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When I captured this shot in the studio, I was happy with how it looked. But I’m a perfectionist, as…

From products to portraits and landscapes to reportage, we recieved a huge variety of entries for our ‘Yellow’ themed competition!…

Setting up your own photography studio is an exciting step, but there’s often a lot of questions and considerations. How…

In a recent live webinar I chatted to Hasselblad about my life, my work as a commercial photographer and educator,…

Posing is something that can look incredibly simple, but it isn’t always as easy as it looks, so having some…

For our fifth ‘Working to a Brief’ assignment members have been tasked with creating a product image of the well-known…

I’ve put together a list of six ideas that you can try next time you’re shooting product photographs. The best…

We’ve been busy creating a series of exciting new beauty and fashion images. It was a whirlwind week, as we…

Photoshop recently added their Super Resolution feature to Adobe Camera Raw, which allows you to enlarge images by a factor…

From product shots to landscape photographs, we received a great variety of images for our first competition of 2021. Here…

Recently I did a live show where I photographed a pair of earphones. The main purpose of the show was…

There’s an almost endless list of camera lenses to choose from when it comes to DSLR and mirrorless cameras, so…

Not having enough lights can make product photography challenging, to say the least, but the good news is that there…

I’ve tested, rented and owned a lot of different modifiers over the course of my career, but what would be…

If you’re looking to create eye-catching images of mascara or elegant photos of perfumes, keep reading for my top tips…

When it comes to using studio flash, one of the things that often causes confusion is flash duration. Flash duration…

As it’s becoming easier and easier to be a ‘photographer’, it’s getting harder and harder to make your work stand…

From cars to motorcycles, lighting considerations, angles, polarisation, space requirements, assistants and more, I’m going to share my top 10…

Whether you’re a keen enthusiast or aspiring pro, you’ve probably shot a few landscape images in your time. Chances are…

As photographers, we get inspiration for our photography from all around us. Music, art, experiences… even work by other photographers.…

Learn how to improve your business portraits, corporate headshots, and environmental portraits with this live critique show, where Karl will…

Many people are familiar with standard modifiers such as softboxes or grids, but I often get a lot of questions…

How can you tell if your pictures are any good? The difficulty in finding the answer to this is that…

If you have an understanding of photographic fundamentals such as shutter speed, aperture and how to expose an image, you’ve…

Parabolic reflectors are one of my favourite modifiers, but due to the price of them many photographers often try to…

There’s a lot you can do with just two studio lights — trust me, I’ve shot everything from bottle product…

If you’re looking to practice your product photography, bottles are something you can easily get your hands on if you…

Along with a variety of lenses, spare batteries and lens cleaning cloths, most photographers will also have a selection of…

Capturing movement photography can be a time consuming and frustrating process, and freezing that perfect moment often requires split second…

You’ve probably heard about the rule of thirds or golden spiral, but they aren’t necessarily the most effective photography composition…