Original Art Photography

22/02/2024

New episodes on the way soon for the Focused Professional podcast... Catch up on any you've missed so far and follow along to keep up to date: https://focusedprofessional.podbean.com/ We've already had some great conversations with Scott Johnson and Hanna Neret. Who will be next?

Equipping & supporting professional photographers to run their businesses

06/03/2023

Is it a good idea to put your prices on your website? The answer is of course "it depends".... But, is it right for you? Get some insights to help from my new article:

Price lists can be dangerous, but they can also be great. How do you know if you should reveal your hand and have one displayed on your website? Why You Must Know Your Prices If you are making a living from your photography, then you have to work out some kind of pricing model. Yes, you could just g...

03/03/2023

Want control & creativity? Try Tilt Shift!

Why tilt shift lenses may be the perfect tool for your product photography due to the increased control they provide.

17/02/2023

Fake the outdoor summer look indoors! This tutorial shows you how you can make indoor scenes look like they were shot outdoors. Also includes tips on building your own beach

No sun? No problem! Fake natural light in the studio. Bringing the Outdoors Indoors The weather doesn’t always play along for photoshoots. It can make scheduling outdoor sessions really difficult and sometimes causes us to call things off at the last minute. If we are hoping for bright sunshine in...

10/02/2023

If you want to create nuanced, classy lighting for products and still life then take a look at my Superclass at The Societies of Photographers Convention in March. Limited places so book early to avoid missing out

**Convention 2023**

Advanced Product Photography Lighting Superclass with Joe Lenton Joe Lenton Advertising Photographer & CGI Artist

In this Superclass you will learn how to create sophisticated lighting for product photography with techniques that can easily be carried across genres.

Book Now https://thesocieties.net/convention/speakers/joe-lenton/

09/02/2023

How might CGI be friend rather than foe?

CGI is usually associated with movies, but it has its place in photography too. In fact, you create elaborate and creative backgrounds for your shoots using CGI software. Create Anything For Free (Well Almost) Looking for a creative tool to add to your photography without spending a fortune? CGI cou...

07/02/2023

How do you approach composition? Are you still stuck using the "rule" of thirds? Read my article to find a better way to be more creative and more effective

We spend years at school learning to read and write text: the meanings of words, what happens when you put them together, how to make yourself more easily understood, methods for convincing others of your point of view, etc. But for many of us, images and visual language are left for us to work out....

06/02/2023

Learn advanced product lighting techniques at my Superclass in March!

12/05/2022

Testing out some ideas for future product photography workshops with drinks from

01/04/2022

If you want to take your Photoshop skills further for free then you might be interested in the upcoming Photoshop Summit. You can pay to watch again in the future or just watch during the Summit for free. Might be worth taking a look at what is on offer:

https://www.pssummit.com/

I'm not a part of this, just thought it might be useful for you!

In April of 2020 we held the first-ever Photoshop Virtual Summit. By all accounts it was a great success, and we received many messages of thanks – and lots of "when is the next one?" emails. We followed that with the second edition in November 2020, and now I'm so pleased to announce the Photosho...

03/02/2022

After a long break it will be good to get back to teaching group workshops again. If you aren't already familiar with The Societies of Photographers then do take a look at them and the convention coming up in a few weeks. There's something for almost any genre of photography.

In the meantime I am back to doing one to one sessions. Considering what styles of workshop to do next. What would you like to do? Please put suggestions in the comments. Thanks!

07/09/2020

One more sample demo shot taken at our outdoor portrait photography workshop on Saturday with Lindsey Ann. Walls are very handy for portraits