Yana Skakun
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Photography Blog
Tips, guides, venue spotlights and behind-the-scenes stories from my photography sessions across England.
Photography Tips
1 May 2026·6 min read
What to Wear for Your Engagement Session: A Style Guide
Outfit choice affects the mood, colour palette, and overall feel of engagement photography more than most couples expect. A complete guide to choosing what to wear — from colour theory to practical considerations.
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Photography Tips
1 May 2026·6 min read
Romantic Engagement Photo Spots in Cambridgeshire
Beyond Cambridge city, the county contains chalk hills, river valleys, ancient woodland, open fenland, and historic estates all within an hour's drive. A guide to the most distinctive engagement photography locations in the wider county.
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Photography Tips
1 May 2026·7 min read
The Best Engagement Photography Locations in Cambridge
Cambridge offers architectural beauty, riverside landscapes, woodland parkland, and managed estates within a small geographic area. This guide covers the most effective engagement photography locations in Cambridge in detail.
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Photography Tips
1 May 2026·6 min read
What to Expect from an Engagement Photography Session
Most couples arrive at engagement sessions uncertain what to do and slightly anxious about being photographed. This guide walks through exactly what happens — from the opening moments to delivery of the final gallery.
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Photography Tips
1 May 2026·7 min read
Engagement Session Photography: A Complete Guide
An engagement session creates a permanent record of this specific stage in a couple's life — and gives them valuable experience being photographed together before the wedding day. Everything couples need to know before booking.
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Destination Weddings
1 May 2026·8 min read
Scottish Highlands Wedding Photography: Glencoe, Cairngorms and Highland Castles
The Scottish Highlands is one of the last wild landscapes in Western Europe — a vast expanse of moorland, mountain, and loch stretching north from the Highland boundary fault to the Pentland Firth.
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Family Tips
1 May 2026·10 min read
What to Wear for Family Photos with Pets: A Dog Owner's Guide
Including the family dog in a portrait session adds joy, chaos, and genuine character. What you wear alongside your pet determines whether the images look considered or chaotic.
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Headshot Tips
1 May 2026·6 min read
Professional headshots for academics & researchers in Cambridge
Your university profile photo is your professional calling card — especially for academics actively publishing, presenting, and collaborating. Here's what makes great academic headshots.
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Wedding Tips
30 April 2026·7 min read
Paris Vow Renewal Photography: How I Plan the Day
A UK photographer's honest guide to planning a Paris vow renewal — from choosing locations and timing your trip to what actually makes the photographs work.
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Wedding Tips
30 April 2026·6 min read
The Pre-Ceremony Photography Window: Making the Most of the 45 Minutes Before
The window between finishing preparations and the ceremony is among the most photographically valuable periods of a wedding day — and among the most frequently wasted. Here is how to use it.
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Wedding Tips
30 April 2026·6 min read
Maldives Wedding & Elopement Photography: Overwater Bungalows & Turquoise Atolls
The Maldives is the world's most luminous elopement destination — coral islands, overwater villas above turquoise lagoons, and the most spectacular sunsets on earth. A guide to photography sessions in the Indian Ocean.
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Destination Weddings
30 April 2026·8 min read
Isle of Skye Wedding Photography: Old Man of Storr, Fairy Pools and Neist Point
Skye is Scotland's most celebrated photography destination — a Hebridean island of black Cuillin peaks, fairy tale waterfalls, ancient rock formations, and a Norse and Gaelic heritage that gives even the place names a particular resonance.
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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.