Dealing With Disappointment | How To Make Sense Of That Sinking Feeling

Dealing With Disappointment | How To Make Sense Of That Sinking Feeling

After a shoot, the mind can sometimes fixate on the shots that you didn’t take. How can photographers make sense ... Read More
The F-Words For Photographers | Dealing With The Stresses Of Your Photography Business

The F-Words For Photographers | Dealing With The Stresses Of Your Photography Business

Faith, fear and fatigue: how to manage the many feelings of running a photography business Hey honey,’ I typed, ‘I ... Read More
Lessons from Las Vegas | Why Customer Experience Is As Important As The Photography

Lessons from Las Vegas | Why Customer Experience Is As Important As The Photography

Sometimes the best lessons come from being on the business end of another photographer’s lens We were in the Mirage ... Read More
Hard critique | Be Brutal And Think Like A Photography Judge

Hard critique | Be Brutal And Think Like A Photography Judge

Apply a competition judge’s eye to each shoot you do and you’ll continually improve A photography competition judge’s job is ... Read More
Pro Qualifications And Your Business

Pro Qualifications And Your Business

Are qualifications relevant in today’s marketplace? Let’s take a look… "I don’t see the point of pro photography qualifications. I ... Read More
Keep calm

Keep calm

Discover how to cope with the pressures of photography without losing your passion At the end of every Mastering Portrait ... Read More
Deal with disaster

Deal with disaster

Things will go wrong. How you respond is what makes the difference. From tripping on-stage in front of hundreds to ... Read More
Create the right client experience

Create the right client experience

Your customers are important, so ensure that you look after them and watch what you say. One of my clients ... Read More
Time to ditch the digitals?

Time to ditch the digitals?

Digital copies are fine, but here’s why you should always strive to sell physical products The studio phone rang late ... Read More
The wisdom of workflow

The wisdom of workflow

Why it matters, what you need to think about and some of the things we do at our studio We’d ... Read More
How much should I charge for my photography?

How much should I charge for my photography?

When should you start charging? How much should you charge? And should you ever work for free? Here’s how we ... Read More
How to develop your own distinctive style

How to develop your own distinctive style

At first, clients will pay you to replicate others’ work. With time, you’ll attract clients who want you to create ... Read More
What it takes to make it as a professional portrait photographer

What it takes to make it as a professional portrait photographer

There are many skills that will help you make a living from portraiture. But you might be surprised that ‘great ... Read More
Giving Up The Mirror - Day 1

Giving Up The Mirror – Day 1

Well, bugger me, I've only gone and done it! I have taken the plunge and ordered a Nikon Z7ii - ... Read More
Time For A Change

Time For A Change

Much as I have loved the logotype and colours we've used across the site, I have meant to clean everything ... Read More

Latest Video: Black Dog, Black Background

"So, Paul, how do you create those iconic images of black dogs on inky black backgrounds? " Ah, well, funny ... Read More

Image Critique 17 Just Posted

I've just posted up a new image critique - number 17 if you're of the mind to keep count! In ... Read More

Added a news feed.

I'm adding a feed for our news and updates - thought it might be fun! ... Read More

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