Portraiture & Studio
Whether you are a photographer or shooting a film, portraiture aims to capture the personality and identity of the subject. Using the camera and lighting equipment at our disposal, we can effectively capture the essence of a person whether you are recording their likeness in a posed or candid environment. We’ve worked with a range of experts to give you all the tools to capture the best portraits.
Read: Tungsten, Halogen & Fluorescent Versus LED Lighting – Which Should You Use?
Lighting your own scenes can and will transform your photography, but which kind of lights to choose? Giles Babbidge explains what’s what and recommends a few choice models. Read More03 September 2015
Read: 10 Tips for Capturing Beautiful Baby Portraits
Professional family portrait photographer Julia Boggio shares 10 top tips for helping you get the most out of your baby portraits. Read More07 June 2015
Read: 10 Tips for Shooting a Fashion Show
Planning on photographing a catwalk show? Professional photographer Paul Bayfield shares 10 tips on how to come away with the best images possible. Read More27 February 2015
Read: How to shoot better portraits
Pro photographer Mark Stephenson shares his tips on how to capture portraits. Read More02 September 2013
Read: How To Shoot London Fashion Weekend
Thanks to the team at Canon, we were lucky enough to head long to London Fashion Weekend recently with a group of customers to try our hand at shooting two catwalk shows from the photographers pit! Read More07 October 2012
Read: Shooting Still Life
For lighting nuts like me, the clock change into wintertime is a real plus. Having these darker winter afternoons will give us all the opportunity to shoot with flash more easily. Read More19 November 2011
Read: Tinted Glasses Photoshop walkthrough
Hopefully you'll have already read the Simple Glass Still Life post on the blog. Read More22 February 2011
Read: Simple Glass Still Life
Unless you're extremely efficient when it comes to recycling, the chances are that you may have some ideal still-life subject matter at home. Yes, we're talking glass. Read More17 February 2011
Read: Pop Art goes the weasel
This photo-manipulation technique is aimed at achieving an effect based on the Pop Art of the 1950s and 60s. Read More20 October 2010
Read: Portraits using household lamps
While professional photographers often use thousands of pounds worth of studio lighting equipment when taking portraits, this isn’t usually the case for the amateur photographer. Read More22 December 2009
