I was originally drawn to the business of photography because of portraits and I've always wanted to run a little storefront studio that would cater to well-to-do clientele (who would pay me very well) who would also be wildly beautiful. Instead I pursued advertising and corporate work.....were I mined the niche that was all about taking portraits of beautiful people as representatives of their companies and those company brands. Now I do both things. I do advertising assignments and I also provide portrait services to private individuals.
On good days I have stunning people in front of my camera and a crew of helpful people who make the work better and more productive. On my best days I have an enormous space with a wonderful, liquid-smooth background, a huge, directional light source and I'm sitting across from someone interesting. And by interesting I mean both the way they look and the things they are able to talk about.
Quiet listening is a wonderfully productive thing. Being in the moment is the best......when you can pull it off. My idea of Nirvana? A big, cool room, a twelve by twelve foot scrim as close to a subject as I can get it, a gray background many yards back and time to really get to know the person in front of my camera. And a nice lunch.
Great portrait, she has BIG beautiful eyes, but the selection around her hair on the left side for the PS blur is sloppy. It needs much greater feathering to make it less obvious. Just my opinion, of course.
ReplyDeleteI have to agree with Bill this is a great portrait...very nice.
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