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Shoot Breakdown: Tabassum Mughal

A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of photographing a look book for Tabassum Mughal, a Pakistan based fashion designer.

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Sunday 07.08.18
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Working For Free: Don't Do It (Sometimes)

One of the inevitable things about working in a creative industry, is that at some point you will be asked to work for free. I do believe there are times when working for free is a good idea, but you have to be careful not to be exploited.

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Monday 07.02.18
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How To: Make a Halo Crown

A few weeks ago I did a test shoot with the wonderful Bernadette Lemon. I wanted a crown or headpiece for one of the shots but it was short notice and I was on a very tight budget. So I thought I would make one myself.

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Monday 06.25.18
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Buying Secondhand: A Photographer's Guide

I've recently posted a couple of blogs about the best equipment for starting photography and vlogging, where I mentioned I would write about buying camera equipment second hand. So in today's post, I've gone through the different places to buy second hand (and new!) cameras and accessories. There's also some general advice of things to be aware of when buying second hand.

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Monday 06.18.18
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What You Need When You Take Up Vlogging

Following on from my recent post What You Need When You Take Up Photography, and partially inspired by a friend asking for some advice on filming equipment for YouTube videos, I've written an equipment guide for those who want to take up vlogging or YouTube-ing, or anyone already filming that wants to take their work to the next level.

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Monday 06.04.18
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Behind The Scenes - Sherlock: Blood, Sweat & Chalk

Just over three years ago, I was commissioned to undertake a spot of guerilla advertising to promote the third season of Sherlock, that premiered on New Year's Day in 2014. The end of the last season saw Sherlock jump off the top of St Bartholomew's Hospital, in the episode 'The Reichenbach Fall'. 

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Monday 05.21.18
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What You Need When You Take Up Photography

I've recently been asked by a few people about photography kit when starting photography, so I thought I'd write a brief guide.

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Monday 05.07.18
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Interview: Joel Robison, Photographer

In today's post, I have interviewed Joel Robison. Joel is a fantastic photographer from Canada, who creates amazing conceptual images that are full of magic.

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Monday 04.23.18
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Make Good Choices!

Everyone makes mistakes when they start a new hobby or job. It’s a valuable part of the process, just as important, if not more so, than getting things right. In this post, I'm going to give some examples of mistakes and good choices I made when I was getting started in photography.

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Monday 04.09.18
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Shoot Breakdown: Tanya Burr Cosmetics Autumn 2016

Back in August, I had the pleasure of working with Tanya Burr and her cosmetics company to shoot some promo images for the new Autumn collection. In today's post, I'm going to break down how I photographed Tanya, including equipment set ups.

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Monday 03.26.18
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