Would you like to know which indoor photography settings to use to get the best results when shooting indoors, even in low light?

Yes?

Perfect!

Because today, I’m going to give you walk you through, step by step, how I approach shooting indoors, and what indoor photography settings I’m most likely to use.

Wondering how to use presets in Lightroom? In this post we're going to cover EVERYTHING - from where to find your Lightroom presets, how to use them, and most importantly, how to tweak them for best results.

Because whilst Lightroom presets are wonderful for speeding up your editing workflow, most of the time you're going to need to make adjustments to them. (Otherwise your images are going to look a little bit over done and overblown, and we don’t want that!)

Want some child photography poses that are quick, easy and downright cute?  Then I have 8 pose ideas for you, along with example photos for each one, that are tried and tested and will give you great photos of kids.

You can use these poses on your OWN kids, or if you’re business, you can use these for ideas during a paid kids photoshoot too.

You can also vary these standard poses greatly, so you’ll never run out of ideas again!

As usual, we have two ways to enjoy this - either watch the video below, or scroll down to read the blog post and see all the child photography poses in action!

Silhouette Photography - so do you want to learn how to take pictures of silhouettes? Then I have the perfect tutorial for you :)

We're going to talk about how to set up your camera, which camera settings to use, where to place your subject along with some bonus tips and tricks to help you get awesome silhouette photos.

Don’t you just wish you can freeze every chance you get to have the whole family bonding? A trip outdoors is just the perfect time to do that. These pictures will be great treasures in the long run. To get that perfect shot, here are some tips for taking photos around the fire.

So if you'd been wondering what the exposure triangle in photography is, then you're in the perfect place!

Because in this video / blog post I'm going to explain what exposure is, the three elements that control it, and how they all work together in something called the exposure triangle, to help you get perfect photographs!

And as a bonus, I'll be showing you how you can put all this together in practice to take better photos, so be sure to read or watch right to the end :)

As usual, you can choose to watch the video below, or keep scrolling to read a transcript….

What’s the best lens for child photography? That’s one of the questions I’m asked all the time, so today I'm going to go over my personal three favourite lenses for child photography!

I'm going to tell you what I like about them, what I use them for and what I don't like about them too.

Christmas morning can be a really hard time to photograph - there's usually a flurry of activity, less than optimal lighting, plus of course you're trying to be involved in the day too!

So today I have 10 tips for you covering everything from camera settings, to lighting to practical advice that's going to help you create awesome memories of your Christmas morning.

Simply watch the video below, or if you prefer to read, then keep scrolling as you can see a full transcript of the video too!

You can find all the links mentioned in the video underneath too!

Learn how to create shaped bokeh in this step by step tutorial, where you'll learn how create your own bokeh filter with just some black paper, scissors and sellotape!

Shaped bokeh is where you change the circles of light you would normally see background to shapes, such as heart shaped bokeh, or star shapes bokeh or even festive Christmas tree bokeh! Basically you can create any shape that your little heart desires, and all you need for this is to make your own DIY bokeh filter.

Learn Christmas light photography with these 3 ways to photograph Christmas lights in and around your home!

So we're getting into the holiday spirit here at Live Snap Love, because today I'm going to teach you how to photograph Christmas lights, by showing you three different ways that you can capture Christmas lights in and around your home.

Hello there! Today, I'm going to show you how to install Lightroom presets in Lightroom Classic CC.

And the good news is it's never been easier to install Lightroom presets!

We’ll cover three different ways to do this, depending on whether you have the latest XMP style of presets, or the older, legacy presets - and whether you just want to install one or two presets or a whole bunch!

So this video is all about how to get that blurry background in your photos so that your images look more professional, and so your subject just seems to kind of pop off the screen!

Regardless of what camera you have, what lens you're using, if you follow the steps laid out in this video, then you are going to get images that have an amazing blurry background.

So I'm going to break this down into four simple steps, but be sure to stay right until the end of the video because I got an extra bonus tip for you that's going to give you more dramatic looking blur.

The holiday season can be an incredibly busy time, and it’s easy to get so wrapped in our “to-do” lists that we can forget to capture the season.

Which is exactly why we’re going to do a December Photo Challenge!

I’ve created a list with 38 December photo prompts, all with a Christmas / Holiday / Winter vibe, to help you capture the spirit, beauty and traditions of the season.  

Of course, the photo prompts will also help you improve your photo skills, so it’s a win-win!

Read down to see how to take part in this challenge with others in our blog community Facebook Group, and how to get your hands on the checklist!

In this week’s blog post and video, I’m going to show you how to use an expodisc to set both your exposure and your white balance.

For those of you that might not know what I’m talking about, an expodisc is a handy little tool that makes it really easy to set a custom white balance, so you get the best and most accurate colour in your images.  

One of the biggest problems I hear from new photographers is that they are struggling to understand why their photos are so grainy - and what they can do about it!

I totally get how frustrating it is, believe me. Back when I was using my Canon Rebel, a lot of the time my photos would look grainy, and simply wouldn’t have that same sharpness that I could see from other photographers, which to put it mildly, is freaking annoying.

So that’s the problem we’re going to address today - why your photos are grainy, and most importantly, what you can do to avoid or fix the problem!