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John Hooton Photos

John Hooton Photos

  • PHOTOGRAPHY
    • PEOPLE & PORTRAITS
    • NATURE
    • BLACK & WHITE
    • FUN
    • IPHONEOGRAPHY
    • 60s FASHION
    • COMMERCIAL
  • FOOD & RECIPES
    • PASTA DISHES
      • Quick Spaghetti with Cream, Mushrooms, Chicken and Ham
      • Freshly Made Home Baked Pizza
      • Pappardelle Alla Casa Mia
      • Pappardelle with Butternut Squash and St Agur
      • Lasagne Meridiana
      • Classic Spaghetti Carbonara
      • Tagliatelle with Mascarpone, Parmesan & Spinach
      • Ultimate Macaroni Cheese
      • Ultimate Bolognese Sauce
    • SOUPS
      • Cream of Tomato and Basil Soup
      • Goulash Soup with Meatballs
      • French Onion Soup
    • CURRIES
      • Chicken Royale
      • Chicken Korma
      • Chicken and Spinach Balti
      • Authentic Tandoori Chicken
      • Curried Quail Eggs with Roti
    • MEAT DISHES
      • Ultimate Beefburgers
      • Goulash Soup with Meatballs
      • Ultimate Bolognese Sauce
    • CAKES & BAKES
      • 3 Cheese Mediterranean Vegetable Quiche
      • Carrot Cake
      • Cherry and Coconut Cake
      • Jamaica Ginger Cake
      • Fruit Brazil Butter Cake
      • Spinach, Cumin & Cheddar Loaf
    • CHRISTMAS
      • Christmas Cake
      • Mince Pies with Ginger
  • BLOG
    • HelloFresh
    • Tutorials
    • Reviews
  • BOOKS
    • ONE LIFE LEFT
    • THE ROCK ADVENTURES OF ROCKY ROCKS
    • MY GARDEN BOOK
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  • ABOUT ME
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16Feb.2014

Let Daylight Be Your New Best Friend!

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Many years ago while looking at the amazing portfolio of a friend who was assistant to Irving Penn for a number of years, I commented, “Amazing lighting quality, how did you get that?” “Daylight”; came the simple reply. When taking portraits or still life, it is all too easy to imagine that the best photographs […]

LIGHTING the HEAD Shot

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https://hooton.photo/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Windswept.jpgLIGHTING the HEAD Shot
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“If God had intended photographers to use more than one light, he would have given us more suns.” Just about every single shot including the food and still life shots in my portfolio was made with one light. One light in the right place. You won’t need any more except possibly to light a background. […]