Tag: Portraits
Shadow & Light Monthly #20
Shadow & Light is a list of curated photography stories, features, techniques, news and inspiration that I’ve come across this month.
This month we look at a beautiful series of portraits capturing motherhood during the pandemic and shoot with a 145 year old lens. We see how the Kodak Brownie made photography accessible and delve into the stunning cinematic photography of photographer Liam Wong.
Shadow & Light Monthly #19
Shadow & Light is a list of curated photography stories, features, techniques, news and inspiration that I’ve come across this month.
This month we look at the design philosophy behind Hasselblad’s latest camera and see the winners from the 2021 Sony World Photography Awards. We see how one photographer has documented their life with Bipolar Disorder and a beautiful short film by Leica.
Shadow & Light Monthly #18
Shadow & Light is a list of curated photography stories, features, techniques, news and inspiration that I’ve come across this month.
This month we take a behind the scenes look at how Ilford film is made and see how the classic Polaroid SX-70 is influencing a new instant camera. We see interviews with analogue photographers and try street portraits with the most inappropriate equipment.
Pre-Lockdown family photography session at Temple Newsam
Before the latest COVID-19 lockdown came into effect I was able to kick-off 2021 with a family session at Temple Newsam in Leeds.
Shadow & Light Monthly #16
Shadow & Light is a list of curated photography stories, features, techniques, news and inspiration that I’ve come across this month.
This month we visit the ‘Camera Guardian’ of Hong Kong and see images from an incredible 28 hour open water swim. We learn more about how Olympic photographers capture iconic moments and we see how one animal shelter has taken an unusual photographic route to encourage adoption.
Autumn family photoshoot in Leeds
Last weekend I had the pleasure of shooting a family photoshoot in a beautiful woodland setting absolutely packed with autumn colour.
Shadow & Light Monthly #14
Shadow & Light is a list of curated photography stories, features, techniques, news and inspiration that I’ve come across this month.
This month we look at an incredibly powerful project documenting a grandmother’s descent into Alzheimer’s and consider the lost art of craftsmanship in photography. We discover how an old shoebox of negatives helped a woman learn more about her late father and see how one guy somehow managed to attach a telephoto lens to his Gameboy.
Couple photoshoot with Cameron & Heather
A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of shooting a couple photoshoot for Cameron and Heather. It was quite a challenging shoot due to some particularly bad light. Here’s how I dealt with it.
Couple photoshoot turns into unexpected engagement shoot
Last month I had the pleasure of shooting a session with an unexpected twist. What started as a regular couple photoshoot in Leeds turned into an engagement shoot!
Two families, one photography session
I had a really fun time earlier this month shooting two families who were on holiday together.
They were spending a few days in Leeds on their way up to Scotland and asked me if I could capture some natural images of them together. Usually with family photography sessions I’m shooting a single family so I was quite excited by the challenge of shooting a larger group.
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I'm Simon Wiffen, an award-winning photographer, husband, dog owner, record collector and dad of three.
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