We mamas don’t get in photos with our kids often enough. It’s true we’re usually on the other side of the camera, but we often have a variety of other excuses as well… I haven’t done my hair, I don’t  have any make up on, I don’t have time, I’m wearing an ugly t-shirt, I […]

What started out as a bit of portrait practice, morphed into a fabulously fun photo project to document each day in lockdown… with a two year old! Becca Lord-Lyon is a CLG Grad, and when she began sharing her daily portraits of her daughter in our Grad’s group, they were so full of personality and […]

If you took a stroll through our Grad’s group these past few weeks, you’d come to the conclusion that being isolated breeds creativity! This week we curated a gorgeous collection of portraits with a creative twist, shot in ways that you can try without having to leave home… and it’s fair to say, they’re also […]

A Weekly Highlights Reel of Inspiration & Tips from our Grads! Draw your kids into your photos without the need for bribes by making it fun! Not many kids don’t enjoy water play, and even those children who are a little hesitant or reserved still tend to be curious about water. So all you need […]

How to Take More Professional Looking Photos Once I’d learned to master my camera in manual mode, I thought I was finally going to start taking the kind of light filled and colourful photos of my kids that I had envisioned. You know what I’m talking about… the kind of photos that led you to […]

Couples Photography – How to Capture the Love Click Love Grow grad Dana Whitley loves couples photography so much, she decided to make the genre the sole focus of her business. I’d loved all of Dana’s work (especially her photos of her boys… I die!). But in particular, her couples photography always stopped me in […]

How to Find the Perfect Indoor Portrait Location Natural light photography is beautiful, and let’s face it, in many respects it’s a lot easier than trying to master a speedlight! But do you ever struggle to find beautiful light indoors to take your portraits? Maybe you have good light, but it’s not in the best location… ie. […]

How to Set Up Your Own Natural Light Photography Studio   Creating a natural light photography studio at home doesn’t need to be complicated! I took this shot at home, in my living room, without the use of any expensive or complicated studio equipment. You’d never guess it wasn’t shot in a professional photography studio! […]

Natural Light Photography Tips – The Bathroom Studio! Does this sound familiar? You’re itching to take some portraits of the kids, and the weather is miserable. Indoors… well, the light echoes the outdoors… dark, dreary and shadowy! In your hunt for good light in a good room… I bet your bathroom wasn’t on your radar! […]

Wide angles are often known as great lenses for travel and landscapes as they capture those long sweeping skies which look so great! But wide angles can also be fantastic fun for capturing photos of your kids and fun times at home! Short focal lengths have a distortive effect which elongates and exaggerate the size […]