PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY

This type of photography can be undertaken anywhere, but a professional photographic studio is likely to better equipped to produce professional portraits. A portrait photographer is a specialist but often will carry out wedding photography and commercial photography.

WHAT IS A PORTRAIT?

A portrait is defined as a likeness of a person, especially of the person's face. A photographic portrait is understood to be a good quality image that not only captures a person's physical likeness on film, but also something of the person's character, generally in a manner that is attractive and pleasing to the subject.

PHOTOGRAPHY OF CHILDREN & PETS

Capturing a special expression or emotion on your child's face on camera will be a treasured possession. A good portrait photographer can achieve this.

Children and pets do not generally sit still so it is a case of capturing the ‘moment' when it happens. This takes forward planning by the photographer. It is no good if he / she is fumbling with films, lighting or batteries just when the perfect pose presents itself. A good photographer will know this.

PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO

Just about anyone who can aim a camera can make a portrait. It goes without saying that some do it better than others. Top portrait photographers do it all the time, reliably producing outstanding portraits with just about every subject they photograph. Why is that? What do they know and what do they do that makes their portraits special? The answer to both these questions is “quite a bit,” because there is a lot to know about a lot of things in order to produce a great portrait.