The Baby Photographer

Google+ Business Pages

Well it’s taken Google long enough but finally you can set-up your own business page on Google+. Thankfully you can manage and switch between your personal Google+ account and various business pages you set up. You can also choose to comment as your personal account or as your business page (mmmm, sounds familiar). If you already have a Google Places listing then by adding in…
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Photography Quick Tips

Photo Quick Tips #3 Move

I’ll share a little secret with you all……. the easiest way to get better pictures is to move. You have two options; Move yourself or move your subject. It’s really as simple as that but let me explain further…….. Move yourself This is not just about moving to get a better view at a wedding or standing up out of chair to get a…
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Mumpreneur Tips

Identifying a new target market

I’m continuing my weekly articles with a brand new series titled Mumpreneur Business Tips. I’ll be sharing a few ideas that might help you develop your own business. They’ll be everything from marketing to social media tips so I hope you’ll find something useful. I’ll be posting a different article every other week and if you’ve already enjoyed the Photo…
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Photography Quick Tips

Photo Quick Tips #2 Assume the position

This might be our 2nd photography quick tip but it’s the first thing was taught in my photography A level many moons ago…… how to stand and hold your camera when taking a picture. This might seem an obvious thing to point out but I’ve looked over my shoulder at weddings and you’re all guilty of bad photography posture! The advent of digital changed many…
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The Baby Photographer

Photography Training

It doesn’t matter how long you’ve worked in this business there’s always something new to learn. As I write this I’m traveling back across London on my way from a full day training course with photographer Ray Lowe. Ray has been working as a professional photography since before I was born so I’d be a fool not to jump at the chance to learn from him. There was…
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The Baby Photographer

Photography and education

A few weeks ago my brother in law received his highers results (Scottish A levels) via email at about 1am in the morning. Now he looking to take the next step in his education and this got me thinking about photography degree courses. I graduated from my photography degree over 10 years ago, having just missed out on a free higher education by 12 months. Back then University fees were…
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Photography Quick Tips

Photo Quick Tips #1 The Shutter Release Button

Every other week I’ll be sharing some photography basics to help you get great photos of your family. Quick tip #1 Understanding how your shutter release button works. Your shutter release (that big button on the top of your camera) is a wonderful device but not many people realise that it has two functions (actually it has a lot more but essentially it has to two step function) The…
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Photography Quick Tips

Photography quick tips

Starting next week and posting every other week I’ll be sharing some photography basics and quick tips to help you get great photos of your family. If you have any specific questions you’d like to ask then please feel free to drop me an email or send me a message on either Twitter @memorygate or via the London Mums Facebook Page I’ll be starting off really simple and…
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The Baby Photographer

Google+ for London Mums and business

It’s been a couple of months since Google launched their latest attempt at social networking and so far the numbers that have already joined speak for themselves. Will Google+ cause a Myspacing of Facebook? Who knows, but as someone who likes to embrace all sorts of new innovations I’ve spent the last few weeks dipping in and out of the social network. I photograph…
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The Baby Photographer

When is best to have photographs taken of your baby?

For those of you that are Daily Mail readers you might have come across the story in yesterdays paper looking at newborn baby photography. The images from Glasgow based photographers Yvonne Watt and Fiona Potter are certainly reminiscent of Anne Geddes but it’s a style of photography that has become very popular. Newborn baby with Anne Geddes dolls People are always asking me…
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