Advice

You have amazing products that you want to sell fast. You have social media accounts that you can advertise your beautiful products on free of charge. You have a pretty decent phone camera that you can use to photograph your products free of charge. So why would you pay for a professional product photographer?

1. A professional photographer will have lighting and backgrounds that will enhance your products and make them look amazing.

Summer holidays are upon us and no doubt your camera will be dug out and dusted off. Here are a few tips to ensure you have everything prepared for capturing your adventures.

~ Make sure you have enough batteries and that they are fully charged.

Today I want to talk about tips on posing for your wedding photographs. A lot of couples may never have had a professional photo shoot before their wedding day. It can be quite daunting if you're not sure what to expect. I always say the key to anything with your wedding photographer is communication. Ask questions and make sure the photographer talks to you and asks you questions about what you're expecting and hoping to get from your wedding photography.

With the advent of digital cameras in the last 10 years or so, I have seen a shift in ordering habits. Where negatives were never sold, it's now the norm for digital files to be offered for sale to customers. I offer this to customers and include a free photo book with the wedding photography and images only package because I want the couple to have something printed straightaway. I don't know how many couples go away thinking they'll make an album themselves and then never get round to it.

You've had beautiful family portraits taken and now is the time to decide which pictures you'd like and what size. Choosing the right size photograph for your wall is about the proportion of your photo to the wall. Here are some examples which will help you to visualise the size of photo which will be best for your wall.

When you book a family portrait there are a couple of things you can consider to make the images look even more fantastic. I always recommend that you choose a colour theme for your clothing. One or two colours maximum. This means that you'll be looking at your gorgeous faces rather than thinking that Dad's shirt clashes with the childrens t-shirts.

Every Storybook or Storybook Deluxe album that I design is different. I change the layout according to the photographs that you choose but there are common threads running though each design which I'll share with you today.

Weddings can be very expensive occasions these days and couples are always looking at ways to save money.

With digital cameras being more advanced these days, many amateur photographers are trying to make some extra money by offering cheaper wedding photography. This is very tempting when you are working to a budget but it doesn't always pay off.

In this digital age it is easy to forget that copyright is always attached to a photographer's or artist's work. A customer commissioning a photographer to create wedding or portrait photographs is paying for the time taken to create the images and process them afterwards.

With so many North East wedding photographers around these days, it can be quite daunting choosing the right photographer. Also, with wedding day budgets getting bigger and bigger, sometimes it's the photography budget that gets cut. Nearly everyone knows someone who is "keen on photography" and would do it for a fraction of the price of a professional. But consider the points brought up below.

~ First and foremost, you need someone you feel comfortable with, as your photographer will be present for most of your special day.