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The Working Pro

Unlock practical business insights tailored for portrait photographers — from pricing strategies to client communication and marketing tweaks that really ...
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The Craft

Posing, composition and editing. The three things that stand between the picture in your head and the picture on your ...
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Seeing Light Differently: An Evening Exploring Continuous Light

There’s a common misconception in portrait photography that better photographs come from buying better lights. Spend enough money on the ...
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EP173 – An Amateur Photographer (I Just Earn My Living This Way)

It's 5am. The birds woke me, the sun was already up, and I couldn't get back to sleep — so ...
Paul Wilkinson recording Mastering Portrait Photography podcast episode 172 with headphones and microphone

EP172 – Two Pints and a Crisis: Talking AI, Value and the Future of Photography

I recorded this episode in my second favourite place on earth - the local pub - with a pint in ...
Story behind the image - Take Advantage of Autumn

Story behind the image – Take Advantage of Autumn

Although the weather gets predictably gloomier around now the same cannot be said for my mood. This is - and ...
EP171 Pay It Forward (Or At Least Reply)

EP171 Pay It Forward (Or At Least Reply)

Embracing Positivity on a Challenging Day: Insights from the Mastering Portrait Photography Podcast It's Friday the 13th, a day often ...
EP170 One Way? Nah. A Million Ways.

EP170 One Way? Nah. A Million Ways.

I’m back after a bit of a stop-start spell with the podcast, and I’m talking honestly about headspace, mojo, and ...
Rembrandt Lighting For Portrait Photographers

Rembrandt Lighting For Portrait Photographers

Many photographers discuss Rembrandt lighting, its applications, and techniques. Let's explore where you might use this lighting style. Typically, Rembrandt ...
Ordinary to Extraordinary: Portraits in Crappy Locations (The Societies Convention)

Ordinary to Extraordinary: Portraits in Crappy Locations (The Societies Convention)

There's a special kind of location photographers know all too well. Not a "location", really. More a "this will do" ...

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