☀️Oh, I do like to be beside the seaside!☀️

Fortunately, with living in the North East of England, I am surrounded by a few beautiful beach hot spots – all with a different view point.

I visited Blyth beach yesterday. Normally I go in the evening time, whilst it’s calm and very quiet but, as I was meeting some friends, a midday visit it was!

I love the beach huts! The contrast of the vibrant colours against the bright blue sky is always a winner for me. However, on this occasion, my OCD was playing up as one of the huts white gate wasn’t closed!

Can you spot it?

But that didn’t stop me from enjoying the sun, sea and sand!

Taking pictures at the beach is always great fun! As long as you are careful not to catch anyone in your images (unless with their permission), it’s amazing how many things you can take photos of!

Give it a try!

📸 You can buy one of my photos from

JTPhotography92.picfair.com

JT

For the last couple of weeks I’ve been wanting to earn some money.

I currently run and own a photography business, and as I have lots of items around the house, decided to give flipping a go.

Flipping is when you buy a product for a cheap price and sell it for more than you paid.

I came across “Product Flipping Blueprint” on Sunday.

By that afternoon I was applying the easy tips and simple tricks in order to sell my products.

This ebook, which you can find through my affiliate link at the end of this blog, teaches you the basics of flipping in an easy to follow and understand way. It’s a fantastic baseline for earning some quick and easy cash.

You don’t need to buy anything – begin with selling things in and around your house.

You can flip anything from anywhere.

What can you flip?

Buy this book now! 👇🏻

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JT

💡 Face a lit window or a light source

💁‍♀️ Find your preferred angle for you selfie, either look straight at the camera or try a head tilt

🤳🏻 lift your phone higher than head and look up – this eliminates double chins

For more simple but effective photography tips, tricks and techniques, I run a 14 day email course for £30!

That’s £15 a week/ £2.14 a day!

For more information, or to sign up, email me at: jt.photo@outlook.com

JT/ JT Photography

Ever wanted to take amazing photos?

Follow and do this technique for that perfect picture!

Rule of Thirds
This is the most common rule I use whilst taking photographs. The aim is to make your subject the focal point in your image by placing it in one of these 9 squares: (imagine all of these boxes make up your screen of your phone or camera)

Or in one of these rows or columns:

You will see below an example of a dandelion in each of the 9 squares. Which one is your favourite position?

In each square, the dandelion is in a different position. If you look at one of the squares, you will see that the rest of the image is one colour (green grass). In making the rest of the image a contrasting colour, the object of your picture stands out. Ideally you want a background/rest of the image to be a different colour to your subject. This is so the object is not swamped or distracted by the background. 
Where is the eye drawn?

The bee is in box number 5 (referring back to the 9 square diagram) or in the red section of the horizontal lines diagram. The bee stands out in this image because of its darker colour and the fact the the pink flowers are symmetrical on each side. I have taken this picture so that the pink petals are even on both sides, and the eye is drawn to the centre. 
Here are some other examples:

Elephant is in box number 3. (Top right)

The flowers take up 2/3 of the image. Also, the bottom right flower (which is in box number 9) stands out. 

The leaf takes up the middle third of the image.

Your turn : try out this method and see what you can create!

If you would like to learn more on photography, you can sign up to my 14 day email course (including this post) for just £30!

Email me at jt.photo@outlook.com for more details.

Took a lovely trip to my favourite local lake yesterday. I was expecting to see all the swans next to the car park, as usual, but luck wouldn’t have it yesterday! They were nowhere to be seen! Typical, as I had brought my camera.

But wait? What’s that on the other side of the lake?

Power walking around the water reserve I came across a father and his young son feeding the swans. And when I say swans, there must have been 20 of them!

As the swans happily ate the bread that the father and son were happily throwing to them, I happily sat on the grass and took some shots of these beautiful and majestic birds.

With my super zooming lens in tow, I enjoyed taking an array of pictures of these stunning creatures. Mostly on auto mode, I didn’t want to take the risk of missing quality images.

Sometimes auto is the way forward!

JT

Aim high. Go for your dreams. Live the life you want.

When I have a dream, goal or aim I write a list. In this list are several small goals in order to reach my main goal.

Originally I wanted 2000 followers on Instagram. Achieved. Next I would like 2100 followers. Then I will move onto 2500, 3k, 5k etc.

If you gave small achievable aims, then you have regular wins. Regular wins equate to regular highs, which usually encourages you to go bigger and better.

Don’t lose the faith. Keep pushing, keep succeeding. You will make it!

JT

My hard work.

For the last few weeks, especially the last week, I have pushed my business and I am so pleased with the ideas that I have followed through and also the ideas that are worth thinking about.

I love taking photos. It fills my life with love and peace, and I enjoy spending time with families taking their portraits.

Sometimes when you have a dream or an aim, just go for it. Go for it. Take the chances and the plunge. You may pull it right out of the bag. But if not, you’ll learn from it.

You owe it to yourself to give it a go.

So give it a go! You’ll be glad you did.

If you are living in the north east of England, and are interested in a photo shoot – please get in touch!

JT.photo@outlook.com

You can now buy some of my pictures at

JTPhotography92.picfair.com

I have only started to upload a selection of images, some being available to buy from tomorrow. Keep checking out the page weekly for new pics to buy!

Thank you!

JT

I’ve been looking back through my photos that I have taken in and around my home town. All bring back memories, either of when I took them or who I was with. It’s been so lovely to recap on the good times and reflect on the life I lived before lockdown.

I was on the way to bingo when I took this photo, and my friend introduced me to the world of Lightroom. This is an editing app which I use on all my photos, either to turn into black and white or simply just to slightly enhance the colour within the image.

This was taken after work, on a walk in town. These steps simultaneously frighten and amaze me. The eerie, crooked steps which lie beneath my feet create a feel of an unknown and hidden threat that is dying to trip up anyone who walks on them, but equally welcomes fresh footsteps into its colourful and secret lair. It’s my favourite hidden alley of Newcastle.

As lockdown continues, and eases, but the world still seems at a confusing standstill, just remember your happy places, your friends and family – which you will be able to be reunited with again soon. Have patience, have faith, but most importantly – have and spread love.

JT