When you’re researching photographers you may well come across some who describe themselves as ‘natural light photographers’ or who say that they shoot ‘exclusively with natural light.’ So what does it mean, and how does a natural light photographer differ from someone who doesn’t describe themselves this way? Is one better than the other? In this article I’m going to…
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In May I spent a lovely morning photographing this family in Richmond Park. When they first contacted me to arrange their shoot, mum and dad knew that they wanted to have their photographs outdoors. And as we talked it became apparent that greenery and flowers would be the perfect backdrop for their photo shoot. After discussing some different ideas, they…
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Some of the most common questions I’m asked by prospective clients are “can I keep all the images?”, and “do you give me the copyright?” I can completely understand why these questions get asked – photography copyright can seem complicated, and it does seem counter-intuitive that anyone else should own the copyright of photographs of your family that you have…
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Hiring a professional newborn photographer to photograph your new baby is an investment – something you could spend hundreds or thousands of pounds on. When you only see the photographer for a few hours at the time of the shoot, and for an hour afterwards to view the photographs you might think that the price is expensive. So why does…
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One of the most common questions I’m asked before a client books a newborn photo shoot with me is “Do I need to decide what to order now?” The short answer is most definitely not. I don’t expect any of my clients to choose what they will buy until they’ve seen the photographs after the shoot. In this blog post…
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Perhaps you’ve chosen some photographs of your own that you’d like to print and display at home, or have purchased digital files from a professional photographer to print yourself. Either way one of the first questions you’re likely to have is what size should I print my photos? The short answer is that it depends, and the long answer is…
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When you’re investigating your options for a family photo shoot, one of the questions you may have is why do photographers charge so much for prints? After all, if you can go and print a photo yourself for pennies online why do photographers charge much, much more? In this post I’m going to take a look at two factors that…
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Did you have a camera as a child? I can still remember my first one. A black, rectangular 110mm film camera. Each of the long film rolls had 24 exposures, and after a family holiday my parents would send it off to have the film developed and printed….whilst I waited in anticipation of seeing the photos! Today our children have…
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So you’ve booked your mini session and are excited to soon have some new, up-to-date family photographs. You may already know what you will do with the photographs after the shoot, but for many families it’s not until they see the photographs after the session that they decide what they will do with them. Even then, the decision can be…
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To find out more, book a shoot or just ask a question please do get in touch.
Clare Murthy Photography, East Molesey, Surrey. KT8 9HU.
Telephone: 07522 760530
E-mail: clare@claremurthy.com
