A Process You Can Follow To Help Get Good Photos When You Go Somewhere New This photo gives me confidence in how I photograph a new city, even when it feels like nothing is working. I'd been …
Why Most Photos Don’t Say Anything
Decide what the photo is about before you take it, not after. Most photos are unclear. Not in a technical sense. Unclear in what they're actually about. What the photographer wanted to say, what they …
The Power of Total Symmetry: How to Clean Up Your Urban Photography
Have you ever looked back at your city photos and felt like something was missing? You’re standing in front of incredible architecture, surrounded by intricate textures, geometric lines, and dramatic …
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How to Master London Cityscape Photography
How to Master London Cityscape Photography London is a dream for urban landscape photographers. Very few places give you the chance to photographyan ultra-modern skyscraper right next to a historic, …
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How to Improve Your Eye as a Photographer
How to Improve Your Eye as a Photographer One of the most frustrating stages in a photographer’s journey is when your images are technically fine: the exposure is correct and the focus is sharp, …
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Why You Should Use Auto ISO
Have you ever taken a photo that looked great on the back of your camera, only to realise later that it is slightly blurry? Camera shake is frustrating. Fortunately, there is a simple setting that can …
Full Frame: Is the Upgrade Actually Worth It?
For years, full-frame cameras were only found in high end, expensive cameras. But now, they are more accessible than ever. Many camera manufacturers have entry level full frame cameras and the used …
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How To Work Properly With The Lightroom Library Module
The Library module is where good workflows are built (or broken) Most Lightroom problems don’t start in the Develop module. They start much earlier - in the Library. The Library …
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How To Take Good Photos With A Wide Angle Lens
Wide-angle lenses don’t automatically make interesting pictures - they demand more intentional and considerate composition. I find shooting with a wide angle to be challenging, but with some practice …
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Mirrorless vs DSLR – A Comparison
I’ve been a Nikon shooter since I got ‘properly’ into photography with a Nikon F65 almost 20 years ago. During that time frame I’be progressed and spent the last 10 years a a full time photographer, …
Light Modifiers In 1 Minute
How To Complete A Photography Project
Many photographers have an ambition to complete a photography project at some stage. That is a really great thing to do. But they don't know how to complete a photography project. But some …
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London Photo Show – Long Term Project
This is a six month assignment based workshop culminating in a group exhibition in November 2026. Completing a photography project is something to which many photographers aspire. This ongoing …
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Understanding Light In Photography
What did the guy who made photography mainstream say about light? He said, “Light makes photography. Embrace light. Admire it. Love it. But above all, know light. Know it for all you are worth, and …
Why Photography Is Like A Good Dinner
A photography exhibition, book, Instagram feed, portfolio website or however you display your photos is like an invitation to a good meal. Why? You wouldn't have guests to your dinner poking …
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Free Training Video – Get Your Website Found In Google
Getting your website to rank highly in Google is something everyone who wants to build an audience for their photography should focus on. This training video explains the main things you need to do …
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How To Find Photography Clients
When you make your first steps into the big, bad world of professional photography how on earth are you going to find people who will pay you real money for what you do? This video explains what I …
How You Find Photography Customers – Key Activities
https://youtu.be/OtFTxLWuWPo You will need to undertake multiple marketing activities to find photography clients, consistently, over a long period of time to keep finding your ideal clients. So …
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Spot Metering and Photography
Why you should get your camera off matrix metering mode and use spot metering in photography? What is the spot meter, how should you use it? In a nutshell, spot metering enables you to precisely …
How To Make Money From Photography
Are you thinking about turning your photography hobby into something that makes you some money on the side? Or, do you dream of becoming a full time professional photographer? But, are you left …
How To Identify A Perfect Photography Client
All professional photographers need paying clients. Clients are the lifeblood of all businesses and should always be at the forefront of your mind. It is clients that you create images for, not …
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How To Sell More Photography Using Fear Of Missing Out
Fear is a powerful emotion, one that we can use to sell more photography. This doesn't mean you have to change your profile photo to something like the one at the top of this page. We're not …
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Take More Interesting Photos By Making Shapes
If you are looking for ways to take interesting photos, try thinking about how you can make shapes. This is helpful in two ways. Firstly it can help when you are looking at something you want to …
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How To Compose Better Photos Using Leading Lines and Frames
Using frames and leading lines are really useful compositional techniques. Frames create structure and shape in your image, this makes the photo look more interesting and focuses the eye of the viewer …
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Jpeg vs RAW – What Are The Differences?
By default your camera records images to your memory card as a jpeg. A jpeg is a standard file type that can be viewed on all sorts of devices from iPhones to PCs. They are ready to use straight out …
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The 5 Essential Elements Of Good Website
Photographers need a website. It is one of the most powerful tools you have to connect with your audience. Every photographer can have one, it is not something that it difficult or expensive to set …
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Branding For Photographers – Video Post
Branding is not all about fancy logos, big budgets and catchy phrases. A good photography brand is one that your audience connect with, and one that they trust. For photographers, creating a brand …
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How To Create Photos People Will Pay For
Why 2021 Could Be The Best Year Ever For Wedding Photographers
Covid-19 brought the wedding industry to a standstill in 2020. Sadly, many couples had to drastically downscale their plans, or were forced to put their wedding plans on hold for 12 months. This …
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How To Get Your Photography Website Found In Google
Every photographer can benefit from getting found on the web by customers who are looking for their services or buy their prints. This means you should optimise your website to get found by search …
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How To Create A Perfect Photography Portfolio
Photography is competitive. Convincing people to engage with your photography, follow you or part with money for images is a tough task. To grow a following or create a photography business, you …
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How To Beat The Competition
Starting out in the business of making money with photography means that you will encounter other photographers, and other solutions, that are attempting to solve the problems that your potential …
How To Create Photography That People Pay For
Making photography as a product, something that people buy, can require a shift in a photographer's thinking. It means you have to change the purpose of your photography from being something that …
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The First Step To Growing Your Following
Those of us who take photos regularly battle with finding an audience for the images we create. That audience can consist of social media followers, website visitors, or even people who want to …
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30 Ways To Make Money With Photography
There are so many different and diverse ways to make money with photography that it should be possible for anyone with a passion for photography and the right skillset to carve out a profitable niche …
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The Four Things You Need To Have A Successful Photography Business
Do you have an ambition to make some money with your photography? The good news is: That’s a great place to start from. Having the ambition to make money with photography is a solid base to …
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