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Halloween Photography Explained

Its that time of year again where everything gets a bit spooky and kids threaten to cover your house in eggs and flour (little cherubs!). Halloween can also provide great opportunities for some really interesting photographs if you know where to look and how to get the setup right to capture the festivites! With colour, changing light and interesting subjects this time of year can be a goldmine for photographers!

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SEO For Photographers And Photography Websites

When starting any kind of business, whether online or in the ‘real world’, marketing and visibility are the key to success.  With a website there are many ways to gain visibility and move up the rankings of the top search engines.  Although I am very interested in SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) I am no expert … Continue Reading

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Portrait Photography Explained

Portrait photography doesn’t need to be expensive, requiring a studio and all the kit you can carry. Take a look through Flickr, PhotoBucket and the like and there are thousands of superb portrait shots using natural light, backgrounds and poses. Remembering a few rules will stand you in good stead of capturing great images portraying emotion beauty and composition.

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How To Balance Colours Using A Grey Card Within Photoshop

A grey (gray) card test is a method you can use to ensure that the colour and/or exposure in your photo is correct. The grey card is used as a reference point within the image as it is, of course, neutral in colour and remains this way in pretty much any light condition as it is non reflective. You would be suprised at the difference between a photo that the camera ‘thinks’ has the correct colour and one after you have adjusted it using the following method/s.

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Subtle Black And White HDR Workflow

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HDR doesn’t have to have elaborate colours, black and white HDR can have just as much impact given the right treatment and care. I take a lot of HDR photos, sometimes I take the shots with the intention of creating a black and white HDR image. Here is my workflow….

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Depth Of Field, HDR and Fisheye Outing

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Bored on a Sunday afternoon? If so why not head out to try experimenting with different effects using depth of field, HDR techniques and Fisheye photo’s. I was bored this afternoon so did just that at a local heathland. The different colours, textures and light give a variety of photo opportunities for you to try out different techniques…..

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What You Need To Know About Photography

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When I first made the jump from a point and shoot camera to a DSLR it took me quite a while to read the numerous articles online, the camera’s manual and various forums before I felt I really knew my way around the various settings and configurations. I have put this article together as a ‘one stop’ guide if your just starting out with a DSLR or photography in general….

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Portrait Technique – Dave Hill Variant

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I have long been a fan of Dave Hill’s work and love the effect he uses on his portraits. I have loosely followed/combined a couple of tutorials on how people assume he achieves the dark gritty look in his work…..

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Abstract Water Images The Easy Way

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After experimenting with the coloured water droplets in my previous post I thought I would try again. It didn’t take too long before I found myself more interested in the chaos and random nature of the water surface……here’s how I set up and carried out the shots.

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