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.

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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How To Photograph Boudoir (Video Download)

Learn about the hottest trend in photography today

 

This 2 hour 30 minute video program is for professionals and hobbyists alike who want to shoot boudoir images.

 A guide to lighting, posing and styling boudoir photography

 

This video is for professionals and amateurs alike who want to shoot boudoir images. You may already be shooting this style of work, in which case this video will give you a lot of hints and tricks for developing your skills as well as broad inspiration too.

 

I will show you how to work with sitters and put them at their ease. You will learn how to use a very small space very effectively. I will show you examples of my best-selling shots from the studio that you can simply re-create for your clients or sitters.

 

I will talk about the business of boudoir, but this is principally a video about photography and how to get the best from inexperienced subjects. Together you will create images that both of you are very happy with.

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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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Leah Axl (video)

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