Photography Courses Archives | https://www.loveyourlens.co.uk/tag/photography-courses/ Mon, 23 Mar 2026 16:57:06 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.10 https://www.loveyourlens.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/cropped-jane-logo-love-your-lens-32x32.png Photography Courses Archives | https://www.loveyourlens.co.uk/tag/photography-courses/ 32 32 5 tips for a successful and fun family photo shoot https://www.loveyourlens.co.uk/5-family-photo-shoot-tips/ https://www.loveyourlens.co.uk/5-family-photo-shoot-tips/#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2016 12:45:04 +0000 https://www.loveyourlens.co.uk/?p=2270 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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]]> https://www.loveyourlens.co.uk/guided-photography-walk/feed/ 0 New camera? Why you need to get off AUTO. https://www.loveyourlens.co.uk/why-you-should-get-off-auto-on-your-new-camera/ https://www.loveyourlens.co.uk/why-you-should-get-off-auto-on-your-new-camera/#respond Wed, 30 Dec 2015 14:46:34 +0000 https://www.loveyourlens.co.uk/?p=1952 Had a new camera for Christmas?If you are one of the lucky people who have been given your first D-SLR or mirrorless camera as a gift this Christmas, you are probably part excited and part apprehensive about getting to grips with it. Whilst it's fine to use it on AUTO for a while and enjoy the feeling of […]

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]]> https://www.loveyourlens.co.uk/why-you-should-get-off-auto-on-your-new-camera/feed/ 0 Photo Composition Rules: Balance https://www.loveyourlens.co.uk/photo-composition-rules-balance/ https://www.loveyourlens.co.uk/photo-composition-rules-balance/#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2015 12:15:26 +0000 https://www.loveyourlens.co.uk/?p=1706   This is quite a tricky composition rule to explain and it’s one that we probably apply unconsciously, as our minds seek balance in images and art. A balanced image feels right, pleasing and stable. In a balanced image there is perhaps some symmetry and the main subjects have equal weight or importance in the shot.   An image […]

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]]> https://www.loveyourlens.co.uk/photo-composition-rules-balance/feed/ 4 Superzoom lenses – are they the right choice for you? https://www.loveyourlens.co.uk/superzoom-lenses-are-they-the-right-choice-for-you/ https://www.loveyourlens.co.uk/superzoom-lenses-are-they-the-right-choice-for-you/#respond Mon, 21 Sep 2015 17:27:06 +0000 https://www.loveyourlens.co.uk/?p=1663 I often find myself recommending “superzoom” lenses to students on Love Your Lens courses and one to one lessons and thought it might be useful to take a closer look at them. First off, what does “superzoom” mean? The term is commonly used to describe a lens that goes from a wide view to a […]

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]]> https://www.loveyourlens.co.uk/superzoom-lenses-are-they-the-right-choice-for-you/feed/ 0 10 things to photograph this Autumn – [1] TREES https://www.loveyourlens.co.uk/how-to-photograph-trees-in-autumn/ https://www.loveyourlens.co.uk/how-to-photograph-trees-in-autumn/#comments Mon, 29 Sep 2014 18:02:06 +0000 https://www.loveyourlens.co.uk/?p=753 I LOVE Autumn (or Fall, for our friends across the pond!). Summer is fab while it lasts but around the start of September I yearn to wear fleecy jumpers and knitted hats, to walk through woodland, seeing my breath as white clouds, kicking through fiery coloured leaves with my wellies, spotting weird fungi on tree stumps and […]

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]]> https://www.loveyourlens.co.uk/how-to-photograph-trees-in-autumn/feed/ 4 From snapshots to great shots in 7 steps. https://www.loveyourlens.co.uk/from-snapshots-to-great-shots-in-7-steps/ https://www.loveyourlens.co.uk/from-snapshots-to-great-shots-in-7-steps/#comments Thu, 19 Jun 2014 18:10:09 +0000 https://www.loveyourlens.co.uk/?p=593 I am often asked how you get from snapshots to great shots. Some people assume that I can take good pictures because I have expensive cameras and lenses. I tell them that I have a great oven but my cooking is awful… So it’s not about kit. You can take great photos with a camera […]

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]]> https://www.loveyourlens.co.uk/from-snapshots-to-great-shots-in-7-steps/feed/ 4 A few more holiday photos (& some top tips) https://www.loveyourlens.co.uk/holiday-photos/ https://www.loveyourlens.co.uk/holiday-photos/#comments Wed, 04 Jun 2014 17:51:08 +0000 https://www.loveyourlens.co.uk/?p=535 Our little cornish break came to an end all to soon, but I managed to squeeze in a quick trip to Glendurgan, a National Trust garden, on the last morning. Miraculously I was able to drag Abii out of bed and persuaded her to come with me (anything was preferable to packing). This is a garden more about […]

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]]> https://www.loveyourlens.co.uk/holiday-photos/feed/ 16 How to get blurred backgrounds in photos – with the aid of some meerkats – “simples!” (Part 2 – Focal Length) https://www.loveyourlens.co.uk/get-blurred-backgrounds-photos-aid-meerkats-simples-part-2-focal-length/ https://www.loveyourlens.co.uk/get-blurred-backgrounds-photos-aid-meerkats-simples-part-2-focal-length/#comments Fri, 16 May 2014 17:05:16 +0000 https://www.loveyourlens.co.uk/?p=416 In Part 1 we looked at how Aperture plays a big role in how to get blurred backgrounds in photos. Low f/numbers (large apertures) give us a narrow depth of field and high f/numbers result in a wider depth of field. This sounds pretty straight forward, but like lots of techie things it’s not quite […]

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]]> https://www.loveyourlens.co.uk/get-blurred-backgrounds-photos-aid-meerkats-simples-part-2-focal-length/feed/ 2 How to get blurred backgrounds in photos – with the aid of some meerkats – “simples!” (Part 1 – Aperture) https://www.loveyourlens.co.uk/get-blurred-backgrounds-photos/ https://www.loveyourlens.co.uk/get-blurred-backgrounds-photos/#comments Thu, 15 May 2014 18:51:05 +0000 https://www.loveyourlens.co.uk/?p=402 How to get blurred backgrounds in photos is high on the list for people who want to take better images and it’s one of the things that distinguishes good pictures from snapshots. It can be easy to achieve but if you really want to understand what you are doing and how to control the amount of blur, you should read […]

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