modern lifestyle portraits for families, children, individuals, and pets
Successful portrait photographers usually invest wisely in their business, and more importantly in their own personal development. We never stop learning, no matter how long we’ve been in the business, and no matter how well qualified we are. Therefore investment in self-improvement should be a vital component of any serious photographer’s yearly overhead. Improvement can be…
A few days ago I was chatting to another professional photographer who I know well, and we were joking about the lessons we’ve learned as our professional careers have progressed. Advice comes in many forms, and the key thing about advice is to ensure that the person giving it has some credibility in that field,…
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“avoid working for friends and family, they’ll assume your terms and conditions don’t apply to them, they’ll tell you how to do your job, and they’ll rarely appreciate your efforts”
How true that is in all walks of life !!
In July 2011 I wrote a post here on the blog entitled “What Camera Do You Use?” because it’s a question that I (and many professional photographers) are routinely asked. We’re rarely asked this question by other professionals (for reasons which will be clear if you have read the article I’ve just mentioned) but it…
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I’ve always believed that finding time for personal picture-taking around our professional assignments is crucial – personal projects help us to keep a fresh eye and they prevent boredom if our professional work tends to be of one genre. In the last few weeks I’ve made myself get out more with a small camera –…
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Thankyou, Lindsay, this is all really helpful, particularly hearing about the settings you are using on your X10…
You’re very welcome Abbington, I wish I could say more but after the attack on my site following my X10 review I can’t risk it. However where time allows I’ll continue to add general photography tips which might be useful.
The results of April’s round of the BPPA and SWPP professional imaging competition are in. I’m delighted to have won Highly Commended in the Landscape category for a sunset study of Brighton Pier. I’ve claimed many Gold awards over the last two years but today I have achieved a first – the Gold in the…
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Boy, I sure do love your work!
Thank you Dave.