Guides
Getting a portrait out of a photo you already have.
Light, arrangement, colour, and which photograph to start from. No equipment, no photoshoot.
Start here · 5 min read
Black and white family portraits
Why monochrome outlasts colour, what makes a portrait succeed or fail, and how to get one out of a photograph you already have.
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Black and white or colour
When monochrome is the right choice for a family photograph and when it is not.
8 min read
Christmas card photo ideas
What actually makes a Christmas card photo work — the light, the arrangement, the number of colours — and how to get one out of a photo you already have.
3 min read
Family photos on a phone
Where to stand, when to shoot, and the three settings that make the difference.
6 min read
The stacked family portrait prompt
The complete prompt for the stacked black and white portrait, and the four specific reasons it goes wrong.
3 min read
Which photo works best
What makes a source photograph succeed or fail, and the defects nothing can recover from.