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Canon mirrorless vs DSLR

The long-awaited release of a Canon full-frame mirrorless! How does the EOS R stack up against the EOS 5D Mark IV? Here are the key points and differences that I go through: Form Factor Functionality Vari-angle LCD Screen Electronic Viewfinder Touch-and-Drag Auto Focus Lens Control Ring Compatibility

On the hunt for a Creative Marketing Intern!

Are you a motivated mover and shaker?Well, I have an exciting opportunity that might be right up your alley. As you may know, I am many rounds deep into running my online photography course, PHOTOGRAPHY 101 with GEMMA PEANUT.My course is all about learning how to master manual mode photography on a Digital SLR camera […]

Taking that leap into becoming a pro photographer

So you’ve been toying around with the idea of going pro…but you just can’t quite leave the starting gates. Look, it’s scary and there are so many things that can go wrong. I hear ya – trust me. I’ve been there. The thing is, you can keep shooting for free until the cows come home because […]

The full-frame vs. crop-sensor discussion

One of the terms you’ll hear people throwing around is crop sensor and full-frame sensor. You might be scratching your head, wondering, “what the heck is the difference and why does it matter?” Abiding by my no tech-speak rule, I’m going to give you an actually decipherable understanding of both. To put it simply… The […]

The game-changing flash all wedding photographers need to have

NEWSFLASH! Canon have released a brand-spankin-new flash, the Speedlite 470EX-AI. And it’s not just any old flash but one with world-first auto-intelligent bounce technology. A mouthful, I know! What exactly does it mean? Watch the below video to find out…and see why I NEED this flash in my photography kit. SaveSave SaveSave

Top Tips for Photographing Your Kids

This blog post originally appeared on Zen Mumma No one wishes that their parents photographed them less. Take this from a second child who occupies about 5% in her mother’s album whilst my brother, the first-born, has about a million and one photos that he can look back on! So if you’re a mumma, avoid […]

4 Photography Tips to Level Up Your Blog

This blog post originally appeared on Blog Society As creatives, we can love our art so much that we may struggle to think of it as a business. It may even seem wrong to promote and sell it for monetary gain – but we all need to make a living and what better way than […]

Could You Give Up ONE Thing To Supercharge Your Productivity?

I’m going to be honest with you and will probably regret telling you this. I have a ridiculous addiction to a game called Candy Crush. (Ask my husband, it drives him nuts!) I can easily convert seconds into hours as my thumbs key wildly from level to level. One time, I casually joked to a friend […]