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!
Colour in Photography: One-to-One Tuition in Northamptonshire
Colour is a powerful tool in photography, influencing emotion, focus, and visual storytelling. This blog explores complementary and analogous colour schemes, practical tips for using colour at home or with your phone, and creative techniques to enhance your compositions.
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.
Food Photography Using Aperture Priority for Better Depth of Field
In this blog, I share my approach to food photography using aperture priority mode, focusing on depth of field and composition. Drawing on both studio and on-location experience in Northamptonshire, I explain how planning, styling, and camera settings work together to create professional food and restaurant images.
Bracketing and HDR Techniques for Interior & Exterior Photography
Discover how bracketing and HDR photography help create bright, balanced interior and exterior images. This guide explains the step-by-step process used in commercial and hospitality photography to capture full detail in both highlights and shadows, ensuring professional results for property marketing.
National Spaghetti Day | Food Photography Ideas & Styling Tips
Food photography ideas for National Spaghetti Day, focusing on pasta styling, lighting, and restaurant-ready imagery.
New Year ‘Fresh Start’ Yoga Workshop I Fitness & Wellness Photography
I attended a New Year ‘Fresh Start’ yoga workshop focused on wellness, mindfulness, and movement. This post explores different yoga practices and how they inform my approach to fitness and wellness photography.
Events & Interior Photography: Expanding My Commercial Audience
An insight into my growing commercial photography services, covering interiors, exteriors, and event spaces for businesses in Northamptonshire.
Bloody Mary Day: Food Photography Behind the Scenes
A behind-the-scenes look at styling and photographing a classic Bloody Mary, from concept and lighting to final edits.
Start Up Day: Professional Headshot Photography
A professional headshot photography session at Northampton Library supporting startups and professionals with high-quality personal branding imagery.
Healthy Living & Fitness: Trapeze and Aerial Yoga
Trapeze and aerial yoga combine strength, flexibility, and focus. Discover the fitness benefits, safety tips, and why this practice is growing in popularity.
Healthy Living at Home: Using Scents to Boost Well-being
From calming scents to everyday rituals, discover simple ways to create a healthy, relaxing home that supports emotional well-being.
Make Your Bedroom Healthy: 7 Tips for a Relaxing Space
From calming colours to fabric choices, discover 7 easy ways to turn your bedroom into a healthy, relaxing space that supports wellbeing and rest.