maxhector photography: Blog
Was in north London at the weekend for a portrait shoot. My model Helen had fantastic bone structure so I chose to shoot her with high key lighting and brought in some shadow to accentuate her cheekbones and jaw line. The room was filled with fantastic natural light so I only used one flash head with soft box and created the shadows using the dark side of my reflector. Using props can bring different qualities in the image and the model. Here I used a trilby and a coat to bring more interest and fun to the photos and the experience! Michelle
FEBRUARY WEDDING OFFERS!
At the start of the year and what better time to get your wedding photographer booked. To help you with your decision and for a limited period only, you can take advantage of our February discount on all our wedding packages. Click the thumbnail below to download the flyer! Regardless of the rate you pay, you'll still benefit from our exceptional service and top quality photography! Gareth and Michelle
LORNA'S PORTRAIT SHOOT
Had a great portrait shoot with Lorna recently (have a look at out portrait pages for an example). She had such a beautiful face and large eyes that I wanted to go in close with my camera and take headshots. The death of the legendary Irving Penn was still fresh in my mind and his 1950’s portraits were certainly an influence on my set up and overall style of the shoot. I turned my white background to grey using Gareth’s Photo 101 tutorial on ‘distance’ (no Photoshop tricks here!) to complement the grey jumper that she wore to the shoot. I worked with my faithful 50mm lens. I keep telling myself to mix it up a bit with the lenses I use for portraits , (my macro takes awesomely crisp photos), but the 50mm is so sharp. Plus I like to work closely with those I photograph, talking, laughing, sharing ideas; it’s an organic process that being the other side of a telephoto doesn’t permit. Catch up soon, Michelle.
NEW CONTENT: GLOSSARY
More content being added this week including a useful glossary of photography terms containing various definitions of terms and abbreviations commonly used. You can find the glossary in the main menu items at the top of the page or click here. Michelle will also be adding some blogs on our favourite, inspirational and most influential photographers such as Michelle's favourites ; Nick Knight and Lois Greenfield.