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 […]

Welcome to our weekly highlights reel of Featured Artists! Our next creative workshop, Childhood Portraits with Dana Whitley, has just gone on sale!  You don’t want to miss this beautiful and popular workshop where you’ll explore the use of light, colour and fun to capture beautiful portraits of children. This week’s collection of portraits were […]

Welcome to our weekly highlights reel of Featured Artists! This beautiful collection of images were all shot by our Grads and embody the skills we teach on our Enthusiast and Advanced Courses. Congrats to our featured artists Ali Vrbas, Amanda Marenghi, Cathy Eves, Connie Rac, Emma Davis, Gaajidmaa Sukhbaatar, Hope de la Rosa, Judith Helen […]

Young girls’ flower portrait photography can be a challenge, but with the right lighting and composition, you can create stunning portraits that showcase the beauty of these blossoms. While the spontaneity of documentary and lifestyle photography have their own kind of magic, there will always be a place for the classic beauty of traditional portraiture, […]

As Mums, it can be so easy to get caught up in the hustle and bustle of everyday life. And somehow, it always seems the things we enjoyed doing and made us happy pre-kids find themselves slipping further and further down the to-do list, until one day we realise we’ve ended up not making any […]

Welcome to our weekly highlights reel of Featured Artists! This beautiful collection of images were all shot by our Grads and embody the skills we teach on our Enthusiast and Advanced Courses. Congrats to our featured artists Charmaine Schembri, Dinithi Ranathunga, Donna Fletcher Lauridsen, Coral Hagan, Lisa O’Doherty, Sara Sparrey, Hope de la Rosa, Subah […]

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 […]

When it comes to photo exposure, there’s no one-size-fits-all. You can expose dark, light, and everything in between according to your subject matter and creative vision. You’ve probably heard the concept of dark and moody images. This is a popular term for low key images and is something we teach in-depth in our Advanced Photography Course. So what does low key mean exactly?  […]

There’s no doubt that self portraiture is one of the most challenging genres of photography – nothing feels quite as vulnerable as stepping out from behind the camera and braving the other side of the lens. So if the idea of going full-face in front of the camera in a self portrait is a bit […]

With Mother’s Day around the corner, we got to thinking how important it is that we are seen in our family photos. After all, they tell the story of our children’s lives, and we are a big part of those little lives! Becca Lord-Lyon is a CLG Advanced Grad and now Course Instructor, and her […]