Photographers: hands up who routinely cleans their lenses? I admit it; I don't. If I spot something really obvious I'll give it a quick wipe with a lens cloth. After processing a recent shot though, I think I'll have to change my ways. For comparison, here is the shot before and after I'd cloaned out the muck and spots in Photoshop. The spots are quite visible across the top of the image. I was quite annoyed when I saw it to be honest and I'll make sure I don't make the same

I've used my new home studio setup once or twice but not had a good chance to test it out thoroughly so we did a quick portrait shoot with the kids just before Christmas. I've got a few different backdrops yet to try out, but they're all huge, and I'm using two continuous 135w 5500 daylight lamps. I set up in the girl's bedroom as there wasn't enough room in the living room while the Christmas tree was up! I'm glad I got a shot of the two of them together standing still! It w

Recently, a few people have asked me what I consider to be the best places to get married in Sheffield. So this is a list of my top five wedding venues in Sheffield. 1. Sheffield Town Hall The Town Hall is a classic wedding venue. Despite feeling a little like a wedding conveyor belt at the height of wedding season, it's great to have the tradition that goes along with it. And with some rather grand aricitecture inside, there are some stunning photo opportunities to be had. G