Fashion photography tips: Lara Jade on perfect lighting and simple compositions

    | Photography Tips, Portraits | 24/05/2013 00:01am
    Fashion photography tips: Lara Jade on perfect lighting and simple compositions

    In our latest Professional Photographer to the Rescue, world famous photographer Lara Jade steps in to share her best fashion photography tips with our apprentice.

    Golden Hour Photography: tips for making magical landscapes at dawn

    | Landscape, Photography Tips | 23/05/2013 11:00am
    Golden Hour Photography: tips for making magical landscapes at dawn

    Dawn is one of the golden hours for photographers, and in this quick guide professional photographer Mark Hamblin shares his best golden hour photography tips for making dawn landscapes that sparkle.

    ​Add impact to still lifes using baking sheets for backgrounds

    | Photography Tips | 22/05/2013 11:00am
    ​Add impact to still lifes using baking sheets for backgrounds

    In our latest DIY Photography Hacks post we revisit the kitchen as an ideal hunting ground for the DIY photographer. Here we show you how to use a baking sheet as a background texture to add impact to your still life photography.

    Headshots: how to shoot passport photos social media profiles and other informal portraits

    | Photography Tips, Portraits | 22/05/2013 00:01am
    Headshots: how to shoot passport photos, social media avatars and other informal portraits

    In this ultimate guide to taking headshots, we explain how to shoot passport photos, profile pictures for social media and other types of informal portrait photography.

    Photo Anatomy: shooting underwater photography in a freezing Alpine lake

    | Photography Tips | 19/05/2013 02:00am
    Photo Anatomy: shooting underwater photography in a freezing Alpine lake

    In our Photo Anatomy series we select pictures by famous photographers and explain why they work. Here, underwater photographer Franco Banfi reveals how he captured this stunning image in the freezing waters of a Swiss alpine lake.

    Motorsport photography tips from start to finish line

    | Photography Tips | 17/05/2013 00:01am
    Motorsport photography tips from start to finish line

    In our latest Professional Photographer to the Rescue post our professional photographer takes our apprentice into the rough and tumble world of motorsport photography to shoot a leg of the British Rally Championship.

    Photography composition tips: 3 killer ways you can master perspective

    | Photography Tips | 16/05/2013 00:01am
    Photography composition tips - Perspective of scale

    Learn how to take control of perspective in your photo composition. In this tutorial we offer our best photography composition tips through your choice of lens to shooting position so you can start making perspective work for you.

    Refraction of light: capture amazing photography effects with a glass of water

    | Photography Tips | 15/05/2013 12:37pm
    Refraction of light: capture amazing photography effects with a glass of water

    The refraction of light is one of the most commonly observed phenomena and is a perennial favourite of photographers. While talk of bending light waves and the effects they produce may sound like complicated work, it’s actually a rather simple photography effect you can recreate anywhere. Find out below how to capture the refraction of light using a glass of water and a cool background!

    10 reasons why your photos aren’t sharp (and how to fix them)

    | Photography Tips | 15/05/2013 00:01am
    When and how to use ND filters

    Getting sharp photos is one of the fundamental goals in photography. If your images aren’t as sharp as you’d like, take a look at our ten-point guide to work out where you’re going wrong and how to get it right next time.

    Photography Lighting: using flash to cope with challenging conditions

    | Photography Tips | 13/05/2013 00:01am
    Photography Lighting: using flash to cope with challenging conditions

    In the final post in our Shoot Like A Pro series on photography lighting, we explain simple techniques for using flash to take control of your lighting environment.