Ian Olsson’s Blog

Wow! What a holiday! I have wanted to go to Cuba for about five years and finally got there. It lived up to my expectations and much more. I did of course mainly take photos of the beautifully kept old cars and amazing architecture. After travelling around Havana, Vinales in the west and then down...

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With the summer holidays fast approaching for many of you, I thought a holiday tip would be useful. Here’s a couple of ways you could create some interesting images, rather than coming back with lots of “snaps”.
Think about different angles and have a clear focal point. Take this first photo, taken standing up at my...

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Here are a few favourites from Matija & Thomas’ joint 18th birthday party. I set up the studio lights at the entrance of the marquee for red carpet arrival portraits for an hour then walked around inside to get some more informal photos of everyone enjoying themselves. There was a fantastic atmosphere, and Fitzherbert Discos...

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I wasn’t expecting this when I was down in Brighton at the weekend! After weeks of depressing grey skies, Hannah and I spent a relaxing sunny day wandering around town then on to the pier in the evening.
I didn’t have my camera with me, so this was taken on my iPhone, and I think...

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