Portrait Photography – Everybody’s gotta learn sometime – Part 2
Here’s the second half of the images from the Into the Light day in Gloucestershire this time with Martin Hill.
These images were produced as part of ‘going slow’ and taking time to compose the shot to add drama to the outdoor portrait photographs by using both natural light and portable flash. The trick was to mix the available light to bring out the drama in the clouds and then light our subject, Sarah Beaufoy with flash. This was at times challenging as the combination of sun and cloud changed almost on a minute to minute basis.
I’ve added my own style of post-production to the images, to give them the look I like so much.
You can find Martin’s Images on his blog.
Our make-up artist for the day was Vicki Waghorn.
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 ?
Portrait Photo Shoot – You’ve been spotted – Milton Keynes portrait photography
Portrait Photo Shoot – You’ve been spotted – Milton Keynes portrait photography
Here’s a shot from a recent ‘You’ve been spotted’ portrait photo session.
Each month I work with a portrait model and create some images that allow me to experiment with new techniques and photo equipment.
These aren’t like normal portrait sessions as I get the opportunity to try things out, rather than working for a client. They do however produce new style shots that I may go on to use in client sessions.
The subject receives prints of the best images and I generally put a slideshow and images on Faceboook so friends and relatives can see the finished article.
If you’d be interested in posing as a model for one of these sessions please let me know.
Spaces are limited to only one session per month, so if you’d like the opportunity to work with me, please get in touch as soon as possible.
Urban Portraits in Cambridge, London, The Midlands and the South East
Urban Portraits in Cambridge, London, The Midlands and the South East
Here’s a couple of images from this weeks urban portrait shoot.
This is a different type of portrait shoot to the, all too familiar, white background. The idea is to take the subjects to somewhere on location and use the environment, the clothing and flash lighting to bring about a different style of image. This type of shoot is ideal for actor and model portfolio’s and for those who want something out of the ordinary. The same style is used sometimes in ‘senior portraits’, more often seen in the USA.
This assignment is hopefully to be the foundation of a new style of portrait photography, and something that I’ll offer to all my clients, aimed at the fashion conscious and those who’ve always wanted to appear in the spotlight. Literally ! I take portable flash lighting onto the streets and produce a stunning urban portrait style.
Interested ? – Take a look at the fashion photography and the portrait photography, or why not contact me for details.