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The Big Question for Your Outdoor Portrait: Everyone wants their portrait to be beautiful. Most people understand that good lighting makes a world of difference to an image: particularly when looking at an outdoor portrait. Often I am asked: “When is the best time to have my portrait taken?”. Beautiful light depends on many factors: Primarily, it is your definition of beautiful light. Does beautiful light mean strong contrast, or beautifully soft? Therefore, answering this question is not a simple […]
Creating Characters Nailing your type in your actor headshots Headshots and portraits are not just about pretty images or beautiful people. Stories and characters create great portraits, and a compelling portrait has something more to say. Particularly for actor headshots, the character that you portray in your headshot is incredibly important. That’s why I encourage actors to dive into understanding their personal brand and ‘type’ before we even get to the session. Knowing what you are most likely to be […]
Utilising Nature For Outdoor Portraits: Tracy Hambly is a local meditation teacher. She asked me to take some outdoor portraits to use when advertising her classes. The beautiful Yarra Ranges were the perfect setting, as this is where Tracy has grown up and where she holds her classes. Surrounding my studio is acres of beautiful natural bushland and it made sense to take them there! When discussing Tracy’s ideas before our shoot, she told me she was after more natural […]
From High School to Headshots. In High School I fell in love with photographing people. I was not shooting headshots, but I photographed people in various environments. The first time I used a DSLR I photographed the natural wonders on my parent’s 10-acre property. So when I began to photograph friends at school for assignments I felt so much more entranced by the results. Then began my mid-late teen years of trawling through magazines. I loved the stories that were […]