Free training for beginner newborn photographers hello Hi, My name is Nina – I’m a photographer and marketing training based in the UK.  I work with an amazing community of beginner and professional photographers and I am often asked who is best for newborn photography training and do I know of any FREE TRAINING that I could share?  So here is my compilation of top free training for beginner new-born photographers – I hope you find it useful!          1. Maddy Rogers Newborn Training.  Maddy Rogers ANPS is one of the leading figures in the ..read more

Top tips Best free GCSE revision channels hello Hi, My name is Nina – I’m a family photographer, trainer and mum of 2 children who are in secondary school. My son took his GCSEs this year, and my daughter will soon follow in his footsteps, so I wanted to share some of the fantastic free resources that we found that helped when revising for his GCSEs. Like most kids, my son likes to consume video content to learn. Short, well-explained videos that finish with revision materials like mind maps became a staple of his revision technique. He also focused on past papers and checked his progress ..read more

Free marketing training for Photographers Using ChatGPT to speed up & inspire your marketing Heard the discussions around ChatGPT but not sure how to use it for your photography business? Did you know you can create blog ideas, content, press releases, social media captions and email replies in minutes? Learn all you need to know in 10 minutes by watching the free video below – enjoy!   If you would like more free photography training please join my Facebook Communities below Beginner Photographers   Discussions around camera and lens types & CC on images JOIN t ..read more

Marketing for photographers How to install the free Divi templates for instagrams link-in-bio Thanks for downloading my free Divi templates to create your branded link-in-bio page. My top tips for getting the best from the designs and installation instructions are below.   Tip 1: The images used in the templates are taken from the Canvas image library. Ensure you replace these with your pictures, including one of yourself.  Tip 2: Change the fonts and colours in line with your branding. If you are not confident using the Divi theme, there are some excellent tutorials on th ..read more

Marketing for photographers Tips to keep your Business page & Facebook ads account secure How do I keep my Facebook account safe?!   This a question I am asked all the time by fellow photographers and often when it’s too late, and their account has already been hacked or taken over! Follow the steps below to help secure your personal and business Facebook accounts. 1. Set up 2-factor authentification on both your personal & business account Two-factor authentication is a security feature that helps protect your Facebook account in addition to your password. If yo ..read more

Free marketing training for Photographers – are you optimising your Google Business Profile for local SEO? Has your Google Business profile been gathering dust? Do you know if you have fully maximised your pages potential so you rank as high as possible on google maps? Learn all you need to know in 10 minutes by watching the free video below – enjoy!     If you would like more free photography training please join my Facebook Communities below Beginner Photographers   Discussions around camera and lens types & CC on images JOIN the group Professional Pho ..read more

How should a family pose for a photoshoot? FREE EDUCATION FOR ASPIRING + PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHERS  TOP TIPS FOR PHOTOGRAPHING FAMILIES  Family photos are a great way to capture special moments and memories with your loved ones. They can also be a wonderful way to celebrate your family’s unique relationships and personalities. There are many ways to take great family photos, including choosing a beautiful location, using natural light, and experimenting with different poses and groupings. By following some basic tips and techniques, you can create beautiful and lasting family ph ..read more

HOW TO  CREATE A PHOTO CAROUSEL FOR INSTAGRAM IN CANVA I  have been looking at ways to share more content on one post on Instagram for my family shoots and training. Having looked at many options, I am now enjoying using photography carousels created in minutes in Canva. You can create your own using my free templates and a free software to divide the images. Just follow the steps in the blog post below, and please do tag me in any you create! READ ON FOR STEPS STEP 1 Open my free templates from Canva Click on the link below to open up a number of free templates I have cre ..read more

creating a product page for your clients includes a free divi page template   WELCOME With Christmas fast approaching and us being in lockdown again at the moment I have created a new product page for my website. This page has a list of my favourite frame and wall products and serves as inspiration for clients for displays in their home or as ideas for personalised Christmas gifts for their family.    I thought it would be helpful to make this available as a FREE DIVI WordPress template should you wish to create your own pages. I have also supplied the text ..read more

ADDING LIGHT USING GRADIENTS + SUBJECT SELECTION IN PHOTOSHOP FREE EDUCATION FOR ASPIRING + PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHERS   WELCOME Thank you for visiting my blog. My name is Nina and I am a Surrey-based photographer and photography trainer. Over lockdown I have been running a charity dog photography project and I have been experimenting in Photoshop with new ways of adding light.  I have been utilising the new ‘select subject’ feature and combining this with gradients and thought I would share this quick video tutorial so you can try it for yourselves.  I hope you find ..read more