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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Model of the Day: 21/06/2026 - Bex Mitchell

Our daily model photograph with Bex Mitchell

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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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Model of the Day: 20/06/2026 - Rosa Brighid

Our daily model photograph with Rosa Brighid

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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: 19/06/2026 - Bex Mitchell

Our daily model photograph with Bex Mitchell

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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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Victoria, Location Photoshoot

Model of the Day: 26/06/2026 - Brodie Lock

Model of the Day: 27/06/2026 - Rosa Brighid

Model of the Day: 15/06/2020 - Leah Axl