Photography insights for businesses
Advice, ideas and real stories to help you get more from professional photography.
Whether you’re a business owner after headshots that don’t look like everyone else’s, or a brand pulling its visual identity together, you’ll find practical advice and real examples from shoots across St Albans and London.
The Pink Elephant: personal branding and food photography for Ian Henderson’s charcuterie boxes in St Albans
Ian Henderson of The Pink Elephant makes charcuterie boxes that look as extraordinary as they taste. Here is how personal branding photography and food photography work together to tell the full story of a creative food business in St Albans.
Composite photography – how I built one impossible image from dozens of real ones
I wanted one photograph that showed everything: the chaos, the effort, the mad energy of an obstacle race ramp. The single frame was never going to do it. So I built one instead. Here is how composite photography, a camera strap and a World War Z reference produced the image I was after.
You are not failing, you are refining: a creative mindset for photographers
Creativity thrives on experimentation, not perfection. A simple mindset shift, borrowed from James Clear's Atomic Habits, that changes how you approach every shoot, every project, and every creative block.
Why it’s not always about the perfect camera
A helicopter, a stone bridge, a point-and-shoot camera, and a boulder I didn't see coming. A story about presence over perfection.
Found signs and creative sparks – how the unexpected fuels better photography
While out running through the countryside, I stumbled on a surreal little scene – a pile of road signs pointing in all directions, abandoned in the long grass. It made me stop and reflect on how inspiration often comes from the most unexpected places. This post is a reminder that creative detours are sometimes the most rewarding part of the journey.