by Katie | Jun 27, 2019 | Behind The Magic, Latest Updates, Weddings
Once upon a time when I was young, I was a girl guide, and the motto we followed, just like the Scouts was ‘Be Prepared’. This is something that follows through with me to this day and one of the things I therefore carry on me at all my weddings is my... 
by Katie | Apr 10, 2019 | Behind The Magic, Equestrian, Latest Updates
Every business has a product, it may be a physical object or alternatively a service, and to make that product successful in the current digital age imagery is essential. Although it is possible to take an image with a phone, it is rarely a well lit balanced photo... 
by Katie | Oct 25, 2018 | Behind The Magic, Latest Updates
When I started with digital photography I bought everything new, cameras, lenses, everything. Within a couple of years I learnt that is actually quite short sighted and expensive. Sure if you can afford it then feel free and go right ahead and buy new, but if not... 
by Katie | May 31, 2018 | Behind The Magic, Equestrian, Latest Updates, Weddings
Light is vital for taking photographs. If we had our own way as photographers, we would only utilise venues and times of the day when the light is ideal, but more often than not we don’t have perfect light, and instead we need to deal with what we have.... 
by Katie | May 22, 2018 | Behind The Magic, Latest Updates, Weddings
It is becoming increasingly common for couples on a budget to ask family members or friends to be their photographer. That person may well be accomplished in another area of photography already, or may just be a happy amateur with ‘a nice camera’, either... 
by Katie | Mar 13, 2018 | Behind The Magic, Latest Updates
The recent snow allowed me to satisfy one of my bucket list photo shoots, namely horses in the snow. The last decent snow fall I experienced was about 6 years ago, and I was unable to tick it off my list then, but this year I was able to take full advantage whilst... 
by Katie | Feb 13, 2018 | Behind The Magic, Equestrian, Latest Updates
Every creative person whether an artist, author, photographer or otherwise has sources of inspiration. Those sources could be anything and I really do mean anything. Personally I have a collection of sources that I regularly utilise in different ways. Now I will start... 
by Katie | Feb 6, 2018 | Behind The Magic, Equestrian, Other Events, Weddings
I’m often asked about my workflow for editing a photo shoot so let me take you on a whistlestop tour of what I do from taking the photos to delivering the final images. In general I edit photo shoots in the order they take place. The slight exception is weddings... 
by Katie | Jan 30, 2018 | Behind The Magic, Equestrian, Latest Updates
The majority of the time I only aim to take one photo at a time but occasionally I will take a few successive frames which when merged together can make a great sequence. The keys to making a good sequence are to be relatively side on to the fence, so you can record...