you need to listen on Audible, Apple Podcasts etc.

https://linktr.ee/shoutandco

Shot & styled for Reti and Rose 🌹

10/03/2021

This week’s journal is now live!

If you’re needing help with being more consistent with your social media, you’re gonna want to read this one...

We’re talking:
👉 messaging
👉 branding
👉 publication

Head here to have a read: https://linktr.ee/shoutandco

Shot & styled for Cowrie Bay. 🍷

03/03/2021

There’s a new blog post up and it’s a REAL goodie.

It’s the second installment of our 3 Golden Rules of Social Media series, focusing this week on content. 💯

You’ll find some great tips on how to craft scroll-stopping content that your audience will LOVE. 💛

Go check it out now - link in our bio.

Shot & styled for Sustainablah 🌱

23/02/2021

This week’s blog post is up and it kicks off our 3 part GOLDEN RULES OF SOCIAL MEDIA series.

For the next 3 weeks we’ll be talking about the 3 big core principles that underpin a brand’s success on social media.

These are the 3 things that work no matter what industry you’re in; your business’ size or follower number.

We’re starting with our 1st of the 3 golden rules (or the 3 “C’s” to make them easier to remember): COMMUNITY

We break down:
👯‍♂️ Why you need a digital community
👯‍♂️ Ways to grow it
👯‍♂️ And why you don’t actually need to listen to influencers telling you that you need a crazy amount of content each week to get love from the algorithm...

Read it now right here: https://linktr.ee/shoutandco

Shot & styled for The Golly Family.

23/02/2021

This week’s blog post is up and it kicks off our 3 part GOLDEN RULES OF SOCIAL MEDIA series.

For the next 3 weeks we’ll be talking about the 3 big core principles that underpin a brand’s success on social media.

These are the 3 things that work no matter what industry you’re in; your business’ size or follower number.

We’re starting with our 1st of the 3 golden rules (or the 3 “C’s” to make them easier to remember): COMMUNITY

We break down:
👯‍♂️ Why you need a digital community
👯‍♂️ Ways to grow it
👯‍♂️ And why you don’t actually need to listen to influencers telling you that you need a crazy amount of content each week to get love from the algorithm...

Read it now via the link in our profile.

23/02/2021

We are content creators, delivering stand out content for your digital platforms.

👉 Social Media Content
👉 Content, including newsletters & blogs
👉 Photography
👉 Short branded videos
👉 Assistance with podcasts

Give us a call and ask us how we can help your business ace its digital presence.

15/02/2021

Hot off the press for Sustainablah, shot last week. 🔥

Love us some fresh imagery! 🍋

Monday rolls around again - how’s that week looking?

10/02/2021

The next few days are jam packed with digital marketing meetings and content creation and scheduling.

So it’s go go go here! 🏃‍♀️

How’s your week looking, now that we’re halfway through?

Shot and styled for ManukaRx

25/01/2021

YES, I’ll start the week off with some of these berry & chocolate tartlets, please!

This week we’ve got:
✅ our Feb content to finish up
✅ new clients to bring into our workflow
✅ newsletters to craft
✅ photoshoots to prep
✅ emails to read, respond to & action!

It’s a busy week but we’re so grateful to be hustling 🙌

How’s your week looking?

Shot & styled for Healtheries.

20/01/2021

So let’s talk natural light in relation to photo-taking... 📷

You always need to light the subject you’re shooting; either with studio lights 💡or natural light ☀️ (even if you’re going for dark and moody, you need light).

We always choose ☀️ over 💡. You can tell when a scene has been lit with studio lights: it doesn’t look as authentic as the real deal.

Our advice? Always nail down your light source first and then set up your screen and camera accordingly.

What do you think - ☀️ or 💡?

Shot for The Golly Family.

25/12/2020

Wishing you all a very safe and happy holiday season.

💛

Shot & styled for Milla Collagen.

17/12/2020

Shout & Co. is 3 today! 🎂

Here’s to us; here’s to all the great clients we’ve worked with already and here’s to all the fab ones to come! It’s been - and will continue to be - an absolute pleasure! 🥂

Happy birthday to us!

Shout & Co. is 3️⃣ today! 🎂

Here’s to all of our clients that have trusted us with their brand over the last 36 months 🥂

And here’s to all the clients we have yet to meet and work with 🍾

While we’re busy in the studio gearing up for our last day of work on Friday, we’re short on a vineyard to celebrate in, but memories from this shoot at the beginning of the month will do just fine 🍷

Happy birthday S&Co! 🍰

13/12/2020

Sometimes the sun does all the work for us. We just need to stick a tree branch up. 🌿

Shot & styled for Better Tea Co.

03/12/2020

A little pastel goodness for your Thursday. 🙏

Whose wrapping things up for the year already?

Shot & styled for Little Elephant Tonics 🍹

25/11/2020

Wednesday afternoon and I’m definitely feeling this cappuccino.

Anyone else needing a caffeinated pick-me-up right about now?! 👀

Shot & styled for Leafe Cafe & Eatery.

19/11/2020

🥥🌿 = a match made in emoji (and product photography) heaven.

Shot & styled for The Fern Brand.

17/11/2020

How’s everyone’s December content creation coming along?

Getting it all in place ahead of time or keeping it on the back burner ‘til it’s crunch time? 🤷🏻‍♀️

Share below! 👇

Shot and styled for Better Tea Co.

11/11/2020

It took a minute, but we have our big week of December content creation prepped and planned to the T. 💪

If you haven’t as yet, now’s a good time to put a plan together for your Dec/ Jan content.

List out your:
👉Christmas campaigns
👉Courier cut off times
👉Shut down/ open dates
👉Special promotions
👉Key products to showcase
👉Gift/ gift guides
👉Other key info your audience needs to know

And get it all into your content calendar.

Start writing the content, get your brand visuals in order, update your hashtags and schedule all that content!

✅ When that’s all done, it’s one less thing to worry about this festive season.

Shot & styled for Axe & Arbor

10/11/2020

Creating videos for your brand to splash all over your socials / website / EDMs / LinkedIn / ads etc? Here’s a quick tip:

Before you start filming, there are a couple of key pieces to nail down first:

1️⃣ Understand the video’s role: is it to inform? Humanize your brand? Showcase an offer? It’s not just about “well, apparently video is important so I’m just going to chuck one up... It has to serve a viable purpose for your biz otherwise it’s just noise 🌀

2️⃣ Develop a storyboard: this is a step by step / blow by blow plan of what the video will cover, right down to angles, backgrounds / settings, length of each segment, what cut aways will be needed and what you’ll be talking about at each step. It’s easier to work from a plan than *hoping* it all works out after it’s been shot.

We do this for each and every video we create for clients - and it often involves a pre-production meeting to make 1️⃣ and 2️⃣ are all approved, confirmed and understood.

It makes shooting day (and editing it all) SO much smoother!

This video was shot in a recipe series for Milla Collagen 🍋

09/11/2020

If you’re setting up and shooting your own product shots, shoot the scene from various angles rather than just the most obvious one - you’ll get so many more images out of it! 👌

Pull back a bit to get a broader shot, go in tight to get some close up pics.

Set up 3 or 4 scenes and you could get a few weeks worth of content! 🙌

Shot & styled for Honorary Wines.

06/11/2020

We’re gearing up for a crazy festive period from a content perspective. 🎄

When it comes to Christmas content - what’s your fave look?
Red & white?
Green & gold?
White & silvery bright?
Cozy & warm?

Let us know below! 🎅

Shot & styled for Apicare.

26/10/2020

Free wheeling to December soon... 🚲

Before that crazy ride begins, get us on board to help with your digital marketing over the silly season, freeing up your time to focus on other things, with peace of mind 🤩.

Get in touch today: 078 855 4548

Mini frills & chubby legs shot & styled for Miss Finns.

14/10/2020

Let’s talk about Alt Text.

Is it something that you’ve used, as yet, in your Insta posts or EDM?

If you’re wondering what on earth Alt Text is, that’s also okay - that’s what we’re here for!

It’s all about helping the search engine bots find your content and add it to the search results. 🤖

Find out why you need Alt Text (and how to do it) by getting in touch with us. 🙌

Shot & styled for our friend Design by Cheyney.