Don't miss out on capturing amazing moments during your travels! Find out what 7 essential photography gear items I always pack for vacations and travels.

Curious about how long it takes to learn photography? This post breaks down the process and provides tips for accelerating the timescale!

Don't let blurry or out-of-focus photos ruin your shots! Find out if you need to calibrate your camera lens and how to do it with this helpful guide.

From patriotic props to festive backdrops, these 4th of July picture ideas will help you capture the essence of the holiday. Get ready to snap some amazing photos!

From spot metering to evaluative metering, this guide explains the five types of metering modes and helps you choose the right one for your photography needs.

Capture the perfect family memories with these 15 fun and creative summer photoshoot ideas. From beach silhouettes to fun photo props, there's something for everyone.

Say goodbye to glasses glare in your photos with these simple tricks! Learn how to adjust lighting, angles, and more to get the best results.

Are you tired of relying on auto mode for your photography? This guide will teach you how to gradually make the switch to manual mode and take control of your shots.

Auto to Awesome is a beginner course, and Advanced Light & Composition, is an advanced, next level course but a question I get asked all the time is “which of these courses is right for me?” so if you were wondering the same thing, I wanted to take a moment to break down what course might suit you best, based on what skills you currently have, and where you want to get to!

Do you struggle with how to use light in photography? Or find yourself using the same “safe light” over and over again because you don’t know how to control or work with more challenging light? If you do, then you’re not alone!

When you think about it, it makes sense that photographers would struggle with it, because it literally is the single most important element in any photograph! Photography literally means “painting with light” so it’s so incredibly important that we, as photographers, understand how light behaves, and how to manipulate it.

But much of the time, it’s our mindset that holds us back more than anything! We believe certain things, and because we do, we fail to see and exploit the opportunities around us.

For myself, breaking free of always having “perfect” light, and forcing myself to work with what’s available, has allowed me to be more creative, feel more inspired and confident, and create images that are better than ever!

All light may not be equal, and some light is better than others, but if you approach light with the right mentality, it will reward you with some of your best images :)

Here’s some of the ways that I used to hold myself back - check them out and see if you recognise any of these!!

Being able to identify, understand and modify light is one of the most important skills you can master in photography.

Why, I hear you ask?!

Because knowing how to use light effectively will allow you to turn everyday, mundane scenes into something magical and awe-inspiring, help you feel confident shooting in ANY type of light at any time of day, allow you to get more creative images AND make you feel inspired to pick up your camera every waking moment.

Not bad for something that is essentially free 😉

Of course, light is fundamentally important in photography (since without it we would only have a black frame!) but going beyond simply seeing light for the sake of exposure is what allows us to convey depth, mood and emotion in our photos.

In short, it’s that magic missing ingredient that lifts up every single image, and makes it look “otherworldly”.

Which is why, once you have mastered the fundamentals of photography (such as shooting in manual mode, getting sharp focus and using composition and ideally, knowing how to edit those images!) then then next thing I recommend is learning more about LIGHT.

So here’s 4 big reasons why learning about light will have a big impact on your images….

It can sometimes be the Nirvana of child photography - getting images where your child looks happy, full and joy and completely carefree…..unlike the moody face you normally get :-)

But it is totally doable! There’s just a few things to keep in mind.

In this week’s blog post, I’ve got five tips for you that will help you capture the joy of children, whether you are photographing your own family, or for client sessions if you’re in business.

Shooting with a 50mm f1.8 lens can be a game-changer for your photography. Follow these tips to make the most of this versatile lens.

It's been quite a few years now since I made the switch from Aperture Priority Mode to shooting in Manual Mode, and it was one of the BEST things I ever did to improve my photography skills. 

It was like a whole new world opened up to me, and I started TRULY understanding exposure, and in turn, getting the images that I wanted.

Of course, there was a lot to learn, and there are some things I wish I had known before I started!

So, here are 10 things about shooting in Manual Mode that you might just wish you knew…

Ever wondered how you can take beautiful studio portraits at home? Then you’re in the perfect place! I’m going to share with you how I take studio portraits at home using nothing more than natural light, and some simple inexpensive backdrops.