What do we mean by a headshot? After all, it’s a term that wasn’t widely used until just a few years ago. It refers to a portrait of a person, with the emphasis on the face and little else. In other words, it’s a shot that shows you what the subject looks like. In the…
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A couple of weeks ago I was giving a talk to an audience of non-photographers. Everyone present was a small business owner, and my talk was designed to help them to take better smartphone photos. It might sound odd, a professional photographer giving advice that might, on the face of it, meant he booked less…
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Okay, so this isn’t directly about photography, but please bear with me. This year marks my sixteenth year since starting life as a professional freelance photographer. I’ve learned a lot of lessons along the way, and one of the biggest has been the importance of having a great network around me; of colleagues, of support…
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In response to requests from a lot of my connections, I’m holding another Portrait Day in a week’s time. The format will be the same as previous ones, and I’ll lay out the details below. In case you’re reading this and don’t know what I’m talking about, let me explain. Booking a professional portrait for…
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Last Monday I took part in a most amazing event. In response to the collapse of Thomas Cook, some of the businesses here in Altrincham got together to put on a day of support activities to try to help the people who’d been left without jobs (being close to Manchester airport, there are a lot…
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