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  • Composition
    • Using And Breaking The Rules
      • Family In A Frame Within A Frame
      • Farmhouse Rule-Of-Thirds Portrait
      • Four Ways To Crop A Portrait
      • Golden Spiral Curve In Portraits
      • Placing The MD In The Middle
      • Portrait Blocks & Stabilisers
      • Telling Stories with Composition
      • Who ‘Nose’ The Rules?
      • Composition for book design
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    • Foundations: Kit
      • Foundations: Choosing Your Camera
      • Foundations: Choosing A Lens
      • Foundations: Accessories For Portrait Photographers
      • Foundations: Studio Lighting And Modifiers
      • Foundations: Portable Flash Your Mobile Studio
    • Foundations: Technical Skills
      • Foundations: Aperture, The Pupil Of Your Camera’s Eye
      • Foundations: The Exposure Triangle
      • Foundations: Shutter Speed, Your Camera’s Eyelid
      • Foundations: ISO, Adjusting Your Camera’s Sensitivity To Light
      • Foundations: Metering Modes, Getting Your Exposure Right
      • Foundations: Shooting Modes; Automatic, Semi-Automatic and Manual
      • Foundations: Focusing, Making The Right Thing Sharp
    • Foundations: Lighting
      • Foundations: Traditional Head Positions
      • Foundations: White Balance, The Colour Of Light
      • Foundations: Working With Natural Light
      • Foundations: Learning To See The Light
      • Foundations: On-Camera Flash vs Flash Guns
      • Foundations: Using Studio Flash
    • Foundations: Composition
      • Foundations: Image Formats
      • Foundations: Shoot With The End In Mind
      • Foundations: Cropping
      • Foundations: The Rule of Thirds
      • Foundations: The Golden Ratio
      • Foundations: Angle and Viewpoint
      • Foundations: Visual Balance
      • Foundations: Leaving Space Around Your Subject
      • Foundations: Lead-In Lines
      • Foundations: Frame Within A Frame
      • Foundations: Background Patterns and Textures
      • Foundations: Eye Contact
    • Foundations: Post-Production
      • Foundations: Getting Started With Post-Production
      • Foundations: Workflow Essentials -Keeping Things Organised
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  • Lighting
    • Location Lighting
      • Lights, Fans and a Seriously Fit Spin Class Instructor
      • Lighting Up An Ancient Lecture Theatre For A Science-Themed Portrait
      • Lighting The Snow For A Night-Time Kiss In Winter
      • Creating Hero Portraits
      • Horror-Inspired Fashion Portrait
      • Opaque Smoke & Background Bokeh
      • Environmental Chef Portrait
      • Rembrandt Portrait Lighting
      • Including Flash Heads In The Portrait
      • Lighting An Outdoor Action Shot
    • Available Light
      • Studio-Style Rim Light With Two Windows
      • Outdoor Newborn Portrait
      • Using A House As A Reflector
      • Soft Portraits In Hard Sun
      • Super-Simple Daylight Portrait
      • Topshade & Frames Within Frames
      • Windowlit Groom’s Portrait at Le Manoir
    • Studio Lighting
      • One-light low key studio portrait
      • Award-Winning Portrait Of A Modern-Day Explorer
      • Sculpting Faces With Shadow
      • Teenager Headshots
      • Traditional Lighting Patterns
      • How To Feather Studio Light
      • A Cover Story
      • Beautiful, Studio-Lit Stranger
      • Channeling James Dean
      • High Key Striplight Portrait
      • Hollywood Glamour Portrait
      • Low Key Hair Salon Portraits
      • One-Light Studio Portrait
      • Sensual Portraits
  • Locations
    • Environmental Portraits
      • Outdoors Sprint Portrait For A Local Gym
      • Whizzing out the frame in a Little Italy Van
      • A Window-Lit Portrait in a Client’s Home
      • Film-Inspired Group Portrait
      • Portable Flash At The Skatepark
      • Portrait of an Artist at Her House
      • Spotting A Location… After A Shoot
      • Topshade and Framing in a Doorway
      • Welder At Work
    • Getting The Most From Any Location
      • Feminine Urban Portraiture
      • Framed By Flora
      • Group Graffiti Portrait In London
      • Intrigue In The Abbey
      • Location Scouting & Cloud Cover
      • Outdoors Groom-To-Be Portrait
      • Posing A Couple In A Tourist Hotspot!
      • Running In The Rain
      • Using Location To Avoid Portrait Fatigue
      • Wintry Woods Portrait
      • Woodland Portrait Of A Man In The Morning Mist
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    • Critiques
      • Critique 008 – 3 Faces And A Scooter
      • Critique #007 – Bearskin, Daylight And Connecting With The Subject
      • Critique #006 – Summer Sunshine And Bathing In Milk
      • Critique #005 – Highlighting highlights and watching for blacks.
      • Critique #004 – Best Friends, Black Dogs And Belle
      • Critique #003 – Dragging The Shutter and The Eyes Have It
      • Critique #002 – Sunny Siblings, Lining Up Lights and Wide Angle Wonders
      • Critique #001 – Lavender and More
    • MPPTV: Studio Lighting
      • Video: Headshots with whatever you’ve got (studio flash / speedlights / windowlight)
      • Video: Studio-Style Portraits of Bob with one Flash Gun
      • Video: Lily, Sam, Multiple Studio Strobes And A Little Romance!
      • Video: One-light studio headshot with shallow depth of field
      • Video: One-light studio portrait of Lily in the red dress
      • Video: Simple studio couple portraits of Lily and Sam
      • Video: Capture elegant portraits with soft but simple studio lighting
      • Video: Studio portrait of a ballet dancer en pointe
      • Video: Studio portraits of Princess Amelie using a simple light set-up
      • Video: Three studio portrait ideas for working with dark skin
      • Video: How to photograph two men with different heights, skin tones & face shapes!
      • Video: Characterful portrait trio of Rob using studio lighting
      • Video: Replicating a windowlight portrait using studio lighting
    • MPPTV: Available Light
      • Video: Beautiful dog portraits with natural and studio light
      • Video: Beautiful Outdoor Winter Portraits
      • Video: Photographing Children With Their Favourite Props
      • Video: Using photo walks to add variety to outdoor portrait shoots
      • Video: BMX Multiple Exposure Action Portrait
      • Video: Fun, beautiful and characterful portraits of sibling groups
      • Video: Looking For Light And Locations In The City
      • Video: Outfit Selection for Portrait Photography
      • Video: Photographing A Couple Outdoors
      • Video: Seven daylight portraits in ten minutes
      • Video: Striking teenager portrait compositions using urban street features
      • Video: Creating a sense of motion
      • Video: Fine-tuning your subject’s position in a tunnel of topshade
      • Video: Tutu Tutorial With A Beautiful Ballerina
      • Video: Outdoor portrait of Alice using direct sunlight
      • Video: Easy natural light garden portrait of Nikki
      • Video: A simple spring-themed portrait of Nikki in the studio garden
      • Video: Indoor portrait of Megan using window light
      • Video: Indoor portrait of Megan with a tabletop reflection
    • MPPTV: Location Lighting
      • Video: Backlit snow portrait using location flash
      • Video: Capturing skate park rider silhouettes during sunset
      • Video: Using location lighting through a window for a reflective portrait
      • Video: Backlit ‘rain’ on a spring-themed outdoor toddler portrait
      • Video: Spring-themed April showers portrait of Nikki
      • Video: Outdoors portrait of Megan lit through glass by a softbox indoors
      • Video: Outdoor portrait of Megan using a window reflection and softbox
      • Video: Spring-themed garden portrait of three-year-old Amelie
      • Video: Indoor portrait using a picture frame reflection and video light
      • Video: How to shoot a dark and moody portrait in the middle of the day
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  • Podcasts
    • Ep.40 Idle Musings on Lists, Plans & Avoiding Disasters!
    • Ep.39 Interview With David Calvert
    • Ep.38 Interview With David Stanbury
    • Ep.37 Be Careful Who You Listen To
    • Ep.36 Interview With Terrie Jones On Photography Competitions
    • Ep.35 Interview With Juliet Jones Of The Societies
    • Ep.34 Interview: Martin Baynes Of Graphistudio
    • Ep.33 Interview with Katy Walsh, Red Fox Studios
    • Ep.32 Learning Lessons In Las Vegas
    • Ep.31 The Client Experience
    • Ep.30 Interview: Kenny Martin On Life And Running A (Successful) Photography Business
    • Ep.29 Live Q&A With James Musselwhite FMPA
    • Ep.28 Building On The Positives
    • Ep.27 On The Need For Creativity
    • Ep.26 On Packing For A Location Shoot
    • Ep.25 On Correcting Your Mistakes
    • Ep.24 Interview with Sarah Wilkinson, my business partner and wife
    • Ep.23 Interview with Jeremy Price, MD Graphistudio UK
    • Ep.22 On Files, Files, Files
    • Ep.21 On Mentoring And Keeping Calm
    • Ep.20 Interview With James Musselwhite FMPA
    • Ep.19 On Why Competitions Terrify Me (But Why I Do Them Anyway)
    • Ep.18 On Whether You Need A Studio
    • Ep.17 Q&A
    • Ep.16 On What’s In The Bag
    • Ep.15 On Photography Judges Comments
    • Ep.14 On Setting Up Your Edit Suite
    • Ep.13 On What I’d Buy If I Started Again
    • Ep.12 On Developing Your Own Distinctive Style
    • Ep.11 On Workflow And Being Kind (To Yourself)
    • Ep.10 Are Qualifications Relevant In Today’s Marketplace?
    • Ep.9 On What It Takes To Make It (contd.)
    • Ep.8 On How I Came To Be A Photographer
    • Ep.7 On The Power Of Conversation
    • Ep.6 On Plagiarism (Of A Good Sort) And Being Critical Like A Judge
    • Ep.5 On Truth And Writing A Book
    • Ep.4 On Life, Lists and Still Loving The Job
    • Ep.3 On Lighting And Keeping It Simple
    • Ep.2 On Creativity & Pre-Visualisation
    • Ep.1 On Finding My Feet
  • Posing
    • Working With Women
      • High Key Office-Style Portrait
      • Flattering Feminine Portraits
    • Posing People Without Posing
      • Dealing With Reluctant Subjects
      • Generating Genuine Expressions
    • Working With Children
      • Aiming For The Lens
      • Blue-Eyed Boy
      • Getting Kids To Smile
      • Kai With His Skateboard
      • Newborn Portraits With No Kit And No Time
      • Searching For Giants
      • Snoozing Newborns
      • Turning Props Into Fresh Portrait Ideas
    • Working With Men
      • A Crouch To Suit The Composition
      • A Portrait With A Prop
      • Close-Up Male Portraits
      • Using Your Subject’s Natural Stance
    • Working With Groups And Families
      • Fun portrait of a close friendship
      • Movie-star posing for teen groups
      • When the puppy has other ideas…
      • Creating triangles with a family of four
  • Post-Production
    • Walkthrough: Fast Method For Replacing A White Sky Using Layer Styles In Photoshop
    • Walkthrough: Creating High Key Images Of White Dogs
    • Walkthrough: Fast Method For Retouching A White Background
    • Walkthrough: Removing Reflections From Your Client’s Glasses
    • Walkthrough: Retouching A Black And White Portrait Of An Elderly Man
    • Walkthrough: Retouching A Black And White Portrait Of A Young Woman
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