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Model of the Day: 24/10/2026 - Niki Marie

Our daily model photograph with Niki Marie

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AOP part 19: Portrait

Up to this point I had largely been shooting full or three-quarter length images with Maja. Clearly though her fine features, symmetrical face and perfectly applied makeup meant I should really make sure I got some portraits too.

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Critique for Dave

These are Dave's images for critique following the November workshop we ran in conjunction with the RPS.

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The WHOLE LIBRARY!

Yes, you can download the complete Film Photo Academy Library as one bundle!

 

 That's all 19 books in one bundle!

 

All the "How to Photograph" series (7 books)

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Tillie - Corridor (video)

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Model of the Day: 22/10/2026 - Deborah Mingham

Our daily model photograph with Deborah Mingham

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AOP part 18: Simple Props

While props don't feature too often in my work I do like them because they give the model something to work with, which in turn gives them some different poses and themes.

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How To Do Well on Facebook

Facebook uses a complex algorithm to determine which posts are going to show in users feeds - if you want to show up in a lot of feeds then here's your list of things to do.

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What Camera Should I Buy? (video)

A short YouTube photography tip

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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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