MPPTV
Join us behind-the-scenes as Paul creates stunning portraits on a wide range of themes. If you’d like to see a topic or type of shoot that we haven’t yet covered, please let us know and we’ll add it to our production list.
Critiques
Each month, we’ll critique a selection of your images. Head to the Upload Image page to find out more and submit your portraits.
When watching the critiques, we suggest you pause the video as each new image is displayed. Take a long, hard look at the image before continuing. What works? What could be improved? Then listen to Paul’s feedback. What did you spot, and what did you miss? Learning how to do this will enable you to identify – and avoid – potential issues with your own portraits before you hit the shutter button.
Image Critique 31
Four more portraits to enjoy from colourful clown to monochrome moodiness. If you would like your images critiqued, please use the Image Critique m...
Image Critique 30
Four more images to enjoy! Man, I love my job! If you would like your images critiqued, please use the Image Critique menu option above to submit a...
Image Critique 29
Four more images to enjoy! If you would like your images critiqued, please use the Image Critique menu option above to submit a file (or more than ...
Image Critique 28
Four more portraits to enjoy! If you would like your images critiqued, please use the Image Critique menu option above to submit a file (or more th...
Location Lighting
Sometimes you want to get out of the studio, but the available light just isn’t enough. Head out on location with us, and see how you can use Speedlites and portable flash to create a range of natural-looking portraits as well as more special effects.
Video: Backlit snow portrait using location flash
One of my best ever images was the result of a best laid plan gone horribly wrong (thanks, weather forecast). Instead of a romantic Valentine's por...
Video: Capturing skate park rider silhouettes during sunset
Inspired by a portrait taken by my son, I headed down to the local skatepark to see if I could replicate his shot for MasteringPortraitPhotography....
Video: Using location lighting through a window for a reflective portrait
Windows are always an effective foil for the photographer (reflections, semi-reflections, light-sources etc.) and in this video, we show how to cre...
Video: Backlit ‘rain’ on a spring-themed outdoor toddler portrait
In the UK, the month of April is famed for its continuous showers. On the day of this shoot, however, the promised rain did not arrive... Instead...
Studio Lighting
Nose around Paul’s photography studio and see how much is possible – even with a tiny budget and relatively small space. We’ve got demos with a range of lighting equipment: from cheap bulbs with DIY modifiers through to top spec pro kit. Everything you see is achievable with a basic studio set-up.
Video: Studio Lighting For Available-Light Photographers
Perhaps you're fairly (or very) comfortable with window-lit portraiture, but feel a little intimated by the idea of studio strobes. If so, you're d...
Creating Stunning Portraits With Rotolight AEOS and NEO2
The good folk at Rotolight lent us two pieces of kit for this demo: the Rotolight AEOS and the NEO 2. These lights were originally designed for vid...
Video: BJJ Fighters – Pose, Shoot, Photoshop
In this video, we take a couple of good friends of the studio - Chris and Ben - who are both Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) Fighters and create some ima...
Video: Headshots with whatever you’ve got (studio flash / speedlights / windowlight)
Want to create corporate headshots but not sure how? Scared of studio or location lighting? Wondering how to work with windowlight? This video show...
Available Light
Come outside with us as we capture a range of portraits using direct sun, cloud, window light and everything in between. We’ll show you how to create stunning portraits with a minimum of kit.
Video: Photographing Siblings
It's the one single picture that parents want most of all: their children together, looking happy. However, the perfect sibling shot can be challen...
Video: Using photo walks to add variety to outdoor portrait shoots
What's my favourite trick for relaxing a client while generating a variety of opportunities for beautiful daylight portraits? Going for a walk toge...
Video: Beautiful Outdoor Winter Portraits
No sign of the sun? Flat, overhead lighting? In this video, we’ll show you a quick trick to instantly improve the light on your subject. Then, th...
Video: BMX Multiple Exposure Action Portrait
In this video we head to a skatepark for an action portrait with a difference: five exposures combined into one. You’ll find out how I spotted th...