A LITTLE LIGHT. A LITTLE CONNECTION. SOMETHING TO KEEP.
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SHAWSHOTS / A LITTLE READING

LIGHT, COLOUR & CRAFT

The visual notebook

Ways of looking at photographs: light, colour, connection and the details in between.

Read a photograph slowly

Start with the first thing your eye notices. Then look at the edges, the background and the space between people or objects. What keeps your attention in the frame? Understanding why an image works is often more useful than trying to reproduce its surface style.

Think in sequences

A close detail, a wider scene and a quiet in-between moment can tell a more complete story together. When choosing photographs for a small collection, give each frame a role. Repetition can establish a rhythm, but an image that adds nothing new may not need to stay.

A place for visual ideas

The notebook brings together our guides to weddings, portraits and photographic craft. Illustrative imagery accompanies the writing; it is not presented as a record of commissioned client work. Use the ideas to refine your own way of seeing.

FOLLOW YOUR CURIOSITY

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