Fine Art Portraits ~ Pictures by Julie Lovegrove

Fine Art Portraits ~ Pictures by Julie Lovegrove

These pictures of Madam Bink were taken on a recent test shoot by Julie using a Nikon D700 with a 24-70mm lens. They show the development of our style. Makeup was by Vicky Waghorn and the location was Stonwall Manor in Frome. (Not work safe beyond the jump) For some...
Fine Art Book Project ~ Stage 1

Fine Art Book Project ~ Stage 1

After various bits of speculation and leaks of information (by me) interest in my book project is finally taking off. Here is my account of the first part of the journey. I say my book, but really, this is OUR book. Chloe – Jasmine Whichello and I are jointly...
From Canon Zooms to Primes ~ A guide

From Canon Zooms to Primes ~ A guide

Here is the story of my switch from zooms to primes and my findings so far. I have a Nikon kit too that I share with Julie but this feature is about my Canon portrait kit shown above. A year ago I was still shooting weddings with Julie and I used just 3 zooms. A...

How to get inspiration

Inspiration for words or pictures comes from many sources but if you want to improve your ability to learn from the masters you must first understand the language they use. There are indeed rules of grammar and rules of picture composition. I don’t want to bang...