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
Highlights, Shadows, Whites & Blacks
Which slider does which? Lightroom is full of sliders that have the potential to transform your photographs. In the Basic Panel on the Develop...
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.
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.
