Five Essential Tips for Beginners Using Flash
Whenever I ask photographers what they consider the hardest part of photography, without doubt, ‘Flash’ hits the number one spot. It is universally feared,...
Category: Flash Photography
What is Rim-Lighting?
Rim Lighting is easy Rim-lighting (or back-lighting) can transform a portrait from the ordinary to the spectacular. Catching the light from the behind can...
How did I shoot that?
This is one of favourite images. Taken back in 2013, I had the brief of photographing this family in a way that truly represented...
Some of my Biggest Gaffs
As you learn, you make mistakes. It’s going to happen. That’s why you have to learn. You practice and practice and eventually, you make fewer mistakes. Finally, you reach that stage where mistakes are rare.
Best Photography Workshop ever?
I just wanted to tell you about the latest photography workshop I am launching for 2019. Without a doubt, this is quite simply the best workshop we’ve ever produced.
Do ‘real’ photographers shoot in Manual?
One question I get asked again and again by photographers, is whether they should be shooting in manual?
What are extension tubes?
You start to see in a whole new way when you shoot macro. All objects become a lot more interesting as you begin picturing them up close in your mind’s eye – even before you point your camera at them.
Learning on Real Photoshoots
5.30 in the morning is a tough call for a lot of people, but the rewards of that early morning light are well worth it. Fleet Pond is the largest freahwater lake in Hampshire and it can be quite beautiful when the light strikes it right. With mist rising from the water and with swans gathering all around us, it was gorgeous.
