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    Bringing back the Lomo Effect Tutorial

    I recently published an article about a new set of actions that I have created - the Lomo effect action set and I have had a bunch of emails sent through to me asking for a tutorial, showing step by step how to achieve it, so here it is :)

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    Lomo Effect Action Set

    One thing that I miss so much is film photography. Its getting harder and harder to obtain film and to process it, but this isn’t a rant about the cost of processing film this is about how to recreate the lomo effect!

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    Selective Colour in Black and White Images Tutorial

    This seems like an easy thing to do but I’ve noticed that people are still asking about it So here’s how you can achieve this effect with this easy to follow tutorial. All the edits that you are doing are 100% none destructive, which means that you can...

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    Taking awesome photos: Part 3 – Basic Composition

    Ok so we have slugged through white balance and how to expose an image, now we are going to learn how to compose an image.

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    New AllyKatDesign Forum

    Feel free to come and have a look around, register, ask your questions and receive your answers! Make it your happy place that has all the answers that you seek :) See you there!

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    Shoot with Tiffany

      Last week I worked with Tiffany again, a model that I have worked with for about two years now. She is an absolute pleasure to work with and I always get amazing images with her These images have been minimally photoshopped as the lighting...

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    Latest Shoot

    A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure with shooting with the gorgeous Emily from Model Mayhem. It was a gangster styled shoot and also another chance for me to practise new lighting set ups. She was truly a wonderful inspiration to work with!

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    Creating Sin City Rain

    Definition of frustrating: trying to re create sin city rain and having to trawl through a bunch of useless tutorials that just say the same thing over and over again! Never fear loyal readers, I have perfected the perfect sin city rain effect. Here’s the...

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    From Studio to Finished Image

    I’ve received a lot of requests from people asking about my work flow and how to achieve the same results. I’m going to show you how to recreate this image: The hard work was done with my lighting set up in order to get the...

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    Jill Greenburg Backgrounds

    After a bit research, I have developed a range of Jill Greenburg Backgrounds that you can use to spice up your studio images. As you can see below, the huge effect the background of the image has. The mood can be warmer, colder, more professional,...

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