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Capturing the essence: Embracing soft focus in challenging shoots

As a photographer and content creator, I’ve learned that sometimes the most captivating images aren’t always about razor-sharp focus. In fact, embracing soft focus can often add a unique depth and atmosphere to your photos, especially in challenging shooting conditions. Let’s take a look at how you can harness the

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Using fractal prisms to create otherworldly winter portraits

Some time back, I did this fabulous Winter Wonderland creative portrait session after being inspired by fellow writer and photographer Jason Hahn’s Snow Scene. We wanted to shoot in the studio and not outdoors, but I still wanted that ‘blanketed in soft snow look.’ Behind the scenes Shot in the studio,

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Ring Light in Photography

Three ways to use a ring light in photography

At first glance, it might appear as if a ring light has only one purpose in photography. But really, you can think outside the circle (pun intended) to use a ring light in multiple ways. Today we’d like to share some of those with you. Standard method The standard method

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Out your front door

What’s out your front door?

Have you ever really stopped and looked at what’s out your front door? Or even your back door? Without ever leaving your property, sometimes it’s worth having a second look at what marvels you have. And not just for macro photography either. Look for hidden treasures I recently had a

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1950s Date Night

Date night: A cute couples’ photoshoot idea

I recently had a couples photoshoot, we wanted something a little out of the box. Jess was a RockaBilly model and has shot some cool 1950s vibes with me before, but this time her partner Daniel was joining her in the studio. Creating a theme I went on Pinterest and

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Halloween Lighting

Lighting a creepy scene with LuminarAI

Halloween is just around the corner; sadly I won’t get all my planned shoots in this year due to the pandemic. So I thought I would have a look at some previous Halloween shoots and have some fun with the edits. Like editing lighting to a creepy scene in LuminarAI.

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Neon look signs

How to add neon signs to your images

Here is a really quick and easy way to add neon signs to your images using Adobe Photoshop, using the shape tool and outer glow. Don’t forget you can make you sign any color by using the Hue/ Saturation adjustment layer. You can also add a layer mask and remove

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How to create fabulous creative portraits on a budget

I am known for some pretty lavish creative portraits, but not all of them use high-end designer outfits or expensive props. I too started out small and appreciate a budget-friendly shoot. So here are some great ideas on How to create fabulous creative portraits on a budget, in and out

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Adding texture and simple lighting effects in Photoshop

In part one of this three-part mini-series, I looked at filling in gaps and expanding your frame. In part two we are looking at blurring the background, adding some texture and simple lighting effects to really enhance the image further. As mentioned in the video click this link to download

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Creative lighting with Lume Cubes

Now that my Lume Cube Photographer’s Pack was unboxed, it was time for me to go in the field and give it a try! I got out from my comfort zone as I wanted to force myself to work in a different way than I was used to. What did I

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