Here's something I say at the start of every workshop.

The camera on your phone is remarkable. Not as a consolation prize as an actual statement of fact. The workshops I run aren't about convincing you to put the phone down. They're about helping you use it better. Because the gap between the phone photos most people take and the ones that are genuinely worth keeping isn't about the hardware. It's about the seeing.

Why I started running them.

I kept hearing the same thing from clients, from people at shows. "I have so many photos but none of them really look like him." These aren't equipment problems. They're seeing problems. And seeing can be taught.

Easy poses for dogs.

Dogs don't pose. That's the first thing to understand and once you stop expecting them to, everything gets easier. The first workshop is about understanding their natural patterns and working with their behaviour rather than against it. Small phone setup adjustments that take five minutes to learn and immediately change what you capture.

Understanding lighting.

Lighting is the single skill that makes the biggest difference. The workshop on lighting is about training your eye to see what the light is doing, where it's coming from, when it's working for you and when it's working against you.

The third workshop surprises people most, because it turns out to be less about rules and more about seeing.

The half second of intention before you press the button. That's the difference between a snapshot and a photograph.

The gap between the photos you have and the photos you want isn't about the camera. It's about the seeing.

What happens after.

The workshops are free and run monthly on rotation. Everyone who attends gets a PDF and an invitation to join the Facebook group. From there, the newsletter not a barrage of promotions, but the kind of regular contact that's worth reading.

One-on-one coaching is available in person — a couple of hours, £49. And when you're ready for the portrait that goes on the wall? You'll know. And I'll be here.

The next free workshop is coming up register on the website or find me on Instagram and Facebook.

With muddy boots and a full heart,

Jules x