Simon Wiffen
Photography

Tag: Portraits

Shadow & Light Monthly #34

black white wildlife kristi odom

Shadow & Light is a list of curated photography stories, features, techniques, news and inspiration that I’ve come across this month.

In this month’s edition we see stunning black and white images capturing the beauty of wildlife and bold portraits celebrating the rich cultural history of Kenya. We delve into the Musée de l’Armée in Paris war photography archives and hear a symphony created from camera shutter clicks.

Lifestyle & portrait photography for Create Academy

Lisa Dawson, shot for her 'Introduction to Resourceful Interior Styling' course for Create Academy

I recently had the pleasure of working with Create Academy, producing photographic content to support their video training courses.

They got in touch needing a range of lifestyle and portrait photography to support their upcoming Introduction to Resourceful Interior Styling course they were filming with interiors blogger, writer and stylist Lisa Dawson.

Running a fun photography session in a special school

Staff portrait taken during session with Broomfield SILC

I recently had the pleasure of being invited to run a photography session at Broomfield South Specialist Inclusive Learning Centre.

How to deal with bad weather on a photoshoot

Finding some shelter from the rain under a tree

We always hope for fine weather for a shoot but sometimes the weather God’s choose not to play ball. In those situations it’s important you’re able to adapt to the conditions.

Shadow & Light Monthly #33

prince jeff katz

Shadow & Light is a list of curated photography stories, features, techniques, news and inspiration that I’ve come across this month.

In this month’s edition we find out what it’s like to be Prince’s personal photographer and look at life on the Tokyo subway in the 1980s. We look at a beautiful series of portraits documenting what love means for people with Down Syndrome and look at one photographer’s images of the people of San Francisco.

Shadow & Light Monthly #32

Kia Labeija's personal portrait of New York's ballroom scene

Shadow & Light is a list of curated photography stories, features, techniques, news and inspiration that I’ve come across this month.

In this month’s edition we take an intimate look at New York’s Ballroom scene and use CT scans to peer inside instant cameras. We visit the Kodak plant to see how their film is made and look back at 12 bizarre cameras of the past.

Shadow & Light Monthly #31

Nick Didlick - Olympic Photographer

Shadow & Light is a list of curated photography stories, features, techniques, news and inspiration that I’ve come across this month.

In this month’s edition we find out what it’s like to photograph the Olympics and look at the work of Linda McCartney. We look at stunning film-like images of Los Angeles and see what happens when you mount a 1916 lens onto a modern camera.

Shadow & Light Monthly #30

polar bears in abandoned buildings by dmitry kokh

Shadow & Light is a list of curated photography stories, features, techniques, news and inspiration that I’ve come across this month.

In this month’s edition we see how polar bears have taken over abandoned buildings and see some beautiful street photography from the Paris Metro. We see how one National Geographic photographer approaches his editing and we look at portraits of Bostonians from the 70s.

Family Photography – Best of 2021

Family Photography Compilation - Best of 2021

I’ve been hugely lucky to have had the opportunity to work with some fantastic families this year.

As 2021 draws to a close I thought it would be a nice opportunity to take a look back at some of my favourite shots from family shoots over the course of this year.

Best Commercial & Portrait Photographer at the Northern Enterprise Awards 2021

SME News Northern Enterprise Awards

I’m delighted to announce that I’ve won the ‘Best Commercial & Portrait Photographer (Yorkshire)’ award at the SME News Northern Enterprise Awards 2021.

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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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