A lot of our clients like to have their children photographed at regular intervals, every two, three or more years. There are also a few that like to have it done every year. I made this little video up of one family that have been coming to us for the last nine years. Although we [...]
Every so often someone sends in a photo that I find really hard to comment on as there just isn’t anything wrong with it. This week Ainsley has given me a hard time by sending in this incredibly cute pic of Poppy. Poppy is sitting on the bed with a lovely expression, looking really happy [...]
We have just had a wonderful week staying in a traditional Black House on South Uist in the Outer Hebrides. With only room for two it is the ultimate romantic getaway and although the weather looked unpromising when we arrived we did have a few days of glorious sunshine and found one of the most [...]
Katie, who is sixteen, has sent in this tender photograph of her cousin, Max. It is a lovely capture of a slightly truculent four year old, obviously in a domestic setting with lots and lots of colour. Katie likes Max’s cute expression but thinks he gets a bit lost in the distracting background. Personally it [...]
While looking at Facebook yesterday I noticed that one of my friends had become a Fan of the Dear Photographer Page. I clicked on it out of curiosity and was surprised to see how effective a simple idea could be. The site consists of old photos that people hold out in front of them to [...]
Well that has to be the closest competition yet. From quite early on Coco had a commanding lead but Zoe leapt past her a few days ago and that spurred them both on. From then on they were leapfrogging over each other with never more than a handful of votes in it. This continued right [...]
Here is a selection of the pics I took of our American friend’s children when we were on our annual trip this year. We had a great time mainly due to the wonderful hospitality shown to us. That means of course that Lesley and I are now on strict diets. We always really enjoying seeing [...]
Michelle has sent me this very tender photograph of her four year old twins. The expressions and stances shows the already developing and differing character of the boys. This is a beautifully taken shot but I feel it could be improved with a little bit of post-processing to make it even more captivating. I will [...]
Ask anyone over the age of forty and they will tell you how quickly life passes by. I still remember as a child the long summer holidays that never seemed to end and the desire to be ever older in my teenage years. Now everything seems to come too quickly with never enough time to [...]
The photo in this tip doesn’t really have a fault in it but I have chosen it to show the difference the background makes to what you are trying to say in a picture. Christina is a very accomplished photographer, especially as she has only been doing it seriously for the last two years. As [...]
Ken Sharp is a family photographer who creates classic, natural family portraits for clients in London and Glasgow. Follow Ken's blog for regular news, competitions and portrait photography tips.
