Photographer of the Year Awards

MPA Southern Photographer of the Year 2021

Charlotte Howells Advertising, Awards, Commercial, Composite, Family Portraits, Guild of Photographers, Photography, Photoshop, Portraits

Sitting here writing a few days after winning the Master Photographers Association Southern Photographer of the Year Awards, the size of the achievement has still not sunk in. The immense pride I feel is quite overwhelming and the congratulations I have received has been truly appreciated. I’ve had several people tell me that they are not at all surprised which …

Guild of Photographers Print Winner

Guild of Photographers 2019 Print Competition Winner!

MadePortraits Awards, Composite, Family Portraits, Guild of Photographers, Photography, Photoshop, Portraits

On the 2nd of February whilst Somerset was feeling the chill of the snow, I was in Cheshire receiving my greatest recognition yet with this image involving fire! The Guild of Photographers Awards Dinner at Crewe Hall (a stunning Jacobean mansion) is an annual event which brings together photographers from all over the UK and Europe.  The weekend involves talks from …

New for 2018! Introducing Photoshop Training

MadePortraits Photoshop, Training

When I left school in 1995, I went straight in to my first photography job. I loved the camera. I loved taking pictures but it wasn’t until 1999 when I was introduced to Photoshop and I was hooked. The things you could do to your images were incredible and since then, it’s continued to improve. Personally I was lucky enough …

Neil Bremner Kids Somerset Giants

They Might Be Somerset Giants

MadePortraits Awards, Composite, Family Portraits, Portraits, Website

This year, I am really pushing myself to learn new techniques all in the name of being able to do more unique photography for all of you. The Water Dress photos for kids have gone down a storm both with our clients and in the national competitions as have the Milk Dresses for Boudoir but what now? Somerset Giants! Technically, …

Award Winning Somerset Portraits

Award Winning Somerset Portraits

MadePortraits Awards, Boudoir, Composite, Guild of Photographers, Portraits

I love that Made Portraits is known for our award winning Somerset Portraits but never have I felt quite as proud of myself as I do today. The Guild of Photographers are an incredible organisation that help photographers through various mentoring and feedback programs and each month they have an image of the month competition which I’ve been entering since January 2014. …

Gold Award Images

Gold Award Portraits

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Tonight I celebrate because I’ve just heard that I have received not just one but TWO Gold Award Portraits awards from the National Photographic Society. I first entered the NPS Awards back in September 2014 and although I’ve been delighted with several Highly Commended images over the years, that first Gold Award was proving elusive. However today I managed two! I can’t …

Creative Family Portraits Somerset

How it was MADE! Somerset Creative Family Portraits

MadePortraits Awards, Composite, Family Portraits, Photography, Portraits, Website

It’s safe to say that Made Portraits is one of the leading Somerset Creative Family Portraits studios and today, we’re going to take you behind the scenes of how one of our most well known images was MADE. Obviously the more simple family portraits are still really popular but sometimes something a little more quirky can tell much more of …