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Culture shock photography!

Culture shock photography!

Does the culture and society we live in affect our attitude towards being photographed? Does the culture and society we live in affect our attitude towards being photographed? Here in the UK, we live in what is considered a modern civilised society. We are a developed...

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Photoshop and airbrushing

Photoshop and airbrushing

You can change anything in an image now using Photoshop and airbrushing. This is a software program I use nearly everyday - it enables me to shoot in Camera Raw and open the images in Photoshop to edit … WAIT … that’s already too technical and if you haven’t switched...

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Body parts in photographs!

Body parts in photographs!

I could have made this article sound like an autopsy, with a heading on 'body parts in photographs'!   To some of us, a particular part of our anatomy can be a bit like ‘the elephant in the room’. When having a camera pointed at us, or investing in a photoshoot, it’s...

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What’s really going on in a photograph?

What’s really going on in a photograph?

I’m just not photogenic… or am I?   What's really going on in a photograph? When we see an image of ourselves, we don’t see past it. We just see it as something perhaps we like or we don’t. If it’s one you like, great! But if it’s not, it can be part of a subconscious...

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Using phone cameras and filters…

Using phone cameras and filters…

It’s great, I can do everything on my phone… or can I?   It's time to talk about the cameras most of us have. The cameras we have on our phones and how we use them. Technology moves on at an incredibly fast pace, and has brought us so many new and convenient ways to...

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Five steps to stress free photographs

Five steps to stress free photographs

How many times in your life has someone said to you "take it one step at a time"? There are many relevant points on what it takes to be at ease in front of a camera. However this article shows just how easy it can be to get there, by following my five steps to stress...

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Photographer responsibility … part 2

Photographer responsibility … part 2

I could probably write a book on all the tales I’ve heard relating to people in front of cameras. But always particularly recall this one… Many years ago, a lady came to me for business headshots. She explained she had asked her adult daughter to take some photos of...

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Photographer Responsibility … part 1

Photographer Responsibility … part 1

How do you feel when people point a phone camera in your direction and “snap”… take your photograph without asking? Nowadays some people feel they have the right to photograph you when and where they please without a second thought to ask if it's ok?  This is...

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I had to step outside my comfort zone…

I had to step outside my comfort zone…

When studying my my own journey of why I hated being photographed, there were definitely a few things I really wasn’t happy with and had to face.  Was I prepared to step outside my own comfort zone? I knew this would be important if I was going to truly help others....

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