Behind the scenes

Here you will find articles giving you a little insight as to what happens behind the scenes at Sara Sadler Photography.

I will also share some “how to” guides with you to help you spot wildlife. These will also reveal some photography hints and tips to help you take some great nature photographs.

Creating colourful leaves from green ones

Red leaves up close!

To while away some hours on a wet afternoon I decided to practice my macro photography. I wanted to capture...

My edit on Mandy's image for edited by someone else challenge

Edited by someone else!

Take a look behind the scenes on the edited by someone else challenge for my 52 frames project. See how my image was edited.

upside down optical illusion photography for august 23

optical illusion photography

As you are probably aware, I love to experiment with my photography and try new things. Recently, I was given...

colourful abstract water photography for August 23

Find out how I created some water photography

I spent a fun afternoon creating some water photography, by squeezing droplets into a container! See how it was done.

Close up of a home made ring for May 23

Playing around with homemade jewellery

I have been creating more homemade jewellery and loving the effect of using a thick wire for creating adjustable rings.

Inspired by a musical - phantom of the opera

Inspired by a musical images

This year I decided to enter the photography competition run by the village festival committee. Photographs had to be inspired...

Musical-shaped bokeh behind some headphones

Creating musical-shaped bokeh for creative photography

A behind-the-scenes look at how I created musical-shaped bokeh using a homemade filter and a wide-open aperture.

The art of reading for the hobbies imagery theme in January 52

Creating a dark twist to the hobbies imagery photo challenge.

For the hobby imagery challenge in my 52 frames project, I decided to photograph a book with a dark twist.

A surreal self portrait for the first image in January 23

Find out how this surreal self-portrait was created!

Take a look behind the scenes where I reveal how I created this surreal self-portrait. Created for the self-portrait challenge in 52 frames.

breaking the rules for December 22

New Year resolutions: Are you making plans for 2023?

Welcoming in New Year and taking time to reflect on 2022. It is the time of year to make plans for 2023. What does the year have in store?