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Caring what other people think of your work can be a hard thing to wrestle with when starting out in photography. In fact, it can be a tricky thing at any point along the photography journey. But the power to make it easier lies in your hands. Do You Value Every Like? Do you value […]
Head shot photography can be straightforward or wildly complicated. Head shots are simple, right? Photographing someone’s head and shoulders in an office, arms crossed, perhaps a bit of a slanted ‘professional looking’ angle. Done. Unfortunately not. There can be a huge amount involved with head shots, many questions to ask and answer. The variables, choices […]
This February saw Composed Images provide a number of businesses with event photography and award ceremony photography in and around Cardiff and Newport. You should never stop trying to learn, improve and hone your craft – particularly when it calls on you to be flexible and think on your feet, sometimes under no small amount […]
Hairdressers in Cardiff are not my area of expertise. I have never been one for funky haircuts and hipster styles. I have never intentionally buttoned a shirt right to the top without a tie. I don’t have many checked shirts or any skinny jeans. I have no tattoos and my facial hair is weak. As […]
Workflows can be tough. If you have multiple disparate stages of carrying out any task, then you have a frankly excessive amount of questions to answer. What method is best? Which is quickest? Can I combine any two stages? Can I cut out any stages? How does this one affect that one? What’s the simplest and […]
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Should photographers specialise?
24th July 2013
by Mark Hawkins
“You should consider specialising in one field of photography”. This is often given as advice to young photographers by veteran photographers who have been around a bit, and it should carry some weight. It troubles me, though, whenever I hear or read it, or if I’m asked a question about my specialism. I wonder how […]