Composition

Breaking the Rules: Unconventional Composition Techniques for Unique Visual Impact

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Breaking the Rules: Unconventional Composition Techniques for Unique Visual Impact Embrace Creativity: Unleashing the Power of Unconventional Composition Techniques Photography is an art form that allows you to express your creativity and capture unique moments. While there are standard composition rules, breaking them can lead to visually stunning and impactful photographs. In this blog, we …

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Creating Depth: Understanding the Importance of Foreground, Middleground, and Background

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Creating Depth: Understanding the Importance of Foreground, Middleground, and Background Introduction Composition plays a vital role in photography, allowing you to create visually captivating images that draw viewers into your world. I think of it like a story or movie, a beginning, a middle and the ending… that’s the visual journey we want to create …

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Leading Lines: How to Use Lines and Paths for Powerful Composition

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When it comes to photography composition, leading lines can be a powerful tool to guide the viewer’s eye and create visually captivating images. By strategically incorporating lines and paths into your composition, you can add depth, create a sense of movement, and enhance the overall impact of your photographs. In this guide, we’ll explore how …

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The Power of Symmetry: Exploring Balance and Harmony in Photography

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In photography, symmetry is a compositional technique that involves creating balance and harmony by dividing an image into two equal or nearly equal parts. Symmetry can bring a sense of order, tranquility, and visual appeal to your photographs. Understanding and utilizing this powerful technique can elevate your photography to new heights. In this guide, we …

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3 of The Wonderful Waterfalls of Wensleydale

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Wensleydale, located in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, is a picturesque valley filled with stunning landscapes and natural wonders. One of the most captivating features of this region is the numerous waterfalls that cascade down its rocky terrain. For photographers looking to capture the beauty and power of these waterfalls, Wensleydale provides …

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Using the Godox AD600 on My First Post-Lockdown Model Photoshoot!

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Back in Action with the Godox AD600: A Post-Lockdown Location Portrait Photography Session It’s been donkey’s years, but I finally got back behind the lens with my long-time collaborator and model, Andy Taylor Boocock. Picking a spot in Leeds was like choosing your favourite biscuit—difficult, but ultimately rewarding. So, I packed my Godox AD600 and …

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Summer Night Photography Workshops – 2018 Review

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Another series of Photography Workshops drew to an end in Manchester on the 26th September. It seems like ages since we started on our beginners evening in Leeds, which turned out to be the only evening where it rained! 2018 was amazingly dry and hot – it made the whole 10 workshops a joy.  So …

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Bookings “go though the roof” with McFade Photos

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A New Look Pays Off!   Having recently opened an events space in Leeds, our client needed some fresh shots to promote it. So we created some of our “special HDR images” of Lambert’s Yard – using a mix of angles and styles to show the features, and sell the place as a modern, warm, fun, city centre venue to hold …

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Lightroom Landscape Workflow – 3 Minute Mono!

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Last Ditch Pitstop! The Dales Experience workshop was somewhat spoiled by ice – the 3 roads to get to our favourite spots were impassible! So rather than panic, we grabbed loads of great shots elsewhere and on the way back to base, I remembered these trees on the side of the road near Airton I …

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Free Lightroom Tips and Photo Critique – Week 6

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Free Lightroom Tips and Photo Critique – Week 6 This weeks Lightroom tips…. This week we had 5 photos uploaded, a nice mix of subjects including a lancaster bomber, river and York scene. Main tips are on image editing and losing quality through excessive noise reduction, cropping and vignetting. Free, anonymous Lightroom Tips – Submit now …

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Yorkshire Photo Locations – West Burton Force

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Wensleydale’s Easy Access Waterfall Looking for an easy to shoot Yorkshire Photo Location? You can park and look at this waterfall from the car… it’s that easy to see! A real gem of a waterfall, like another great Yorkshire Photo Location, High Force, it cascades over a large fault in the rock. It creates this …

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Night Photography Workshops in Leeds

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The most complete night photography workshop series in Leeds today? Does your camera go into hibernation over winter? Join our Night Photography Workshops in Leeds. Embrace the dark to create amazing images! We’ve listened to your feedback from the recent survey. People wanted…. a “collaborative” approach, one where we learn from each other to know more …

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Yorkshire Landscape Photographers…. is Gordale Scar Impossible to Capture?

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[singlepic id=259 w=700 h=700 float=center] Gordale Scar…. Can you do it justice? Going around “that corner” for the first time and seeing inside Gordale Scar is breathtaking. It’s as near as we get to Yosemite Valley in Yorkshire! The pleasant, flat walk along side the burbling stream doesn’t really prepare you for cavernous geological marvel that awaits …

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Brass Musician – Training Shoot

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McFade Training’s Brass Night at the Lyric April’s taster session saw delegates return to the amazing venue that is the Lyric Cinema. This month we ventured away from the main auditorium into the more abandoned looking areas around the projector rooms – the prefect backdrop. Chris Colbran and Sam Houghton were the subjects this time, both professional musicians working in many bands …

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Light….

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Photography, when roughly translated from the original Greek, means “writing with light”. You may have known that already, but when you think about it, it doesn’t really mention “subject” or “composition”, or anything technical about the camera. It’s just the recording of “light”. One of the points we make on the “Discover” workshops is to …

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Everyone hates having their portrait taken…… at first

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Out of your comfort zone Unless you are a model, you are completely out of your comfort zone. No one has a camera pointing at them, like a sniper, in normal life. You will be uncomfortable. So the photographers adds in all the lights flashing, other unfamiliar gizmos like reflectors, snoots and softboxes, and then puts you in …

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