Cheltenham Portrait Photographer

This portrait was taken in Cheltenham, using just a single light, to add some drama to the end portrait.

When your subject is wearing glasses be extra careful with the positioning of the studio light, to avoid glare.   I usually find you need to place the light that little higher than normal, or ask the subject to lift the arms of the glasses just a tad off their ears, causing the glasses to point down slightly, thus avoiding glare.

The final portrait was toned in Sepia to add some warmth.

As Steve was relatively new to Studio lighting, we started with a single light setup & muggins here became the model <doh> .  Going for the dark moody, low key portrait, we used one light box to camera left & kept the power as low as possible to minimise bounced light.  Finally, we added a collapsible back drop to finish the portrait.

Cheltenham Portrait Photographer

This shot was taken using a large soft box to the left, approx 2 ft away from model, at body height.

In addition the shot was taken standing on a chair, giving a flattering angle to the end image.

Here are a few more from the shoot :-