5 Secrets of Contemporary Portraits   Contemporary portrait photography is modern, fun and creative, often characterised by outside the box compositions, unexpected locations, experimental use of light and raw, simple posing that captivates the viewer. Bronwyn Pickering is a CLG Advanced Grad who we would describe as a master at this genre, but the truth […]

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 […]

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 […]

Click Love Grow Advanced Grad and mentor Emma Davis shows us today how to take beautiful bubble pictures of kids running around, playing, and enjoying some bubbly time!   Tips For Awesome Bubble Photography I love to take pictures of my kids at the park — which is just as well given how much time […]

Natural light is loved by photographers far and wide… and it’s no wonder! It’s beautiful, easy to use, always available during day time, and free!! And even more importantly… it varies in quality to such an extent it’s a powerful creative tool. And so when we saw shot after shot using natural light to stunning […]

This week’s highlights reel of images from our Grad’s come complete with our top tips and some of our most popular photography tutorials! Scroll down to find your favourite subject, genre or subject and grab the tips then go practice them! Congrats to our featured Grads! 1. Newborns Not the easiest of subjects but certainly […]

Welcome to this week’s dreamy collection of warm photos using natural soft light sources, taken by our Grads for our recent “sunlight” themed photography challenge.  So take a stroll through these beautiful natural portraits and landscapes, be inspired, gather the tips for shooting in different types of light, and go shoot your own sun-kissed collection! […]

Backlight usually makes us think of golden hour beach photos… warm light, sandy feet and sunkissed faces. Yum! But there’s so many ways to use backlight beyond the beach, and today’s highlights reel of images from our talented Grads is the inspiration for this tutorial. Read on experiment with backlight to bring a little magic […]

My lensbaby saved my life. Big statement? Ok maybe, but it has definitely played a big part in keeping me sane in 2020! Faced with weeks at home in lockdown at the start of the pandemic, I knew I was going to need to lean on my photography to get me through – supervising home […]

10 Still Life Photo Ideas This week’s highlights reel is a collection of our ten fave images taken from the Grad’s Group challenge album, the theme of which was Still Life – Hard Light. We loved the creative ideas that came out of this theme, particularly because they show us that all it takes is […]