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AOP part 17: How do I learn to see?

I can tell you simply in three words "Practice. Shoot, Review". Then repeat this a few 1,000 times. When you first start taking photos you make all the usual mistakes, lamp posts out the top of peoples heads, distracting backgrounds, bad lighting.

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Photo Shoot: Niki Marie - Lingerie

Warning: The images from this photo shoot are much stronger sexually than my usual material. I shall be posting images from this shoot over several different posts.

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Model of the Day: 19/10/2026 - Carla Monaco

Our daily model photograph with Carla Monaco

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"Images Deconstructed" - a short YouTube video discussion of an image.

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Critique for Janet

Janet attended our recent two day workshop in conjunction with the RPS. After every workshop attendees can have their images critiqued, which is a valuable part of the learning process of the workshops.

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AOP part 16: Triangles and Leading Lines

The technical bit of photography really is the easy bit. The really important part is happening the in the equipment behind the camera - in your head.

Video compresses time, Photography expands the moment

What a great quote and it perfectly sums up this whole video/stills balance. So, I thought I'd drop in a few thoughts of my own about this whole "convergence" debate of mixing stills and video for the professional photographer.

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Model of the Day: 18/10/2026 - Unknown

Our daily model photograph with Unknown

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Nude in a shed

Fine art nudes have a long tradition of putting the naked figure into all sorts of environments. You can either go complimentary, on this case the contrasty, grotty and incongruity.

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Model of the Day: 17/10/2026 - Sophie Lansdale Ross

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