This is where we share what we've learned from years of shooting and teaching photography in London. You'll find practical guides on composition, light, and camera techniques. Whether you're working through the basics or looking to develop your own style, these posts are written to help you take better photos and understand why they work.
New articles are added regularly, covering everything from street and cityscape photography to gear comparisons and editing workflow. Browse the archive below, or check out our photography courses and one to one training if you want more hands on guidance.
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 photographers struggle with formulating a way to move forward with a project and make it actually. And, if you do shoot that...
London Photo Show – Long Term Project
A six month assignment based workshop culminating in a group exhibition at the London Photo Show.
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 you will know the key to photography.” His name was George Eastman and he founded Eastman Kodak. But what does...
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 through the pots and pans, fridge, cupboards and drawers to find all of the element of a great meal. Instead you serve them only...
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 to make it happen. And, if you’re serious about making it as a photographer, spending more time doing what you love,...
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 did. You are pretty much unknown, competing with other photographers who are more experienced, and better established...
How You Find Photography Customers – Key Activities
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 you need to plan what they will be.
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 choose which part of the frame your camera reads when it measures the amount of light. You have to think...
How To Make Money From Photography
Are you thinking about turning your photography into something that makes money? Making money from photography can happen, here's how.
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 yourself. Clients can be people who pay you to create images specifically for them by commissioning you in exchange for your time and...








