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4 Photo Managers Reviewed: Lightroom, ThumbsPlus, ACDSee, IdImage - Digital Asset Management

OK, so I've been a user of ThumbsPlus for years. Like all of the DAM's listed, it catalogues your images, lets you add keywords, do general editing and file management.

8 More Tips for Improving Your Portraits

1) Shoot children at their height Get down to their level to shoot children, don't shoot the tops of their heads.

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Boudoir Light

A lot of boudoir photography is short as quite dark, low-key setups, a sort of re-imagining of the old 1040's Hollywood style of lighting. But I also like really high key, very light boudoir setups too.

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Model of the Day: 19/04/2026 - Rosa Brighid

Our daily model photograph with Rosa Brighid

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Leah Axl - Bokeh and night (video)

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

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Model of the Day: 18/04/2026 - Laura Summers

Our daily model photograph with Laura Summers

Julie Waterhouse - Dancer - Silks Work

Although Julie is primarily a dancer - and a very good one - these images explore her base physicality.

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DVD: Learn Fine Art Nude Photography

Fine Art Nudes" - the art of the female form - explained so you can create your own. Taking the tradition of fine art nude photography into the new century with contemporary twists on old favourites, a considered and modern study of the female nude.

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Model of the Day: 17/04/2026 - Laura Summers

Our daily model photograph with Laura Summers

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Ways to Recover a Failed Shoot (video)

A short YouTube photography tip

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