The most impactful thing I’ve ever done for my photography is long term photo projects.  I’ve completed several of them, including two full Project 365s and a handful of Project 52’s. Not only did they boost my technical skills beyond anything I could have imagined, they also gave me a structured and accountable way to […]

Feeling a creative urge, but not sure where to begin? Or perhaps you can’t get out of the house to try any kind of photography that you need to leave your own space to find, because: kids. Don’t despair! Abstract is the perfect technique for stretching your creativity. And the fabulous thing about abstract photography is you […]

When it comes to documenting family in photos, our story is best told through capturing the small, everyday moments from our daily lives. You know what I’m talking about… little things such as a sweet face smeared in pasta sauce, which will remind you in 20 years how much your baby loved lasagna back in […]

Today we’ve got 12 fantastic summer photo ideas for kids photography! We wrote this blog post in May (which is almost winter in our part of the world!), especially for our northern hemisphere friends (lucky ducks!). It features fantastic photo ideas for kids that embrace the outdoors and all the warmth, colour and fun that […]

Once upon a time, I bought a DSLR. This was my leap from a 2mp Kodak point & shoot fully auto digital, to the world of SLR. I sat at the dining room table with my dad, surrounded by my new gear, itching to drive it. He switched the camera to M mode, and drew […]

Welcome to our weekly highlights reel of Featured Artists, where we showcase a small collection of our favourite images taken by the talented Grads of our photography courses. Congrats to our featured artists Emily Holt, Becca Lord-Lyon, Connie Rac, Kate McKenna, Lauren Sunnen, Lindsay Meyer, Pam Goseheimer, Renee Butsch & Shelly Wonders Xx Check out […]

Welcome to our weekly highlights reel of Featured Artists. This week’s collection includes some stunning use of backlight, which is a skill our Grads learned on the Advanced Course. We’ll include some backlighting tutorials in our list below so you can get out and experiment yourself! Congrats to our featured artists Alissa Joy, Bec Nave, […]

Welcome to our weekly highlights reel of Featured Artists. This week’s collection is themed in the colours of autumn and Halloween! It wasnt planned that way when we set out to curate our highlights reel… but when we went looking in the Grads Group and saw all the beautiful images infused with warm light and […]

Welcome to our weekly highlights reel of Featured Artists. We’ve got a beautiful mix in our collection this week with some portraits of kids having fun, a stunning macro, some wildlife, and two incredible landscapes showcasing both a sunrise and a sunset. And as always, they were all shot by our talented Grads! Congrats to […]

A dark house is the portrait photographer’s nemesis. But low light doesn’t have to mean dark and dreary… think dark and moody. Emma Davis is a CLG Advanced Grad and an instructor on our team. She’s a self confessed light seeker and mum to six gorgeous muses to indulge her love of hunting and capturing […]