Yana Skakun
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Photography Blog
Tips, guides, venue spotlights and behind-the-scenes stories from my photography sessions across England.
Venue Spotlights
24 March 2026·8 min read
St Ives Wedding Photography: Cornwall's Most Romantic Fishing Town
St Ives in west Cornwall is one of Britain's most beautifully located wedding destinations — a medieval fishing harbour with cobbled lanes, the Tate St Ives overlooking Porthmeor beach, and extraordinary Atlantic light that photographers travel from across the world to capture.
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Venue Spotlights
24 March 2026·10 min read
Cornwall Wedding Photography: Celtic Coast, Tin Mines & Sea Views (2026)
Cornwall is one of Britain's most sought-after wedding destinations — dramatic Atlantic coastline, ancient Celtic landscape, turquoise coves, and characterful venues from clifftop forts to walled gardens. A photographer's complete guide to Cornish weddings.
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Portrait Tips
24 March 2026·10 min read
What to Wear for Anniversary Photos: Couples Styling Guide
From milestone dressing to seasonal palettes and coordination as a couple — everything you need to plan beautiful outfits for your anniversary photoshoot.
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Wedding Tips
24 March 2026·12 min read
Wedding venues in the Cotswolds: A photographer's complete guide
Honeystone barns, walled gardens, and ancient manor houses — the Cotswolds has some of England's most visually extraordinary wedding venues. Our guide covers the best and what makes each unique.
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Maternity
23 March 2026·5 min read
Pregnancy Announcement Photo Ideas 2026
A pregnancy announcement photo is the first image you'll share of your growing family — it should be as unique as your relationship. Creative, heartfelt and altogether non-clichéd ideas for announcing your news in 2026.
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Maternity
23 March 2026·5 min read
Maternity Photography at Home: Intimate and Relaxed
Home maternity sessions have a warmth and intimacy that outdoor or studio sessions rarely achieve. In the rooms where your baby will actually live, surrounded by the details of your real life — this is documentary bump photography at its most honest.
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Maternity
23 March 2026·5 min read
Maternity Photo Dresses: What to Wear for Bump Portraits
The right dress can elevate a maternity shoot from nice to extraordinary. Flowy fabrics, off-shoulder styles and stretch lace all work beautifully — while structured office wear rarely does. Everything you need to know about dressing for bump portraits.
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Venue Spotlights
23 March 2026·8 min read
Burgh Island Hotel Wedding Photography: Art Deco Island Romance
Burgh Island Hotel is unlike any other wedding venue in England — a 1920s Art Deco hotel on its own tidal island off the South Devon coast, accessible only by sea tractor or walking at low tide. A complete guide to Burgh Island wedding photography.
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Venue Spotlights
23 March 2026·9 min read
Dartmoor Wedding Photography: Granite Tors & Ancient Moorland
Dartmoor National Park offers some of England's most dramatic and elemental wedding photography — massive granite tors rising from open moorland, ancient stone rows, wild ponies, and the kind of skies that make every portrait feel genuinely epic.
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Venue Spotlights
23 March 2026·10 min read
Devon Wedding Photography: Dartmoor, Coast & Country Houses (2026)
Devon has one of England's richest wedding landscapes — from the wild granite tors of Dartmoor to the sheltered South Hams coast and the grand country house estates of the Exe Valley. A complete photographer's guide to Devon weddings.
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Venue Spotlights
23 March 2026·7 min read
Lulworth Cove Engagement Photography: Jurassic Coast Romance
Lulworth Cove on the Dorset Jurassic Coast is one of England's most naturally beautiful photography locations — a near-perfect circular bay of turquoise water carved into Portland limestone cliffs, with Durdle Door just fifteen minutes along the coast path.
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Venue Spotlights
23 March 2026·10 min read
Dorset Wedding Photography: Jurassic Coast Beauty (2026 Guide)
Dorset offers one of England's most dramatic and varied wedding landscapes — Lulworth Cove, Old Harry Rocks, rolling chalk downland, and historic country estates. A photographer's complete guide to weddings across England's most southwesterly county.
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Photography Blog — Tips, Guides & Inspiration
Welcome to the photography blog by Yana Skakun — a professional photographer based in Cambridge, England. This journal covers everything from practical wedding planning guides and engagement session advice to family photoshoot tips, newborn photography guides, portrait session prep, and venue spotlights across Cambridgeshire, London, and East England.
Whether you're a couple planning your wedding, a family getting ready for a seasonal portrait session, or a professional preparing for a headshot shoot — you'll find honest, experience-based advice here. Every article is written from real sessions and years of capturing life's most meaningful moments across England.