Outdoor portrait photography offers a whole new array of challenges for you to overcome. The changing light, the elements and general conditions all play a part in how your photos will come out after the session. Getting the basics right and being confident during the photo shoot will allow you to relax and conentrate on the little things that set your photos apart from the rest.

Taking a photo of a car is easy, point and shoot, the problem is that this will result in just a photo of a car. If you want to create some atmosphere which really creates a ‘mood’ and add that bit more to the photo then there are some things to consider and a few tricks you can use….

I have been following Rich’s work and website for a while now and his photos never fail to impress me. Full of colour and warmth Rich has a style that captures the very essence of the scene’s he photograph’s. I wanted to find out what inspires Rich and the thought processes behind his work, luckily for me Rich kindly agreed to answer some questions and in wonderful detail!

I have been in the process of planning a personal portfolio site for some time. Time and money were my main enemies but recently I made the long overdue effort and created my ’showpiece’…

The Windy Pixel is one of only a few photography sites I visit religiously EVERY day. Every time this site opens I am presented with another stunning, original HDR image and a great article about the photograph. This is more often than not the work of Justin Kern, one of the most impressive and consistently brilliant HDR photographers you will find on the Web. I ’speak’ to Justin on a regular basis via Twitter, through comments on tWp and on Facebook, but wanted to delve a bit further into what makes him tick and inspires his relentless creativity and photographic vision…….