Yesterday I photographed a fellow photographer who also happens to be a good friend, it was a very special sitting, unusually I helped with the make up and hair, this was something I really enjoyed, it gave me time to talk and bond and look upon her lovely face and imagine how she will look under the studio lights. It is a little nerve wracking photographing a fellow photographer, but it is something I would like to do more of, I think the challenge and stress of wanting to produce something that is intimate yet characterful is what drives me, yet there is the child within me that looks to my peers to enjoy the images of them that I have created, it leaves me pondering is photography art, am I vulnerable too, that I look for confirmation that what I produce is considered good enough by my colleagues…. and yet I stop and pinch myself and remind myself that I do believe in my style and feel comfortable with these final images. Helen is enigmatic, charming, a little feisty and a very sensual and vivacious woman, I hope you agree this reflects within these few chosen portraits I share with you.
Very happy you like them Helen, there is not much to see in before and after, good lighting and minimum post processing, the light works well with your skin and colouring, just beautiful!
Hi Lisa,
I really like picture 2 & 5. I believe it really captures the essence of Helen. Well done.
You should post a before and after photo here Lisa to let people see just how good you are at bringing out the best in people… I was terribly nervous about having my photograph taken ( I used to love it when i was 20!! ) as I haven’t been well and had lost confidence.
You made this a very easy and thoroughly enjoyable experience…
These photographs capture me very well I think ( and make me look unusually glamorous, how much I enjoyed that!! ) .. thank you so much..