Welcome to our last highlights reel of Featured Artists for 2023… an extra special one of images handpicked by us from each week of our 2023 weekly reels! As always, all images were captured by the talented Grads of our photography courses. Congrats to our featured artists! Enjoy!   If you’re shooting in manual mode, […]

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 Michele Scott, Deb Signorelli, Elisha Nixon, Hope de la Rosa, Krystyna Westphal, Lisa Burgan, Melissa Bennett, Pam Gosenheimer, Pippa Reid & Rachel […]

Behind The Scenes Of a Christmas Lights Photography Session Are you a Christmas lover? The excitement, the anticipation, the planning for the big day? Christmas tree fairy lights are the perfect backdrop for your holiday cards, and this tutorial will show you exactly how to make your fairy bokeh effect sparkle! As a bonus, it’s […]

The festive season is just around the corner, and we want to inspire you to get your camera out and play! So we’ve come up with 50 fun and creative photo ideas for kids, families and furbabies, with tips to make your holiday pictures stand out. Festive Styled Portaits This set up is big bang […]

Welcome to our weekly highlights reel of Featured Artists! Each week we showcase a collection of our favourite images taken by the talented Grads of our photography courses. Congrats to our featured artists Connie Rac, Amanda Marenghi, Deb Signorelli, Debra Gilligan, Floss Butterworth, Kellsie Read, Merissa Wakefield, Pam Gosenheimer, Sam Maker & Shelby Biondi Xx […]

Welcome to our very first highlights reel of Featured Artists for 2024! Each week we showcase a collection of our favourite images taken by the talented Grads of our photography courses. Congrats to our featured artists Amanda Marenghi, Anna Menendez, Connie Rac, Dawn Laughlin, Deb Signorelli, Elizabeth Kay Russell, Emma Davis, Heidi Talic, Natalie Pearce […]

Ah spring… it’s slowly warming up here in Australia, which means cherry blossoms! They make an absolutely gorgeous backdrop for a portrait session, and today I’m sharing the steps so you can recreate these cherry blossom portraits! How to Make Your Subject Pop To create this effect, you need a really blurred background, and sharp […]

Stuck for Newborn Photo Ideas? Lifestyle newborn photos give us a peek into baby’s everyday life, thereby telling baby’s story of their early days without words. For that reason, the potential for variety is endless and only limited by baby’s routine and environment. With help from our fabulous CLG grads, we’ve come up with 101 […]

When you’re a photographer, it can be a really tricky balance of shooting for clients, taking all the family memory style photos, AND taking photos for pure joy! The kind of creative ‘play’ many of us used to shoot when we were first learning… Maybe your kids have grown up or they’re not as home […]

Are you missing out on capturing some of your kid’s most fun moments because they’re happening in the midday sun? We’ve all been there – the sun is high up in the sky, casting harsh shadows, and you find yourself hesitating to capture that perfect shot. But parents of young kids know that outdoor life […]