I have always loved tattoos. I didn't get one until I was 33 years old. I also have a reverence for the fact that a tattoo is almost impossible to remove completely. When you decide to ink your body, you want to make sure that you know you are making a permanent decision. That said, I think the art of tattooing is beautiful and have always loved the idea of photographing someone with tattoos. Kat, was someone I did headshot for a few months ago. She was more than happy to come back and do a creative shoot with me. I am in love with the results! To see more of my work look at my galleries.
A new take on Head Shots: Oceanside Animal Hospital: Professional Photographer Plymouth South Shore
I love when a creative take on something comes along. A chance to do something new. I have been working with Oceanside Animal Hospital for a few years as a photographer for their website and on the flip side as a client. I love that Oceanside puts so much care and thoughtfulness in everything they do. Taking pictures is no different. Each professional was encouraged to bring their pet to work and be photographed with them. Kathy and Lucy are the latest example of that. Kathy is one of the technicians at Oceanside Animal Hospital. Some of her responsibilities include taking patient histories, weighing patients, reviewing vaccination records, filling prescriptions, scheduling appointments, and assisting the doctor during examinations. Kathy’s favorite thing about work is it never feels like she’s working! Kathy would prefer a lick on the face over a thank you any day! Lucy is one of her beautiful canine babies.
Thanks Oceanside for all you do including taking care of my canine baby Charlie!
Photo tip of the week: The fundamentals of portrait posing: Professional Photographer Plymouth South Shore
If I had a penny for every time someone has said to me, "I don't photograph well", I would be a rich woman. Now I am not saying that we are all Salma Hayek who would look beautiful dressed in a paper bag, but I think that a lot of bad pictures have to do with bad posing. The goal of every photograph is to accentuate the positive and downplay what people do not like about themselves. Part of understanding that comes from taking a lot of portraits and learning what looks good and part of it comes from talking to your clients about what they are happy with and what makes them insecure. Here are some helpful tips to get you started:
- Change perspective:
- Stand on a chair
- Lay on the floor
- Hold the camera above your head.
- Use things around you to change your perspective
- Close, Close Close
- Break the ice, make people laugh
- Make a photo more intimate
- Get at their level and take candids in their environment:
- Play outside
- Sit on the ground or a chair
- Side over the shoulder most flattering angle
- Need to be at eye level in most cases
- Avoid photographing down someone’s shirt!
- No Mug shots
- Turn person slightly to the side and have them look over their shoulder; that is the most flattering for all body types. And don’t we all have something we don’t like! I have never posted a photo on Facebook that I have not photo shopped!
- Chin Down
- Photographing underneath can increase stature as you saw but make sure that people are keeping their chins down or else you will end up with what I like to call the double chin effect!
Happy Shooting!
Plymouth South Shore Professional Photographer: Photo Tip of the Day: Most Flattering Portrait Angle
So I would say that pretty much all of us, me included, have something that they don't love about their appearance. As a photographer, you are trying to not only take a technically good photo, but also capture people in their best light so that the results show the best of who they really are. This doesn't mean that your photographer needs to know how to make you loose 25 pounds in photoshop or how to erase age lines to make you look 10 years younger. You just need to know something about light and positioning. The best angle I have found for almost every body type is to sit your subject sideways looking at you slightly over their shoulder with you taking the photo at eye level or slightly about. Also when it comes to lighting avoid harsh sunlight or shadows. Stand you subjects in the shade or wait for a partly cloudy day. If you can't avoid the shadows, use your flash outside and in bright sunlight. The flash will help to fill in the shadows that are cast at weird angles so that people are more evenly lit. Here is an example:
Plymouth South Shore Professional Photographer: 2012 Winter Headshots
Usually January is a time for hibernation, but the weather has been so good this year people are still out and about. We are doing mostly studio work right now, due to the chill in the air and we are exited about some of the projects we have done and some of the ones we have coming up. Take a look at some of the head shots we have done lately and look forward to some of our cute babies coming later this month!
Enjoy!
