The white-room studio look has become really popular lately, especially for children. I love it for so many reasons: Kids are unpredictable, especially when you don’t know them. Removing the element of not only trying to catch the right moment, but also crossing your fingers hoping that the ‘moment’ happens in the right position within [...]
Note to self: tin foil does NOT make a good reflector unless your subject is blind or wants to be. Aaaah the magical power of reflectors. Reflectors are an amazing, versatile and cheap solution to most natural light photography problems and also have their place in the studio although here, I’m going to stick to [...]
Yes, you heard right! When choosing clothing for your family photos, dress to match the sofa! Urge your clients to think about the end result they’re aiming for by having photos taken by a professional. Is it to have a large canvas over the fireplace? A series of small canvases leading up the stairs? Prints which will [...]
Before discovering pre-made templates for Photoshop, I spent hours on end creating new blank layers and painstakingly lining up images to create collages. At some point, I fell across The Album Cafe, a company whose mission it is to provide photographers with beautiful, imaginative and easy-to-use PS templates so you don’t have to. {A FEW [...]
People often ask me if I ‘do weddings’. That’s a funny question for a photographer. Perhaps like asking a chef if he ‘does chicken’. I’m a photographer and I have the ability to photograph anything. Do I base my business solely around weddings? No. Can I do them? Certainly! And I love it. I’ve never [...]
I really really REALLY love the editing process. I didn’t think there was any way I could love anything as much as I love actually taking photographs, by alas, editing has captured my heart. Isn’t it funny how there are whole worlds out there which we know nothing about? I have seen so many photographers [...]
It’s no secret that I love to create montages. In my studio, I often edit a few special shots to create montages for my clients to help them see the ways their photos can be used other than just plain ole framing. Putting photos together can create a strong sense of location, emotion and to [...]
Cropping. It’s pretty much the first thing you learn to do to edit a photo. You don’t need Photoshop to crop (hey that rhymes!) – for goodness sake, even your phone can crop photos these days! Cropping is the most powerful tool for editing but also the most dangerous because even a teeny weeny little [...]
When I first started reading up on photography, there were quite a few words I would notice at least once a day and think…’huh?’ Of course, I’m a technology baby and grew up on Google. It’s not hard to find any info you want on the internet within a nanosecond, although it’s also easy to [...]
I’m feeling particularly inspired as I’ve had such a beautiful day of shooting in the park and it reminded me of a tip I wanted to share with my fellow photographers – get stuck. It’s so easy to sometimes feel lethargic or a lack of inspiration and drive. I have a few subjects on which [...]
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