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Need to Shoot a Fashion Show, We’ve Got You Covered

Need to Shoot a Fashion Show, We’ve Got You Covered

Whether it’s your first time shooting a fashion show or you’re an industry veteran, there are several ideas that can help you get the most out of your next fashion shoot. There are some basic principles that we all need to be reminded of from time to time to ensure the best possible results. The […]

Do’s & Don’ts Of Street Photography

Do’s & Don’ts Of Street Photography

Street photography offers photographers a unique canvas and a great experience. Photographers working in street photography can capture the nature of the world and see how society reacts when it realises that it is being watched. So what does an aspiring street photographers need to think about.     Things to think about in street […]

Photo Shoot Cost Saving Tips

Photo Shoot Cost Saving Tips

High quality pictures are an important component in marketing. Whether you are looking for print or web images for your business, good photos can make or break how well your company is initially received. Photo shoots can get expensive if you are not methodical in your approach. Top-notch photographers can easily charge between £900 to […]

Indoor Photo Shoot Location Tips

Indoor Photo Shoot Location Tips

Taking photographs in nightclubs, restaurants, parties and other such venues has become very popular among photographers looking to add some ambiance to their work. Like most photographic techniques, it’s a strategy that can yield beautiful pictures when it works out. Unfortunately, that can be very difficult. As wonderful as the ambiance is in these types […]

Top 10 Photo Shoot Locations for 2015

Top 10 Photo Shoot Locations for 2015

Its that time of year when we crunch the location numbers and come up with the Top 10 Photoshoot Locations for 2015. This year, the top photoshoot locations were dominated by location houses with a commercial location and studio location just creeping into the top 10. The locations were used by brands such as: John […]

Magical Photoshoot with Downs Syndrome Children

Magical Photoshoot with Downs Syndrome Children

Taking pictures of children can be quite a challenge, even for the most skilled photographer. This challenge can seem even bigger when a photographer is working with children who have Down syndrome. However, the heartwarming photos featured in the Daily Mail show that the challenge is well worth it; children with Downs syndrome have a […]

Beginners Tips for Fashion Photo Shoots

Beginners Tips for Fashion Photo Shoots

If you are interested in fashion photography but are a beginner, here are some beginners tips to ensure that your pictures come out great. As a new photographer, it can sometimes be difficult to figure out how to properly take a photo of another person depicting some type of fashion. You might be trying to […]

When Your Photoshoot Gets Photobombed With Astonishing Results

When Your Photoshoot Gets Photobombed With Astonishing Results

A photobomb is defined as a spoil of a photograph. Many people believe that photobombs ruin photographs, but they can sometimes make the photo better. Megan Rion, who is a photographer at Imagine Photography, captures magical movements on camera all the time. She recently captured what many people would consider the perfect photobomb. Megan was […]

Raw Photo Shoot: no Makeup, no Retouching with Demi Lovato

Demi Lovato has recently made a name for herself as an advocate for body confidence. Earlier this year, Lovato did a super sexy lingerie photo shoot for Cosmopolitan magazine, but now she is taking her body love to the next level by posing for Vanity Fair in a nude and un-retouched pictorial.   The X-Factor […]

Interior Photography Tips : Architecture & Interior Photography

Interior Photography Tips : Architecture & Interior Photography

Photographing interiors is often a challenge. Unlike other fields of photography, people have to rely heavily on their general problem solving skills instead of specialized gear. The main goal of location photography is to create dynamic and interesting but accurate representations of a space. This is not similar to taking portraits of people. Although interior […]

Making the Most of Your Photo Shoot Location

Making the Most of Your Photo Shoot Location

Choosing the right location is perhaps the most essential concern when it comes to creating beautiful professional-quality results. Locations determine the lighting, backdrop and tone of any photo shoot, and ensuring that you have selected environments that will be of greater benefit is an issue that no photographer can afford to overlook. Finding and selecting […]

Scouting the Perfect Photo Shoot Location

Scouting the Perfect Photo Shoot Location

Finding and selecting the right location for a photo shoot is the first step in achieving the look and feel you desire in your final product. Before you even head out the door to look at potential sites, you’ll need to consider a few things. First, what type of story are your photos going to […]

Your First Steps into Fashion Photography

Your First Steps into Fashion Photography

Fashion photography has experienced a number of ground-shifting changes in the past years. It has changed from something that was simple and formula-based, and it has attracted surplus energy and creativity. As a result, there are few limits on what people can do in fashion photography these days. If you just flip through the current […]

Tips to a Successful Commercial Photo Shoot

Tips to a Successful Commercial Photo Shoot

Commercial photo shoots are fantastic for people who have been taking photography for awhile and now want to get paid for their hobby. Commercial photo shoots could include anything from taking pictures of food for a food product company to taking photos of people that will be used as an ad campaign. A successful photo […]

Photography Tips for Low Light

Photography Tips for Low Light

When you are a photographer, you have to figure out a way to work with the best visual scenarios that you have. And while you might be able to control the elements inside a studio, artists who prefer to take their shot outside have many other things to factor in. One specific area that needs […]

Photography in Cold Weather

Photography in Cold Weather

The winter months afford you the opportunity to take some unique looking photos that you otherwise wouldn’t be able to take. Winter isn’t about just taking photos of you and your friends making snowmen or hitting the slopes. Instead, when it snows and the weather is cold, you have the ability to photograph every footstep […]

KIRKBY DESIGN Photo Shoot, London location

KIRKBY DESIGN Photo Shoot, London location

KIRKbyDESIGN is shooting their range of fabrics at one of our London locations   Kirk by Design Part of The Romo Group, Kirkby Design was launched in September 2009, as a modern, high performance fabric resource library, compiled of collections with a sharp, contemporary feel coloured with a well balanced, sophisticated palette. With a fresh […]

PANACHE Lingerie Photo Shoot

PANACHE Lingerie Photo Shoot

Shooting their new collection at one of our London location houses Panache Lingerie is one of the world’s leading designers and manufacturers of D plus lingerie. For nearly 30 years, our commitment to innovation and inspired thinking has gained us an excellent reputation for fit, technical ability, quality and value for money. Our focus has […]

Harrods Photo Shoot Location in Salisbury

Harrods Photo Shoot Location in Salisbury

Harrods are shooting at the Belmont location house in Sailsbury.   About the Location A late Georgian, early Victorian large detached house set two miles from Salisbury, Wiltshire. An impressive entrance leads to a large and equally impressive hall with grand features and exposed floorboards. The walls are aged and the house in general is […]

Boden Shoot at Alex Location House

Boden Shoot at Alex Location House

Boden recent shoot on location at our Alex location house in London. Founded in 1991 in West London, Boden creates clothes that bring colour to your wardrobe and fun to your life. From prints that help you stand out but don’t sacrifice on comfort to outfits ready and waiting for cocktails, their designs produce surprise, […]