Review a portrait sequence
Earlier this month my former colleague asked me to do a formal head and shoulders portrait of her that could be used for publicity and marketing.
We met at the event in London and stayed behind to do a photo shoot. I had my camera, a tripod and a flash with me. We discussed and agreed that we'd like to see a smiley and friendly image.
As we started the photo shoot me and my colleague continued chatting and because we have known each other for a number of years we both felt relaxed and comfortable. I liked the way my colleague kept talking to me throughout the session although it meant that I had to take a few extra shots (as it is difficult for people to smile and speak at the same time and we definitely agreed on trying to capture a smiley face). There was a moment when we both fell silent, I simply continued shooting and then the conversation continued to flow. There was another moment when she suddenly became quite serious and I simply pointed it out to her and encouraged her to smile. I have to say that she was brilliant - easy to work with and very encouraging.
We tried two different backgrounds - both of which were neutral. There were a few technical problems: for example we did not have sufficient space to position my colleague far enough from the background so there was an issue with strong shadows behind her.
We never agreed how long we were going to spend on this photo shoot but at a certain point I think we both felt that we have probably done enough. I checked the images on my LCD screen and was satisfied with the result.
Below is a screen shot of my portrait sequence and one of the shots that we selected to use. I had to use Photoshop to remedy the shadows and adjust the colours/ brightness slightly.
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Earlier this month my former colleague asked me to do a formal head and shoulders portrait of her that could be used for publicity and marketing.
We met at the event in London and stayed behind to do a photo shoot. I had my camera, a tripod and a flash with me. We discussed and agreed that we'd like to see a smiley and friendly image.
As we started the photo shoot me and my colleague continued chatting and because we have known each other for a number of years we both felt relaxed and comfortable. I liked the way my colleague kept talking to me throughout the session although it meant that I had to take a few extra shots (as it is difficult for people to smile and speak at the same time and we definitely agreed on trying to capture a smiley face). There was a moment when we both fell silent, I simply continued shooting and then the conversation continued to flow. There was another moment when she suddenly became quite serious and I simply pointed it out to her and encouraged her to smile. I have to say that she was brilliant - easy to work with and very encouraging.
We tried two different backgrounds - both of which were neutral. There were a few technical problems: for example we did not have sufficient space to position my colleague far enough from the background so there was an issue with strong shadows behind her.
We never agreed how long we were going to spend on this photo shoot but at a certain point I think we both felt that we have probably done enough. I checked the images on my LCD screen and was satisfied with the result.
Below is a screen shot of my portrait sequence and one of the shots that we selected to use. I had to use Photoshop to remedy the shadows and adjust the colours/ brightness slightly.
