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Moments and movement

Source:   Communication with your model is key for a successful shoot Canon EOS 5D Mark III, 24-70mm, 1/640sec at f/10, ISO 200  

Jon Devo

Jon has been a photographer for over 16 years, and a journalist and digital marketing professional for the past decade. Jon travels the world testing the latest gadgets and cars for his website Gadgetsboy.co.uk.and his Instagram page @Gadgetsjon.

It is very easy to slip into autopilot when we work, especially when we’ve worked within the same genre of photography for a number of years. Unless we intentionally step out of our comfort zone and stretch ourselves regularly, it’s easy to become stagnant in our approach. Our quality may not suffer as a result, but if we aren’t testing ourselves, the joy of creating and capturing pictures can dull over time.

Workshops are a great way to exercise our skills and to experiment with some new

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