It's cold and wet so no one wants to take smiling, happy portraits. So ... pack away your wide-angle lens and blow the dust off the best 50mm lens, it'll make for a great portrait prime.

A home studio can provide crisp, clean and professional looking portraits and give you full ... got on with models Natalia and Emma, and the top 10 tips Russ gave on the day.

So what does it take to turn an otherwise shapeless fabric into these bold, flowing portraits ... I usually attach my tulle to the top and then work my way down to maintain a sense of flow.