Kathleen needed photos for her up and coming book which some will consider controversial. She gave me a couple of pages to read and it was gut wrenching. Based on a true story. When we first met she sat down in the dining room and we talked about the book, her life and the person who the book was about. I could have talked to her all day. After an hour of chatting I picked up my camera and started shooting.
She had her glasses off for most of the shoot, but I wanted to take some photos of her reading her manuscript, I thought she looked more professional with them on. This photo was taken in our patio area. Thought it was nicer than the indoor images I took, really not a fan of indoor photography.
When the challenge finished I showed my client and she was so delighted with the comments. Below is one of the things that she mentioned.
“This whole exercise has given me so much more confidence. Thank you so much”.
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Not voting yet. But wanted to say this one exhibits a level of skill with posed portraiture that I truly admire. It takes both a cooperative subject and a gifted photographer for a moment like this to work this beautifully--to be obviously "composed" yet still register as authentic to the personality of the subject. It definitely has that "book jacket" or "speaking engagement" byline feel to it, and I imagine the subject would feel very flattered by it.
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