I usually hear the title of this blog in relation to weightloss, but I think it also totally relates to business. I was recently inspired by Light.co’s Pinterest board to write this post. As the maker of the L16 compact camera says,  “Just as cameras have evolved quite a bit over the years, so do the styles and techniques of the photographers who use them. We find this fascinating, and would like to hear about your journey. On your blog, you could share one of your first photographs from early in your career, and compare it with one of your most recent. What’s improved, and how has your style changed over time?”

I thought I would show how much I have improved in a few different types of session in the past few years.

Newborn Photography: 2011/2016. I had photographed newborns at the studios I had worked at in Australia and Canada previous to this shot in 2011 but I didn’t get to keep the images as I was working for other companies. The 2011 image was captured at the clients house, the 2016 image at my studio in South London, Ontario and that has made a huge difference in my work but I can see so many improvements including the lighting, pose, patience waiting for the baby to sleep and the editing.

Wedding Photography 2011/2016, both captured on the same bridge at Springbank Park. I think the equipment used is a huge difference here- 2011 was taken with a Canon 30D and 17-85mm, to the 2016 5dmk3 with the 85mm 1.2. Beyond the equipment though I think the pose, lighting, and creative angle have all improved.

Trash the dress 2011/2016, both captured at Rock Glen falls in Arokona, the 2011 was my first ever Trash the dress and you can see I had the right idea with a slower shutter speed to capture the water flowing but you can really see in the 2016 image what I had been going for, adding a tripod and additional off camera lighting made a big difference and also better editing.

I think it is important to see how far you’ve come with anything you’ve been working on, have you done this lately? What did you find?