Tutorials
Lighting setup: Beautifully soft DIY LED top light
Many of you already know I’ve predominantly switched all of my lighting to LEDs in the last year or so. But why? Was it the…
How to avoid memory card failures and horror stories
If there’s anything that will make a photographer lose sleep, it’s the thought of losing an entire shoot of images due to a memory card…
Say goodbye to Shrek skin: Edit green cast with this simple Photoshop technique
Unwanted green tones in your portraits can happen for many reasons (one of them is owning an old Nikon camera and using auto WB; ask…
Spice up your composition with ‘dirty’ foregrounds
If you feel like your photographs are looking a little bland, you might need to be a little bit dirtier. At least, in your foregrounds….
Escape your photography rut with the red car theory
When you first start out with a camera, you are often just taking photographs everywhere and anywhere for the sheer joy of it. But do…
How to get over your shyness and approach strangers to photograph them
Whether you’re on vacation, into street photography, or are a budding portrait photographer, photographing people is often a necessary part of being a photographer. It…
Why street photography is perfect for beginners
I started my photography in London. That wasn’t out of choice, it was because London was on my doorstep and I didn’t have money or…
How to master soft beauty portraits with large umbrellas
What’s your favourite light modifier? From octaboxes to beauty dishes, I’ve had a few, and my preferences have changed gradually over the course of my…