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Model of the Day: 22/06/2025 - Kelle
Our daily model photograph with Kelle
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Q&A: What's the best way to move from 1 light to 2?
Q: "I've been shooting with a single strobe light for a while but I really want to add a second light for rim lighting but I'm having trouble understanding whether to change the lights, the camera settings and how to balance them all together.
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Zara: Photoshoot
Zara and I spent a happy few hours shooting over at Kaz and Lance's place. Zara is wonderfully enthusiastic (though I did manage to get her to reach her comfort zone when it came to the dancing ) A kind of conventional, but nevertheless…
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8 Tips for paying attention to detail
1) Watch the hands Don't show a flat hand - whether palm out or back facing the camera - it makes the hand look big, turn the hand edge on.
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10 Post Processing Tips to Improve Your Portraits
1) Set your picture style to neutral in your camera Doesn't matter whether you shoot RAW or JPEG. Set the style to neutral so you are in control of the post processing adjustments for sharpness, saturation, etc.
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Jo Paul - Using Backlight and Smoke (video)
"Nudes Deconstructed" - a short YouTube video discussion of an image.
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What Sort of Portable Backdrop Should I Use? (video)
A short YouTube video with some business advice
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Homage to David Hockney
THINKING: David Hockney developed his "joiner" technique as a way of exploring the idea of cubism in photography.
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Model of the Day: 19/06/2025 - Carla Monaco
Our daily model photograph with Carla Monaco
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Critique for Ian L
This is a short critique on some selected shots from Ian on our recent Carla in the Woods workshop. Hands are scrunched up and the face is over dark.
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