Golden hour is a term you would be familiar with even if you’re only a tiny way into your photography learning! Maybe you’re wondering what it is, or why everyone is seemingly mad for it. Or maybe you already know, and you just want to learn how to use it yourself… What is the golden […]

Beautifully backlit photos are dreamy, warm, golden, whimsical…what’s not to love? But there’s more to creating a stunning backlit portrait than finding light and putting it behind your subject. Click Love Grow Instructor Merissa Wakefield is a master of backlit photography, and she has shared her top 3 secrets for nailing your next shoot!   […]

Are you the memory keeper in your family? Let’s talk about something we all know too well – that feeling of frustration when we look at the photos we’ve taken. You know the drill… you snap away, trying to capture those beautiful family moments, but when you scroll through your images, something’s missing. They’re good… […]

Imagine a career that fills your creative cup and gives you the freedom to be present in your children’s lives whenever you want to be, and whenever they need you. There’s a few reasons why women join the Advanced Photography Course. Most join because they want to take amazing photos, they want to fill their […]

A well known photographer once told CLG Advanced Grad Amy Holcombe creative compositions can’t be learned. And she was crushed. But she dived into the Advanced Course and very quickly proved that idea… is absolute rubbish! Today I chatted with Amy who after taking our Advanced Photography Course has gone on to shoot dream photography jobs […]

Mastering your camera in manual mode is the key to perfect photos and one of the foundations of photography. It gives you total control over the technical aspects so that you can say goodbye to accidentally blurry, out of focus photos that are dark and dingy or jarringly overexposed. But once you’ve done that…  composition […]

When we learn to confidently shoot in manual mode, there’s no question it’s a game changer. It’s a totally liberating feeling to master your camera! It gives us the power to create technically sound photos every time… no more unintended motion blur, or over and under exposed photos. But ultimately, we want more than just […]

Advanced Grad Customer Stories – Sue Thorn After you’ve mastered correct exposure and soft light, the next step is to jump out of your comfort zone with both! And the roadmap to those next steps – which will also help you unlock your unique style – is understanding different kinds of light, how to harness […]

Advanced Grad Customer Stories – Pam Gosenheimer   Imagine being able to purposefully bring to your images those elements which make you LOVE them? I’m talking emotion and connection, layers and depth, beautifully dynamic light! When Pam Gosenheimer joined our Enthusiast Course, she was already shooting in manual mode, and the course helped her solidify […]

A Weekly Highlights Reel of Inspiration & Tips from our Grads! Draw your kids into your photos without the need for bribes by making it fun! Not many kids don’t enjoy water play, and even those children who are a little hesitant or reserved still tend to be curious about water. So all you need […]