Sharon Haver - FocusOnStyle.com
Style Expert and Online Business Personal Brand Success Strategist for fellow women entrepreneurs, Sharon Haver shares expert fashion, business and lifestyle tips to step into your STAR Power. The FocusOnStyle fashion blog was founded in 1999, and includes the 7 Days to Amazing Podcast, and Quick Tips how to video series.
It’s National Selfie Day! I thought I’d take the opportunity to share some simple tips to take a better selfie. Honestly, the first time that I heard the word “selfie” I thought it was a joke. But since 2012, the word “selfie” grew in popularity more than 17,000% with 93 million selfies taken every day, and over 304 million posts on Instagram alone that use the #selfie hashtag. The folks at YouCam app report that 36% of people use filters […]
What is American Cool? One of the highlights from our family trip to Washington, D.C. this weekend was taking in the “American Cool” exhibition of 100 People Who Define Cool in Arresting Photographs at the National Portrait Gallery. It’s a collection of 100 photos that go deep into the soul of those who posess that certain edge. In this selfie world of “duck lips” and “signature poses” we often lose the spontainaity that comes with honestly capturing oneself as these photos of […]
I’ve been lucky enough to be involved in so many aspects of being a fashion stylist during my career that’s spanned decades. In my continuing reprise of some of my greatest evergreen material leading up to the 15th anniversary year of FocusOnStyle.com online and the launch of my C’est Chic Crash Course, I want to spend this week’s review looking back at what REALLY happens as a stylist behinds the scenes on a photoshoot. Read on & revisit… On a professional […]
Once upon a time, if I was at a party and Andy Warhol turned up, I knew I was in the right place. Beyond being lucky enough to be old enough (age is good for something) to have grown up with Pop Art and its exposure to appreciate Andy Warhol as the great leveler of pop culture and celebrity… those nights at Studio 54 didn’t hurt either to realize either that rubbing disco elbows with someone famous is no different […]
The Decade That Rocked. Do you ever wonder what it’s like to be behind the scenes photographing some of rock ‘n roll’s greatest legends? I know that I certainly find it fascinating. Bon Jovi. Twisted Sister. Def Leppard. Ozzy Osbourne. Christina Aguilera. Sebastion Bach. Gwen Stefani. Gene Simmons. Bret Michaels. Joan Jett. And even One Direction. A who’s who in music, that’s who. My friend since my early stylist days, Mark “WEISSGUY” Weiss, the ICONIC rock ‘roll photographer that has been […]
DIY tips on how to take a rocking social avatar photo without hiring a professional photographer. After the last article I wrote which discussed social media networking avatars many of you felt inspired and the need to take quick action!One reader said her avatar was basically laughable but she could not afford to hire a photographer. So, how do you get a great social media networking avatar without hiring a professional photographer?Everyone can look fabulous with a few DIY photographer […]
Pencils up, you won’t want to miss this fashion photography exhibition…Miles Aldridge, Spot the FakeMichael Thompson, Ruffled NeckWhat’s beautiful and captivating as an art form, yet really designed to promote a fashion or beauty product? One of the images from over forty of the most influential contemporary fashion photographers presented at the International Center of Photography exhibition, Weird Beauty: Fashion Photography Now. In keeping with the original context of these photographs hundreds of tear sheets, along with approximately twenty original […]
