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How to take First Day at School photos

Jane Love Your Lens — Tue, 27 Aug 2019 14:06:41 +0000

It’s almost that time of year again isn’t it? Instagram and Facebook will soon be filled with photos of children dressed in brand new, too big school uniforms, shiny, un-scuffed black shoes and they will be stood awkwardly in front of a door (causing much hilarity as we see yet another cute #frontdoorpic). It’s such […]

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5 tips for a successful and fun family photo shoot

Jane Love Your Lens — Thu, 10 Nov 2016 12:45:04 +0000

5 family photo shoot tips We all want lovely photographs of our family don’t we? And as our children grow older, we can foresee the day when they will have left home to pursue lives of their own. This was the case with this lovely family, where the oldest daughter will be heading off to […]

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10 things to photograph this Autumn – [3] HALLOWE’EN

Jane Love Your Lens — Thu, 23 Oct 2014 18:39:32 +0000

Like it or not Hallowe’en is growing in popularity every year and if your children are anything like mine, the opportunity to dress up and be allowed to accept sweets from complete strangers is the ultimate in fun. Their costumes get more elaborate each year, as do the decorations in our house, even spreading out […]

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Behind the scenes of a very special styled photo shoot

Jane Love Your Lens — Wed, 13 Aug 2014 10:48:14 +0000

When Sarah Gardner of Sarah Gardner Photography put out feelers via her Facebook Group as to whether anyone would be interested in a collaborative styled photo shoot with our teenage daughters, I jumped at the chance. It took all of two seconds to persuade Abii; the mention of hair stylist and make up artist did […]

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How to take better photos with a compact camera

Jane Love Your Lens — Wed, 28 May 2014 15:24:10 +0000

Most of the images in my “how to” blogs are taken using a professional level D-SLR and some pretty fancy lenses and I imagine I can hear people saying, “well, she’s got expensive kit, no wonder her pictures are good!” I can’t deny that good equipment does improve photo quality, although you have to know […]

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How to photograph babies indoors – capturing the every day stuff

Jane Love Your Lens — Mon, 12 May 2014 16:24:19 +0000

Photographs of your baby beautifully dressed in your favourite outfit, with a shiny clean face and huge smile are fantastic and they are the pictures that end up in frames around the house. However, some of our favourite moments may not be “frame-worthy” but are still very special and the ones that make us laugh every time […]

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