Your Life. Your Story. Your Portrait.
We’ve all been there…looking for a last minute Valentine’s Day gift for that special someone. Sometimes you’ll even find yourself running to the local drugstore to rummage through the leftover boxes of chocolate. If you’re lucky you’ll even find some flowers at the grocery store. Don’t sweat it; life happens and we all get busy. If you want something special that you won’t have to travel to Toronto for; in fact, you won’t even need to even get in your car, then carry on…
Modern portrait photography is more than taking a pretty picture of a woman. It’s about capturing who she is. That may seem easy, but if you’ve even been in front of a camera you know how you immediately tense up and become acutely aware of every movement you make. It suddenly becomes hard to “just be yourself”. Take a behind-the-scenes look at being in front of the camera…
Bringing nature landscapes into portrait photography of women is something I think I do best of all. While many photographers love the look of a blurry background that puts all the focus on the woman, I like to have a balanced mix between her soul and the soul of her surroundings. What do you like? You be the judge!
Women have become inspired through online content and confident-boosting groups and they’re ready to get their magazine quality portraits taken! With body-positive groups growing in popularity and the seemingly limitless photographic talent portrayed on our ever-growing screens, it’s only logical that there’s an appeal to be captured as our most amazing selves! No longer are we limited to thinking we have to take boring “graduation” looking photos. No! We can have photos that look like they belong in a magazine; something we can be proud to display and share!
What makes some portrait photography so timeless? Why can you look at a photo that was taken years, or even decades ago and not be able to pinpoint when it was taken. Sure, there could be some photographic styles that give it away, but there are ways of ensuring art portraits remain beautiful and timeless. So what are the things that age a photo and how are they avoided so that generations can look at a photo and appreciate it without chiding it for it’s “oldness”.
The reason you don’t like photos taken of you may be because you don’t think you’re photogenic. I’m not about to tell you that it isn’t true, but I will tell you that you (and everyone else) can look great in photos too!
Are you looking for a meaningful or unique gift for your wife to shake things up this year? Every Christmas holiday do thoughts of flowers, chocolates, or jewellery eventually come into your mind as you rack your brain over what to get her? If this sums up your predicament then take a look at 7 gifts that will wow her and decide which would be the best fit for her (because you love her and know who she is)!
Some of the women I meet wonder just what it’s like to be in front of the camera. They ask how artistic we could possibly get and how many different looks might we be able to capture? Lauren (the beautiful lady in all the photos) showed me a exquisite gold and green dress that she owned. I thought it was breathtaking the moment I saw it and with that we spent an afternoon capturing her in as many ways possible. If you want to see all the looks you can pull off with just one dress then get ready to be inspired. I’ve named this series One Dress of Many Frames.
