When photos tell a story, engagement increases by up to 35%. Your followers love content that evokes an emotion and connects with them on a personal level.

Read on to learn how capturing a moment in time, a relationship, or your unique personality can make your content more engaging.

Happy Creating,
Nancy
Creator Community Manager

1. Setting: The scenery you choose gives your audience a lot of information. By featuring seasonal elements you can capture a moment in time. Architecture or nature can help develop the story of big city living or of an outdoorsman.
2. Characters: When you introduce relationships into your shots, you can evoke stories from the minds of your audience. Our families, friends, and pets are often the most important parts of our lives and, therefore, capturing these relationships tells a lot about us.
3. Lifestyle Plot: The best pictures inspire an audience to create their own storyline. The best way for you to accomplish this is by cultivating an enviable lifestyle image for yourself based on your culture, interests, and point of view.
4. Props: Props are an opportunity to showcase your interests and passions. If you love your car, surfing, or playing guitar, those possessions can help form your lifestyle image.

• How Do You Tell a Story In a Single Image?: It sounds complex, but it’s something most of us do daily when we send an emoji or a response as a gif.
• How to Tell a Story With Your Street Photography: A great photo makes viewers want to know more about the story behind the picture or allows them to create their own.
• Storytelling Through Light, Emotion, And Composition: To tell a compelling story through imagery, it's important to pay attention to a few key components to make your image and story stronger.

Here's just a few of the hundreds of brand shoutouts that Social Native Creators earned last month. Congrats, you rock!

1. Sticking to the guidelines: Brands love partnering with creators who can showcase their creativity and individuality while staying within the bounds of their direction. So, make sure you don't miss any of the guidelines.
2. High Quality, Well-lit Content: Whether it's great indoor lighting or natural light from the sun, brands love when photos are well lit and high resolution.
3. Featuring Only Their Brand: Make sure to always pay attention to what you are wearing so you don't accidentally feature any other brands in the content. The brand won't be able to re-use your content if other brands are featured.

Brands often ship products directly to you, so it's important your address is up to date in your profile.