Much as we love the organic nature of documentary and lifestyle portraits, there’s beauty in the simplicity of uncluttered studio portraits, which highlight our subjects so powerfully. That said, you don’t need a studio to take beautiful, simple studio portraits easily at home. So today’s highlights reel is a collection of studio portraits taken by […]

Mandy Jane Dalby is a Click Love Grow grad, known for her unposed style of kids photography. But this is more than lifestyle… more than documentary. Mandy captures movement and emotion in her kids’ everyday life, in a way that makes it clear she is unhindered by any driving need to be technically perfect. That’s […]

Today we’re going to take a deep dive into black & white portrait photography, specifically how to communicate mood in your photos. Read on to learn how to use light and tone with intention to convey a certain feel in stunning black & white portraits!   Tone – What Is It? Tone is one of […]

Welcome to our weekly highlights reel of Featured Artists! This week’s collection of portraits were all shot by our Grads and embody the skills we teach in our Enthusiast Photography Course and Advanced Photography Course, and we’re so proud of their collective talent! Congrats to our featured artists Amanda Marenghi, Amy Louise Perren, Amy Philp, […]

Welcome to our weekly highlights reel of Featured Artists! There’s some seriously sublime light in use this week, I’m sure it will inspire you to pick up your camera and get out there! All images were taken by the talented Grads of our photography courses (and one fabulous CLG Instructor!). Congrats to our featured artists Coral […]

There are many photography tips on how to use good natural light to create beautiful lifestyle pictures. But how about using low light for a stunning dark house aesthetic? In this article, we’ll share with you some simple tricks you can use to create low light photographs that will amaze everyone. A lack of good […]

If you’re interested in lifestyle family photography, this week’s Highlights Reel of Featured Artists is right up your alley! Our Professional Family & Kids Photography workshop wrapped up last Friday after a full month of fun and learning with host Sue Thorn. We were really impressed with the way everyone picked up their cameras and […]

If you love black & white photography, why not set out to shoot with the express intention of creating a black & white series of images. Before you pick up your camera and head out, you need to know what makes a good black & white photo… good. The Ingredients of Rich Black & White […]

Black & white photography is a powerful storytelling tool. When we remove colour, it eliminates any elements that could work to detract from the main subject. In doing so, our viewer’s eye is more drawn to our portrait subject, and we can use it to reveal the soul and character of our subjects. Today we’re […]

Want to get in front of the lens more often, but don’t know where to start? Feeling super awkward posing for the camera? Or maybe you have no problem with confidence but you’re stuck in a creative rut! Well, we have just the solution! This collection of creative self portraits from our graduates community has […]