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.
Back to my roots – Black and White Portraits
I’m not sure if this is a result of trends in the photography industry generally, or a resurrection of a passion for the roots of my photography. Either way, I just love black and white right now. I’m wondering how long it will be before I load up the old film camera again.
There’s something about the way black and white shows the emotion in the subject more than colour ever can.
This portrait was taken at a party, and the subject, Hannah was just lit by the fridge light as she opened the door. The use of a really fast prime lens and that beautiful light just has a certain something. Add in a bit of post processing to give the feel of old Agfa film and you have a winning combination.
Once you start digging into the past its amazing what you find. Here’s an ad for the Polaroid camera. Now there’s a thought …….
There’s more portrait photography here.
Venture Photography Cambridge – Closed
Venture Photography Cambridge
I happened to walk through Cambridge this week and was saddened to find that Venture Portrait Photography is closed and empty. Their entry on the main ‘This is Venture’ website has also been removed.
This Venture certainly tells a story, I can only make assumptions about the final chapter, but its a shame.
You could argue that they were a competitor and that I shouldn’t really care, but recent comments I had with a group of other professional portrait photographers brought only praise for Venture Portrait Photography. Venture were the lead in bringing photography to the masses, and promoted good photography as a valued item in the context of families. The group of photographers all commented that they were still getting requests to mimic the Venture style of shots on a white background. In a recent marketing survey of my own, they are still one of the main sources of family and individual photography. Their website does show that their franchise has achieved superbrand status which is a significant achievement within the photography industry.
Portrait Photography in Cambridge
This is a selection of portrait photographs taken as part of an outdoor session in the grounds of a village church just outside Cambridge. These were all taken in natural light ( except one ) on a dull overcast day. It was quite cold so we had to work quickly. I hope it gives a good overview of what can be achieved in a relatively short space of time.
