As I've said many times before, I'm first and foremost a people photographer. Rarely a week goes by when I'm not making a portrait for someone. But within that broad term are a variety of subtle differences.
If you're in business and want a portrait to put on your website or to use as a Twitter avatar, you probably want a quite simple shot, evenly lit and against a neutral background. The aim of such a portrait is simply to let people know who you are; you want to let your audience know what you look like.
If I'm making a portrait of you and your family, the intended audience is quite different. This may be for hanging on a wall at home, acting as a record of you all at a certain time, when the kids were a certain age. It may well be an environmental portrait, shot in your own home. It will certainly be much less formal than the business portrait I've described above. After all, it's designed to show the love and affection between the members of the family, and to reveal a little more of their personalities.
Dan is a young man I've photographed before and, if you want to see the results of that first shoot, they can be seen here. He's recently decided he wants to approach some modelling agencies and asked me if I'd shoot some studio portraits for him to take to appointments, and to form part of his portfolio.
The intended audience for these images is casting directors, who will want a good idea of Dan's 'look'. I've deliberately kept the lighting and background simple for that reason. Obviously, these portraits have to show more direction and demonstrate Dan's ability to pose - they are vital to the career that Dan wants to move into.
Please feel free to leave a comment on the photographs.
If you are an aspiring model or actor (or even an established one!) and would like to enquire about portfolio shots please contact me at the studio on 01565 777186 or by email at info@martinhambleton.com.
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