New Year, New Me: Why You Should Update Your Professional Profile Picture. / January 19, 2024 by Leticia Gaidon Bradford

New Year, New Me: Why You Should Update Your Professional Profile Picture Every Year

The beginning of the year started for me with doing a new headshot for a manager. That work generated the idea for this blog. Clearly, one of the routines that we should adopt in January is to renew our professional profile picture.

Click to read the 3 reasons why you should update your profile each new year.

Aberdeenshire Photographer Earns Accreditation from Prestigious Photography Organisation / November 16, 2022 by Leticia Gaidon Bradford

The International Portrait Masters Awards and Accreditation has named Leticia Gaidon Bradford Photography an Associate Accreditation

November 15, 2022 -- The Portrait Masters Awards and Accreditation today announced the winners of its autumn 2022 portrait photography competition honouring top talent in the portrait photography industry. I’m delighted to share that the organisation awarded me an Associate accreditation.

Why some photographers are cheaper than others? / October 22, 2022 by Leticia Gaidon Bradford

Why Some Photographers Are Cheaper Than Others?

This is one of the most searched questions online regarding photography. It is understandable as this industry is a niche and the cost of making photos to a high professional standard is not evident.

Let’s think about restaurants. There are obvious characteristics that make you pay higher prices without hesitation. You clearly expect to pay more in a restaurant with some Michelin Stars than a fast-food store. Well, photography is the same, but it is not clear what makes the difference between services because the answer is not simple or obvious. By the way, once I heard a scientist saying: “if the answer is easy, it is not the right answer”. Therefore, to reply properly this question we need a wider approach.

So, let’s start to correct some wrong concepts to improve the knowledge about this topic. Please, follow the link to read the complete article.

One of my fondest memories are the months that our family spent in Aboyne. This village founded by Charles Gordon in 1671 has everything that I look for, a lot of greenery, mountains, and walks.

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The weather was good during those months and when it was not, I did not bother so much. I was not looking for sunny days, as we were just back in Scotland after some years in the Tropic. On the contrary, a cloudy sky was very welcome as it provided me of some moody pictures.

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We choose to stay in a place called Auchintoul; a summer house that originally belong to the parents of the famous photographer and naturalist, Seton Gordon. This large chalet enclosed by an extensive mature garden was perfect for our isolation time during the pandemic.

The master mind behind the design of this house was the Aberdonian architect George Bennet Mitchell. I was impressed for the smart orientation of this home, the photographic eye to frame the scenery surround and its solid construction. Most of the modern houses fail in one of these three factors, if not in all of them.

We arrived at the end of the winter season and move toward warmer days. You will see how the vegetation and the light changed through the images. I tried to capture the feeling of each season and our experience in this marvellous place.