Welcome to my Photography Blog!
I’m Sam, and I’m here to help you take your passion for photography to the next level. Whether you’re a beginner or an enthusiast, my blog is packed with expert tips, stories, and inspiration across various photography topics, from fitness and food to real estate, headshots, and personal branding. As a seasoned photography tutor, I’ve designed content to guide you in improving your skills and mastering your camera. Browse through my blog for detailed tutorials and insights, and don’t forget to check out my one-on-one photography classes if you’re ready to dive deeper! Happy shooting!
Why Interior and Property Photography Shines During Golden Hour
Golden hour provides soft, warm light that makes interiors and properties shine. For interior designers and property developers, shooting at this time enhances textures, colours, and atmosphere, helping your spaces look polished, inviting, and ready to impress clients.
Master Shutter Priority Mode: Capture Motion & Creative Blur
Discover how Shutter Priority mode lets you control motion in your photography. Learn when to freeze action, create blur, or experiment with long exposures to enhance your images.
How to Take Stunning Photos Using Manual Mode
Discover how to shoot in manual mode to create well-exposed, stunning photographs. This guide covers ISO, shutter speed, aperture, and using the camera’s light meter to master your photography skills.
How to Take and Edit a Focus Stacked Photograph
Discover the art of focus stacking to create images with greater depth of field. This guide covers camera techniques, RAW vs JPEG considerations, and post-production tips using Photoshop, GIMP, or Photoshop Elements.
How to Take a Bokeh Photo: A Beginner’s Guide
Bokeh photography is all about creating a soft, blurred background that makes your subject stand out. In this guide, you’ll learn what bokeh is, how aperture, focal length, and distance affect depth of field, and how to create stunning bokeh photos using natural or man-made light and perfect for beginners experimenting at home.
How Photography Has the Power to Change Our World
Photography has the power to shape memory, evoke emotion, and influence the way we see the world. In this blog, I explore why photography is important to society, how images impact our emotions, and how powerful photographs—past and present—connect us to real moments and meaningful stories.
How to Use Aperture With Your Camera
Confused about aperture and f-stops? This beginner-friendly guide explains what aperture is, how it controls light and exposure, and how to use aperture priority mode with confidence. Learn how aperture, ISO, and shutter speed work together so you can start taking better, more creative photographs with your camera.
Introduction: Mastering Your Smartphone Camera
Want to take better photos with your smartphone?
Discover 9 simple yet powerful tips to improve your phone photography, from mastering focus and composition to using natural light, reflections, and patterns. Perfect for beginners and creatives looking to capture stronger, more confident images every day.
Introduction: Understanding Depth of Field
Discover how to use depth of field to make your subjects stand out. From aperture settings and focal length to phone portrait mode and creative at-home activities, this guide shows you how to capture sharp focus and stunning bokeh in your home and garden.
How to Take Light Graffiti Photographs in Your Garden
Learn how to create eye-catching light graffiti images in your garden. Explore tips, camera settings, phone apps, and artist inspiration to enhance your photography skills.
Pattern in Photography: Techniques, Types & Tips for Beginners & Advanced
Explore the power of pattern in photography and discover how repetition of lines, shapes, tones, and colours can transform your images. Learn practical techniques, types of patterns, and how to experiment at home with your camera or phone.
Balance & Symmetry in Photography: One-to-One Tuition in Northamptonshire
Balance and symmetry are essential composition techniques that elevate photography by creating harmony, visual weight, and striking imagery. This blog explains symmetrical and asymmetrical balance, practical ways to apply them at home, and tips for experimenting with reflections, textures, and subject placement.
Rule of Thirds Photography: One-to-One Tuition in Northamptonshire
The rule of thirds is a fundamental composition technique that divides your frame into thirds to create balance and guide the viewer’s eye to key subjects. This blog explains how to apply the grid using cameras or phones, practice at home with family, pets, or landscapes, and edit images in Lightroom, Photoshop, or iPhone apps.
Framing Photography: One-to-One Tuition in Northamptonshire
Framing is a powerful composition technique that guides the viewer’s eye and adds depth to your images. This blog explores using light, shapes, environmental elements, and architectural structures to create frames within your frame.
Leading Lines Photography: One-to-One Tuition in Northamptonshire
Leading lines are a powerful composition technique that guides the viewer’s eye, creates depth, and emphasizes your subject. This blog explains horizontal, vertical, diagonal, and curved lines, with practical tips for using them at home, outdoors, or with smartphones.
Viewpoint Photography: High, Low, and Eye-Level Angles in Northamptonshire
Explore how changing your viewpoint, from high, low, to eye-level angles. Can transform your photography. This second part of our series on composition techniques shows how to create depth, drama, and professional-quality images. One-to-one tuition in Northamptonshire offers personalised guidance to help beginners and advanced photographers master these angles in creative and commercial projects.
Bird’s-Eye View Photography & One-to-One Tuition in Northamptonshire
Explore how the bird’s-eye view can transform your photography, from food and product shots to commercial and hospitality projects. This blog highlights composition tips and one-to-one photography tuition in Northamptonshire, helping beginners and advanced photographers capture creative, engaging images from a fresh perspective.
Still Life Photography and One-to-One Tuition in Northamptonshire
Still life photography captures objects, food, and products in carefully composed scenes to convey meaning and engage viewers. In this blog, I explore different still life styles and offer one-to-one photography tuition in Northamptonshire, helping beginners and advanced photographers develop skills in lighting, composition, and styling for personal or commercial projects.