News from the studio
A business portrait – Jackie Whigham
Like all aspects of business branding, Jackie knows that the standard of the image she uses to represent both herself and her business is very important, so chose us for business portrait session. Shooting with a white background isn't my personal choice for a...
Kris in colour
Kris came back for another of our Studio Lighting portrait sessions. This time the portraits of him just seemed to work best in colour due to the lovely complimentary tones, so I've decided to keep them that way. Choosing clothing that has texture or a balancing...
Klara Chomicz
This is a shot of Klara taken on the second class of our Studio Lighting course. On this occasion Klara gallantly stepped in at short notice sporting some snazzy new red hair. Normally we would have a blond model for this particular session, but I have to say I really...
Kris
This is my favourite shot of Kris (from my studio lighting class). Being able to experiment with different lighting styles and more contrast makes male portraiture a lot of fun. Do you want a striking portrait of your guy? get in touch!
Keith and Millie
Keith had actually hired the studio for his own shoot, but when he was finished wanted me to shoot him with Millie (their Weimaraner / Chocolate Labrador cross). A white background isn't generally my first choice for studio portraits, but we didn't have a huge amount...
Classic baby photography: Babies don’t come gift-wrapped…
Babies have their own natural appeal - they don't need ridiculous bows or big flowers stuck to the sides of their heads to make them cute. They don't naturally spend time in flower pots, vintage luggage or hammocks. A key rule of portraiture is to exclude or...
A little bit of Hollywood glamour with Lauren
This shot is a by-product of my second test shoot with Lauren where we were experimenting with some lighting variations. This is a classic Hollywood portrait look using stage style lighting rather than studio flash - deep shadows and a very shallow field of focus. A...
Tye – a black labrador on black
This shoot with Tye (a black labrador) was commissioned as a gift for Shona and Keith. Tye is a trained gun dog, which makes him a delight to photograph in the studio. And when he's not sitting still he's a huge amount of bouncy fun to play with. Photographing a dark...
Juno – Cocker Spaniel
Jim was definitely more enthusiastic to get Juno, their Cocker Spaniel, photographed than he was to have his own portrait taken. The main problem with Juno was to get her to stay still in the right place - active dogs are a challenge, especially in the studio where...