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5 Simple pictures that show why 100m focal length is best

This is really one of my biggest peeves about photographers shooting portraits. Lots of photographers will insist on using wide angles lenses - where wide angle is anything less than 70mm.

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Model of the Day: 09/08/2026 - Suzanne M

Our daily model photograph with Suzanne M

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Pregnant Chicken's Awkward Pregnancy Photos - Smile

Have a potter over to this page and have a laugh - guaranteed to cheer up your day (unless you're one of the featured photographers!

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Model of the Day: 07/08/2026 - Rosa Brighid

Our daily model photograph with Rosa Brighid

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Pinup Shoot Critique for Ed

Ed came in for a one-on-one mentoring session shooting pinups with Nikkia Sabblier - who runs her own fifties / retro clothing shop as well as modelling.

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Model of the Day: 06/08/2026 - Niki Marie

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Energetic Posing for the Shot

Short sequence of poses to show you what it takes to get the shot.

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Stop Motion with Leah Axl-Experimental

I know, you are all probably getting bored with my stop motion stuff - I've been enjoying the experimentation, but realise I've still got a lot more work to do developing my technique if I'm going to make these look really good.

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Sophie Fashion (video)

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

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Model of the Day: 05/08/2026 - Miss Pixie

Our daily model photograph with Miss Pixie

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Model of the Day: 15/07/2026 - Ivory Flame

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Model of the Day: 21/09/2019 - Bex Mitchell

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