Portrait Photography – Everybody’s gotta learn sometime

Location Portraits – Models, Makeovers, Fashion and a stunning Venue

I used the title of the 80′s pop song by The Korgi’s as a summary for this post because essentially its very true.

No matter if we call ourselves professional portrait photographers, the professional part can mean many things. It could be the main source of our income, our profession, or it could mean we have photographic qualifications. Whatever the reason, to stay a professional photographer we all need to continue to learn new things, gain more experience and ‘raise the bar’ as they say in management circles.

This week I spent a day in the company of Damien Lovegrove, and Martin Hill at Kingscote House in Gloucestershire. With models Sarah and Iskra we raised the bar on portrait photography, learning new techniques for lighting, posing, and using studio and portable lighting to really give results you generally wouldn’t associate with amateur photography.

The portrait gallery shows some of my favourite photographs of Iskra. I can’t say why these particularly took my eye, probably a combination of the expression and the lighting. I’m still not sure about the black and white portraits below and if I prefer the softer look or the more film-like look. What do you think ?