Yana Skakun
Journal
Photography Blog
Tips, guides, venue spotlights and behind-the-scenes stories from my photography sessions across England.
Family Tips
31 July 2025·4 min read
Family Christmas Photography: Capturing the Season Before It Passes
A family Christmas session creates photographs that actually represent the family at Christmas — not a snapshot, but a portrait of this exact moment in the year.
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Newborn Tips
30 July 2025·4 min read
Newborn Twins Photography: Capturing Double the Wonder
Twins newborn sessions require specific experience and patience — but produce some of the most extraordinary and treasured images in family photography.
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Photography Tips
30 July 2025·4 min read
Corporate Event Photography: Capturing the Moments That Build Your Organisation's Story
Professional event photography ensures the investment in conferences, awards, and team events generates content that serves the organisation's communications for months.
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Headshot Tips
29 July 2025·4 min read
Professional Headshots for Ecologists: Scientific Credibility and Conservation Identity
Professional ecologists are scrutinised in planning inquiries and statutory consultations. A professional headshot — studio or field context — communicates CIEEM standing and expert credibility.
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Headshot Tips
29 July 2025·5 min read
Professional Headshots for Landscape Architects: Creative Practice and Professional Authority
Landscape architects combine design creativity with technical rigour. A professional headshot that reflects both dimensions supports awards submissions, bid documents, and professional directory profiles.
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Wedding Tips
29 July 2025·11 min read
Wedding venues in the Lake District: A complete photographer's guide
The Lake District offers some of England's most dramatic wedding backdrops — fells, lakes, and light that changes constantly. Our guide covers the best venues and what to expect visually.
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Headshot Tips
28 July 2025·4 min read
Professional Headshots for Quantity Surveyors: Commercial Credibility in Construction
RICS-chartered QS professionals carry significant commercial accountability. A professional headshot in bid documents, directory listings, and client profiles communicates the rigour and precision the role demands.
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Headshot Tips
28 July 2025·5 min read
Professional Headshots for Environmental Consultants: Credibility in a Purpose-Driven Profession
Environmental consultants work where science meets regulation and development. A professional headshot communicates the expert credibility that planning inquiries, clients, and the public expect.
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Headshot Tips
25 July 2025·4 min read
Professional Headshots for Criminologists: Academic Authority and Public Credibility
Criminologists increasingly appear in media, policy, and public discourse. A professional headshot communicates academic authority and the credibility required for expert commentary.
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Headshot Tips
25 July 2025·4 min read
Professional Headshots for Urban Planners: The Built Environment Professional's Public Identity
Urban planners appear at public inquiries, present to committees, and are named on publicly accessible documents. A professional headshot communicates the authority appropriate to this genuinely public-facing profession.
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Engagement
24 July 2025·4 min read
Anniversary Couple Photography: Celebrating the Marriage, Not Just the Wedding
Anniversary photography captures who you are to each other now — in the years after the wedding, as the people you have become together.
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Newborn Tips
24 July 2025·4 min read
Cake Smash Photography: Celebrating Your Baby's First Birthday
A well-planned cake smash session captures a moment of pure, unfiltered baby joy — and produces images that parents treasure for decades.
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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.