The McFade Blog
Tips, stories, case studies and behind-the-scenes posts from 14+ years of photographing Yorkshire businesses.
Manchester Street Photography Workshop
Manchester – Street and Architecture Having cancelled the first Manchester workshop due to Hurricane winds…
Flamborough Head, Humber Bridge and Bridlington
Humber Bridge, Bridlington and Flamborough Head We had a great day for our 2022 trip…
Portrait Photography Workshop 2 – Leeds Uni
Part 2 – Composition The portrait class of 2022 met at Leeds university this time…
Portraits Beginners Workshop 2022
Absolute Beginners Workshop After a 3-year break it was fantastic to get back to to…
What difference 12 months makes?
The 12 Month Test
How to shoot and edit extra-long exposures with a 10-stop filter
In advance of our Manchester workshop, where I was going to show the delegates…
4 FAST Retouching Tools which Won’t Break Client’s Banks!
Can you Photoshop me???? How Much £££ !!!!????? That’s our most commonly asked question and…
LIGHTROOM TIPS: Making subjects jump off the screen!
Have you been a walk this winter and photographed dead plants, twigs or leaves on…
CASE STUDY: CQR Cables Factory Photoshoot – Wirral
CQR Factory Photoshoot Case Study This project was commissioned to make new marketing images for…
CASE STUDY: Clearsite Solutions New Brand Photography
Clearsite Solutions Brand Photography in Bristol Direct answer: This shoot for Clearsite Solutions in Bristol…
Can you photoshop me?
Anybody who photographs “normal people” will hear this question – every single shoot! It’s our…
Supercharge your Editing with new LIGHTROOM MASKS
Lightroom just changed its selective editing tools into one new mega-powerful suite, called “masking”. It’s…
Is DXO the ultimate RAW Editor?
For years I’ve read about this mythical software called DxO and its magical ability to…
Andy at Eggborough
If you set up a camera tripod and flashes outside an operational power station, it…
6 Ways to Bring Industrial Processes to Life with Creative Imagery
6 Tips for Photographing Industrial Processes Direct answer: Good industrial process photography starts with knowing…
Stretch and Burn – Lifestyle Shoot
Fitness Photography in the Pennines We helped an amazing local brand who create sustainable, limited…
How to Get Started as a Model – The Test Shoot
How do you get started in this industry? I’m sure you’ve seen some of the…
A tour of the Yorkshire Dales
The yorkshire dales are pretty stunning – rolling green hills with limestone edges and pavements,…
Saltaire, Bradford – A Virtual Drone Tour
Saltaire Bradford – A World Heritage Site A World Heritage Site in Bradford, Saltaire is…
Drone Virtual Tours…
An Accidental Find So I was looking for a way to host and view 360-degree…
Drone Photos for Civil Engineering
Aarsleff’s Project in Chesterfield Ground engineering specialists, Aarsleff, have created this huge retaining wall for…


