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...
Video: Fun, beautiful and characterful portraits of sibling groups
We’ve created this video in response to a question on one of our forum threads: how do you capture life, laughter and interesting images when wor...
Video: Looking For Light And Locations In The City
Oxford. One of the greatest cities on earth. Full of history, of course, but also a vibrant modern city with a huge range of locations in which to ...
Video: Outfit Selection for Portrait Photography
When a client turns up with a suitcase of clothes - or even just the outfit they've got on - how should what they wear affect the type of portrait ...
Video: Photographing A Couple Outdoors
How do you get a couple to relax when you're pointing a camera at them? How can you evoke genuine smiles in your engagement and wedding portraits? ...
Video: Seven daylight portraits in ten minutes
Your location doesn't have to be a limiting factor: with a little creativity, you can achieve a lot in a space most people would pass by without a...
Video: Striking teenager portrait compositions using urban street features
You don't need to go far to find great locations and beautiful light for your portraits. Join us behind-the-scenes as we take a walk around the str...
Video: Creating a sense of motion
Most of the time, portrait photographers work with a stationary subject and camera. The best action shot of this young skateboarder, however, invol...
Video: Fine-tuning your subject’s position in a tunnel of topshade
Topshade occurs when your subject is shielded from the sun overhead, by trees, building overhangs and archways or tunnels. Tunnels of topshade prov...
Video: Tutu Tutorial With A Beautiful Ballerina
It's not every day we have a ballerina in the studio or, in this case, just outside the studio, so when we do we make the most of it. This tutorial...
Video: Outdoor portrait of Alice using direct sunlight
How to build texture and shape into your portraits using light and location. For this portrait, I needed to make a choice about whether or not the...
Video: Easy natural light garden portrait of Nikki
Being flexible when things don't go quite to plan often results in the best images of all. Ah, British weather. Here's what happened when all our b...
Video: A simple spring-themed portrait of Nikki in the studio garden
Bring context to your outdoor portraits by including foreground and background details. Sometimes you want your portraits to convey a sense of time...
Video: Indoor portrait of Megan using window light
Capturing a subject and her reflection for a gentle, indoors, window-lit portrait. What can you shoot when stuck indoors on a grey day? We had been...
Video: Indoor portrait of Megan with a tabletop reflection
As part of our series on using reflections in portraits, learn how to include a tabletop reflection of your subject to add visual interest. This te...