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Depressing Computer Failure Story :(

I have 3 Mac Pro towers in the studio; they all have back up drives. One of them, our video computer, has a Drobo automated back up system and the other two rely on us backing up manually as necessary....

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Model Baby

Ex-professional model Kirsty recently had a beautiful baby boy and she approached me to see if I could take some pictures of her and her son. Having worked with Kirsty on many shoots over the years I...

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Hawk in flight – Studio Photography Shoot

A Harris Hawk in flight… What a fantastic first shoot for the new studio! It was great to welcome Robert and his incredible friend Freyja the hawk back. This time though we had all the space needed to...

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How are photography infinity coves built?

FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestStumbleUponTumblrDelicious Creating a perfect seamless background is the holy grail for most studios. Here our carpenter and plasterer did an incredible job creating the...

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Karl Taylor Photography Workshops in Guernsey

FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestStumbleUponTumblrDelicious Now, if you are watching this video, it’s because you are probably interested in attending one of our workshops. So what I’d like to do is,...

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Canon XEED WUX6000 Projector review

FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestStumbleUponTumblrDelicious In this video I show you the Canon XEED WUX6000 projector I purchased for our new photography studio. You will also discover how not to make...

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How to make a professional backdrop for your photoshoot.

FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestStumbleUponTumblrDelicious See how easily you can transform a blank canvas for a professional photoshoot. All you need is some space, time and a splash of creativity....

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Photography Studio: Colorama Rolleasy Backgrounds Review

  If you have a photography studio then you will find this video review of Colorama’s “Rolleasy” background system very useful. I show you how they work and how they are bracketed to our studio wall....

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The Karl Taylor Photography Workshop Experience

  It was an absolute pleasure to run our recent ‘Advertising Product and Still Life Photography’ workshop. We had photography students from all corners of the globe attend. Their enthusiasm and...

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Step into a professional studio photo shoot – Designer Shoes!

In this product shoot video tutorial, Karl Taylor (with Urs Recher) demonstrates his techniques for carefully and precisely lighting a designer shoe.   With so many lights involved, Karl’s...

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How to shoot Dance with Motion Blur & Detail

Combining fast exposures and long exposures to create a beautiful dance portraits. In this video both myself and Urs Recher look at the techniques for combining fast exposures and long exposures to...

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Merry Christmas from all of us at Karl Taylor Photography

Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest WhatsApp GmailAfter a very, very busy year of video editing, Ben (our video man) decided to have a bit of fun before going home for the holidays. Thank you for...

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What can professional lab printing do for your photos?

Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest Digg Del StumbleUponWhy Use a Pro lab for printing your favorite photography is a question I’m frequently asked. In this quick photo documentary I visit a...

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Behind The Scenes on my messy shoot with the new Hasselblad’s H6D!

I was one of just a few lucky photographers tasked with the job of shooting with the new Hasselblad H6 camera and producing images for the camera’s launch. Having already seen the camera in Sweden and...

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So, what actually happens on my photography workshops?

- - Video Round-UpIn January the team and I hosted our second ‘Deeper Understanding’ workshop which was another great success with students walking away with knowledge they didn’t anticipate. Hope you...

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A little round up of our latest Advertising, Product and Still Life workshop

Well it was another incredibly happy set of students on our premium 4-day workshop targeting Product, Still Life and Advertising Photography. With a fully booked workshop restricted to a small group of...

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Karndean Flooring Shoot

It was an absolute pleasure to welcome a new client and the team from Karndean flooring for a recent shoot in my studio. Karndean, if you didn’t know already are one of the world’s biggest flooring...

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Welcome to my workshop studio tour

If you’re watching this then you might be interested in attending one of my photography workshops. I’d like to give you a little bit of a tour of my studio and explain more about my work and what we...

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Ravenscroft Shoot

Recently I welcomed into my studio a group of employees from Ravenscroft Stockbroking and Investment Management to shoot an upcoming campaign. Working with Ravenscroft on this campaign were TPA (a...

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Creative control can be daunting prospect!

As a commercial photographer I get told what to do all the time. Always following direction, always following a brief. My clients will have done their research about what will appeal to the market and...

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