My favourites from 2011
It’s that time again…. In keeping with the last couple of year’s reflections on the year that was (2010 here, and 2009 here) below are my 12 14 favourite images from 2011. Slightly different from these previous entries though, I haven’t picked one image from each month, I’ve simply tried to pick my 12 (which [...]
Snappy Tips for Better Photos – part 5 – Composition
For this fifth and final post (for the time being in my Snappy Tips series), I’m going to focus on composition and some simple do’s and dont’s. Learn the rules and then learn why and how to break them. Rule of Thirds Imagine splitting your frame into 3 equal horizontal strips, and then 3 equal [...]
Anna – Part 2
This is the second part of this shoot that I did with Anna a couple of weeks ago. I’ve been longing to use this brick pre-war bus shelter on Wicker Lane in Hale Barns for a model shoot for ages and this particular afternoon fitted the bill perfectly. My original plan had been to place [...]
Lena part 2
A couple more images from a recent shoot with Lena in Old Trafford. Another manic week so another brief post….. Both images using natural light only. Have a great weekend TTFN…..
So who needs flash for a head shot?
Inspired by Zack Arias’s amazing 3 day “Foundations of a working photographer” course on Creative Live, I felt inspired to try some fresh head shots and incorporate some of his techniques. Both of these images are shot with 100% ambient light. No artificial light was thrown into the mix whatsoever.
Quick and easy portrait shoot
These are a couple of simple portraits I did on Monday. The location was a city centre flat, which had a lot of reflected sunlight coming in through a very large floor to ceiling window. There was no direct sunlight, so the result was a lovely soft and diffused light source. A great start from [...]
High speed teddy bears
I’ve been asked a few times lately about high-speed sync – what it is, and how it works so I’m going to have a go at explaining what it is and how it works. The simple answer to the latter is that I’ve absolutely no idea (it’s far too techy for my meagre brain [...]
Why I love my Lastolite Ezybox
Quick post this morning… The images contained in this post were shot on location in Castlefield, Manchester late one sunny but very cold afternoon towards the end of January. The original shoot had been planned for two models with a make-up artist, but when first one model cancelled, then the make-up artist cancelled (all for [...]
Shooting on Hampstead Heath
Last Friday I went down to London for Kelby Training’s “On location lighting workshop” with the legendary National Geographic and Life photographer, Joe McNally. Having been to David Hobby’s fantastic workshop in Leeds, where there were about 30-40 attendees, I was quite shocked to see an auditorium packed with more than 500 eager photographers. It [...]
10 Tips for Working with Models | Light Stalking
10 Tips for Working with Models | Light Stalking
Boundaries Project. Part 1
As part of the A-level I am currently embarked on, I am working on a project based around the theme "Boundaries". In light of the recent goings on with completely innocent photographers being tarnished with the "terrorist brush" (see numerous articles on the BJP for example – here, here or here), I have chosen to [...]
Creative Lighting Workshop
At the weekend I took a trip down to Wiltshire for a “Creative Lighting” workshop hosted by Terry Hewlett (www.terryhewlett.com). It had been postponed twice already due to inclement weather so I was really looking forward to finally getting on with it. There was just myself and one other photographer, along with Terry, the instructor, [...]
Photography Posing Guides (Free Download) – Digital Camera Reviews & Photography Tips
Photography Posing Guides (Free Download) – Digital Camera Reviews & Photography Tips
