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 [...]
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 [...]
Olga has sent in this very tender photo of her friend’s daughter Dasha reflected in a mirror. Olga had just finished doing a photo-shoot of Dasha and had put her camera away when she saw the opportunity for this photo and pulled it out quickly to grab the shot. Olga is a very keen and [...]
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.
