Posts Tagged ‘Spotlight’
Friday Freebie
Neon Background Shapes
Neon backgrounds are not normally something you’d find in a studio but with a bit of planning, my free neon backgrounds and a little time in Photoshop, you can. There are four free neon shapes in this set. I’ve made...
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Light Textured Background
Not everyone is lucky enough to have a permanent studio and even fewer have the space for a textured wall. So being able to add texture to your portraits is a handy skill to have. Of course for this to work you’ll need so...
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Dark Potions Workshop – Wrap Up
Our Halloween workshop has been in the planning for the past few months. During that time Sam has been busy working hard to create spooky props and dark outfits. We were joined by 12 photographers for each date and two amazing ...
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BTS Dressing Room Shoot
Gavin had an idea of creating a dressing room look, a behind the scenes glimpse at a theatre style. A real challenge in his small home studio, but he reckoned he was up to the challenge! The main thing we felt we needed was the...
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Making A Rustic High Key Background
When Gavin decided he wanted to shoot high key portraits in a very small space he wanted to a background that was a little different for the usual pure white seamless look. So I was tasked with creating a more rustic looking li...
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Bonnie & Clyde Styled Secret Shoot
This has to be one of my favourite shoots to date! I arranged this as a secret portrait shoot, so Gavin was only told the date in advance. It started when Mike, the fantastic car owner, mentioned he had a Ford V8, the same mode...
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Tulip Field Portrait Shoot
We were incredibly lucky to be allowed to do a portrait shoot in the amazing tulip fields of Mark & Susanne in Norfolk recently. Something usually prohibited as it compromises the crop and many other factors. We had a coupl...
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One Overhead Lighting Set Up
It’s always a challenge to keep things fresh and new in Gavin’s small home studio and sometimes that means taking it back to basics. The difference between just a small movement in the light can be really marked. Th...
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My schedule for The Photography Show 2019
There’s just one week to go until The Photography Show 2019 opens its doors at the N.E.C. in Birmingham, UK. Running from the 16th – 19th March, it’s the UK’s biggest and busiest photography show around 30,000 photographe...
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3 Window looks for Portraits
Incorporating windows into your photo’s can look amazing if you know how. In this video Gavin shows three ways to create very different images. We shot at a beautiful manor house in Rowfant, West Sussex. The location is s...
