Headshots and personal branding photography are a brilliant area to add to your photography business. Clients increasingly need much more ... Read More

I’ve spent many years photographing dogs of every shape, size and personality, both for families and through my work with ... Read More

You’ll be constantly shooting, experimenting and refining, with different models, different lighting situations and Paul alongside you to explain, demonstrate, ... Read More

Every workshop is slightly different because we shape the day around the photographers in the room, but there are plenty ... Read More

Two lights, a roll of black paper and a portrait built from scratch: here's how I light a moody studio ... Read More

Pattern: Short side lighting from a big soft source, with a gridded kiss light coming back from behind. Mood: Dark ... Read More

Pattern: Short-lit loop that tips towards Rembrandt, from a high, close, bare point source (an everyday LED light bulb!), with ... Read More

Twelve months, one-to-one, with both of us. The photography and the business, side by side, because you need both and ... Read More

Some of the best halloween portrait photography ideas aren't planned at all. They just happen when the right person walks ... Read More

There’s a common misconception in portrait photography that better photographs come from buying better lights. Spend enough money on the ... Read More

It's 5am. The birds woke me, the sun was already up, and I couldn't get back to sleep — so ... Read More

I love the dry ice nozzle for the PMI Smoke Ninja. What it does, essentially, is cool the smoke as ... Read More

Want to know how many lights I typically use? Well, that's simple: just one. It's always been that way, as ... Read More

Photographing Natural Movement As a portrait photographer, I'm always looking for moments that look great but are also really natural ... Read More

Let me tell you about this picture of Bond, who at the time I photographed him was one of the ... Read More

You've all heard the quote that 10,000 hours of practice is what's needed to become good at something. Well, there ... Read More

I recorded this episode in my second favourite place on earth - the local pub - with a pint in ... Read More

When I first started learning photography, particularly studio photography, I found the way people taught it really tricky. It was ... Read More

When we talk about lighting patterns, it can feel like there's a myriad of variables at play. And of course, ... Read More

Although the weather gets predictably gloomier around now the same cannot be said for my mood. This is - and ... Read More

Throughout the day, I’ll show you how I approach location lighting when I want something stronger than natural light alone ... Read More

Although I’m best known as a portrait photographer, I’ve been photographing dogs professionally for over a decade, including creating brand ... Read More

Working with just your camera, a lens, and your client is one of the fastest and most creative ways to ... Read More

In this hands-on masterclass we’ll explore how to photograph professional headshots across a variety of environments around the studio, working ... Read More