Yana Skakun
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Photography Blog
Tips, guides, venue spotlights and behind-the-scenes stories from my photography sessions across England.
Portrait Tips
15 August 2026·9 min read
What to Wear for School Play and Performance Photography
School play and performance photography is shot in challenging lighting and at close range or mid-distance. What children, cast members, and attending families wear affects the visual quality of the images significantly. This guide covers costume-based performance photography, dress code for family members attending, and portrait sessions before or after the show.
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Location Guides
14 August 2026·7 min read
Linton & South Cambridgeshire Village Wedding Photography
Linton is one of South Cambridgeshire's finest market villages — medieval timber-framed houses on the high street, the chalk-fed River Granta running through the centre, a medieval parish church with wide churchyard views, and chalk hills rising to the east.
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Location Guides
13 August 2026·6 min read
Wedding Photography in Histon & Impington: Bauhaus Architecture & Village Charm
Histon and Impington offer a remarkable combination for wedding photography — the Gropius-designed Village College (one of England's most significant modern buildings), handsome parish churches, and the orchard landscape that made the Chivers family famous.
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Portrait Tips
13 August 2026·11 min read
What to Wear for Artist and Maker Portrait Photography
Artist and maker portraits are brand artefacts — the visual statement of someone whose identity, livelihood, and creative voice are deeply intertwined. What you wear must be consistent with the aesthetic world of the work. This guide covers wardrobe choices by practice type, studio and workspace shots, using the work as a prop, colour and the aesthetic of the practice, and the exhibition portrait.
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Location Guides
12 August 2026·6 min read
Wedding Photography in Fulbourn & the Wilbrahams: South Cambridgeshire Villages
Fulbourn, Great Wilbraham, and Little Wilbraham form a cluster of unspoilt South Cambridgeshire villages east of Cambridge — medieval churches, timber-framed houses, the ancient Fleam Dyke earthwork, and a pastoral landscape with wide chalk-hill views.
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Venue Spotlights
11 August 2026·6 min read
Wedding Photography in Trumpington & South Cambridge
Trumpington sits at Cambridge's southern gateway — close enough to the city for convenience, far enough into the countryside for garden parties, orchard backdrops, and the rural quiet that makes outdoor wedding photography exceptional.
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Photography Tips
11 August 2026·10 min read
What to Wear for Festival and Outdoor Event Photography
Festival and outdoor event photography involves competing colour, crowd energy, and changeable light — and what you wear determines whether you read clearly against that visual complexity or disappear into it. This guide covers bold colour strategy, reading outdoor light at different times of day, festival fashion as a visual element, group coordination, and the practical realities of shooting in an outdoor event environment.
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Business Headshots
11 August 2026·6 min read
Virtual backgrounds vs real headshots: Why your LinkedIn photo still matters
AI-generated profile photos and virtual backgrounds are everywhere. Here is why a professionally photographed headshot still outperforms any generated or digitally altered alternative — and the evidence behind it.
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Location Guides
10 August 2026·6 min read
Newnham Cambridge Photography: Riverside Beauty Away from the Crowds
Newnham is Cambridge's most quietly photogenic neighbourhood — the Cam meandering through water meadows, Byron's Pool preserved as wildlife habitat, and the Victorian and Edwardian streetscapes of one of the city's most characterful suburbs.
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Portrait Tips
9 August 2026·10 min read
What to Wear for Chef and Culinary Portrait Photography
Culinary portrait photography serves chefs, food bloggers, restaurant owners, and food industry professionals who need images that communicate skill, personality, and trust. What you wear shapes whether the image reads as authoritative, approachable, or both. This guide covers chef whites versus branded workwear, food blogger aesthetics, colour in kitchen settings, and multi-look planning for culinary sessions.
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Headshot Tips
8 August 2026·5 min read
Professional headshots for Cambridge Science Park & tech professionals
Cambridge's technology and research community has specific professional photography needs. Here's what great tech headshots look like and how to get yours right.
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Portrait Tips
7 August 2026·10 min read
What to Wear for Yoga and Wellness Photography
Yoga, pilates, and wellness photography serves a specific and commercially important purpose — from instructor profiles to studio websites to personal branding for coaches. What you wear shapes how authentically the practice comes across. This guide covers activewear calibrated for camera performance, colour decisions for studio and outdoor sessions, brand consistency, and what undermines wellness imagery.
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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.