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Your Camera is Just a Tool
The first time I met Carla, we went for a walk round a churchyard with our cameras and took a few photos. She was having issues with lack of sharpness which I was convinced was her kit and not her, as she was suspecting! It wasn’t until the second or third time that I...
Feeling Nervous Before a Shoot is Totally Normal
It’s normal to feel nervous before a shoot - here’s why!Last year I was enjoying a peaceful morning - bags all packed, batteries all charged and memory cards all formatted and ready to go - before I had to jump in my car and head off to shoot a small...
Interview: Charlene from Love Gets Sweeter Wedding Videography
I thought it was probably time for another interview since I still have a few of these waiting in the wings! So this week it’s the turn of the lovely Charlene from Love Gets Sweeter Wedding Videography. Based in Lancashire, she takes her services all over...
Do you have to have a photography niche?
Do you have to have a photography niche?There’s a piece of advice I have read over and over again, when it comes to running a photography business. The advice is something like this: “Find your photography niche!” or “Choose your niche today!” Now, I kind...
5 Awesome Photography Blogs Worth Following
Here comes an old fart moment…When I first started learning photography, the internet was around but blogging was very much in its infancy and YouTube wasn’t really that well known yet.The main source of knowledge of amateur photographers like myself was...
Interview: Rachel Joyce – Wedding Photographer
It’s been a long time coming but I’ve been meaning to share this lovely interview with the fabulous Rachel from Rachel Joyce Photography for some time now. She kindly agreed to be involved almost a year ago so, Rachel, I am so sorry it’s taken me this...
How to keep motivated when you’re working for yourself
Ahhh, the fabled question of which there is no answer! That’s it, blog post done. See ya later! 😉 I joke, of course. But in all honesty, as a newly full-time freelancer, this is a question I have been asking myself a lot of late. How do we keep ourselves...
How to photograph your pets
How to photograph your petsWhen you start out with photography, you’ll take photographs of anything you can point your camera at. A pair of shoes, a bunch of flowers, the building across the street. You start branching out, taking your camera out and about...
The new face of Heart Lines Photography Mentoring Blog
Well hello dear followers, it’s so good to see you again! You may have noticed Heart Lines | Cultivating Photography with Soul has had a little facelift recently. Allow me to give you the grand tour and let you know what’s going on around here! So, first off… we (and...
