Photography - Matt Christie Photography https://mattchristie.com London Glamour, Boudoir, Fitness, Yoga & Dance Photographer. Feel confident through beautiful, stylish, elegant images and a fun, empowering experience. Mon, 12 May 2014 11:41:13 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://i0.wp.com/mattchristie.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/cropped-MCM-Logo-Square-image-only.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Photography - Matt Christie Photography https://mattchristie.com 32 32 32894902 Weddings https://mattchristie.com/weddings/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=weddings Fri, 31 May 2013 10:20:04 +0000 http://mattchristie.com/blog/?p=1652 Once upon a time, in a land far far away, I considered being a wedding photographer. When I first started taking photos, as I hadn’t planned to do it for a living, I tried my hand at everything to see what I was most drawn to. Weddings can be great fun, everyone’s happy & dressed […]

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]]> 1652 Wapping Skies https://mattchristie.com/wapping-skies/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wapping-skies Tue, 17 Jul 2012 07:48:33 +0000 http://mattchristie.com/blog/?p=1265 I’m reading a book at the moment that rightly recommends that you should always go outdoors at dawn or dusk for the best shots, but it pointed out that it’s also a good idea to get out in the daytime in between storms, as the skies can be pretty impressive. Literally as I was reading […]

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]]> 1265 Photoshop CS6 – RAW v JPG https://mattchristie.com/photoshop-cs6-raw-v-jpg/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=photoshop-cs6-raw-v-jpg Fri, 08 Jun 2012 07:40:33 +0000 http://mattchristie.com/blog/?p=923 Ok I’m a convert. I’ve always shied away from shooting RAW. With every previous version of photoshop I’ve read a book, had a fiddle with it & decided I couldn’t make enough of a difference to make it worthwhile, but I’ve been completely blown away by what CS6 can do, particularly in the recovery of […]

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]]> 923 Shoot – Vicki Blatchley https://mattchristie.com/shoot-vicki-blatchley/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=shoot-vicki-blatchley https://mattchristie.com/shoot-vicki-blatchley/#comments Thu, 22 Mar 2012 17:51:54 +0000 http://mattchristie.com/blog/?p=627 As most of my published work has been with natural light, I’m still very much learning when it comes to studio lighting. I’m pretty happy with where I am for beauty, art nude & basic fashion lighting, and I’ve had plenty of work published that was flash lit,  but until I can look at any […]

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]]> https://mattchristie.com/shoot-vicki-blatchley/feed/ 3 627 My Photography Kit https://mattchristie.com/my-photography-kit/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my-photography-kit https://mattchristie.com/my-photography-kit/#comments Sat, 17 Mar 2012 12:27:26 +0000 http://mattchristie.com/blog/?p=604 My photography kit isn’t huge, as I firmly believe that it’s not what you’ve got, it’s where you point it 🙂 It’s easy to feel that you’d be that much better a photographer if only you had one more piece of kit, but if you can’t get great pictures with what you’ve got, upgrading won’t […]

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]]> https://mattchristie.com/my-photography-kit/feed/ 2 604 How I Got Started https://mattchristie.com/how-i-got-started/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-i-got-started https://mattchristie.com/how-i-got-started/#comments Mon, 05 Mar 2012 08:27:34 +0000 http://mattchristie.com/blog/?p=452 This is something that I get asked quite a bit. Although I was always the guy with a camera on a night out, it hadn’t occurred to me that it’d be possible to do anything else with it, so it’s all been a bit of a serendipitous whirlwind. Anyway, here’s what happened… In 2005 I […]

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]]> https://mattchristie.com/how-i-got-started/feed/ 6 452 Why We Retouch https://mattchristie.com/why-we-retouch/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-we-retouch https://mattchristie.com/why-we-retouch/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:07:47 +0000 http://mattchristie.com/blog/?p=252 Much is made in the media about how models are retouched in magazines. This is an important subject & I’ll return to the Size Zero debate in a future post when I’ve collected my thoughts, but for today I just want to look at why we retouch at all. Why not show someone as they […]

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]]> https://mattchristie.com/why-we-retouch/feed/ 1 252 How to get a Free Shoot https://mattchristie.com/how-to-get-a-free-shoot/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-get-a-free-shoot Sat, 18 Feb 2012 10:00:05 +0000 http://mattchristie.com/blog/?p=215 It always surprises me a little when I read online profiles saying “Paid work only”. Obviously we’d all like to make as much money as possible from what we do, but most of us get started because of a passion for photography (or modelling, or make-up, or any creative discipline), & day-to-day work, however much […]

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]]> 215 Beach Photography Tips https://mattchristie.com/beach-photography-tips/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=beach-photography-tips https://mattchristie.com/beach-photography-tips/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:11:53 +0000 http://mattchristie.com/blog/?p=172 As a companion piece to my favourite beach shots the other day, I thought I’d share some things I’ve found about shooting on beaches. I was living in Gran Canaria when I took up photography & for the first three years pretty much every shoot involved a beach at some point. 1) Shoot at sunrise & […]

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]]> https://mattchristie.com/beach-photography-tips/feed/ 1 172 Motivation & Mojo https://mattchristie.com/motivation-mojo/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=motivation-mojo https://mattchristie.com/motivation-mojo/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:12:42 +0000 http://mattchristie.com/blog/?p=100 What motivates me as a photographer? I suspect many people would think hanging out with models would do it, but that’s really not enough of a reason to devote your whole working life to something (not for me anyway!) My motivation comes down to three things:- 1) Bringing about a change in someone. Take the […]

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