On Location Portrait
Meganne is interested in acting and as well as alternative modelling (she has lots of tattoos believe it or not!) so she wanted a portrait that was styled with a bit of a punky feminine edge. This romper suited her perfectly with a relaxed fit on the top and tighter fitting lower half. A little bit of soft light crept through the side of the building and was able to cast a golden hue on her skin.
Corporate headshot
Ken suited our soft white background perfectly with his warm toned shirt and matching tie, all that is left for the cherry on top is a glowing smile. His photo radiates positivity and friendliness, however I distinctively remember him laughing at himself at this point (with us egging him on)! Turns out natural smiles are the best and this definitely shows it.
Acting headshot
Ricardo is an actor who got signed with a new agent and wanted to get some updated headshots. To cover a variety of looks, he prepared a few pieces to change it up such as a leather jacket, simple shirts, and a sporty jacket. We love how we golden the light was in this portrait, it warms up an otherwise bland white brick wall. Since Ricardo wanted to shoot in the evening, we timed the shoot to be around sunset time in order to achieve this effect.
Fashion portrait
Kelly used to be a model with Sutherland when she was younger, and decided to get back into it many years later. She was pretty comfortable in front of the camera already, but welcomed our posing guidance. She gave us very specific directions as to what type of clothing we should prepare (which we loved since it helped us plan her outfits to the tee!). To our surprise, she liked the clothing so much she ended up buying two of the pieces off of us.
Professional author headshot
Selwyn is an author who is coming out with a new novel to be published in print and online. He needed a variety of photos for his profile photo that ranged from more formal to more semi-casual. To be sure, we encouraged him to bring in as many wardrobe options as he'd like, and we would narrow them down on the spot.
Time-allowed, you can make up to as many wardrobe changes as you'd like. It's easy to tell if it's working or not after seeing it on our large screen monitor, which automatically synchronizes with your photoshoot to provide realtime results.
Business portrait
Michael came in for a quick headshot that took less than 10 mins. He was not a big fan of having his photo taken, so he mustered all his strength to put on his best smile and get the shot done quickly and smoothly. He even chose the photo on the spot making the delivery date more prompt. We shot the photo loosely so that his company had freedom to crop the image however they like.
Fashion portrait
We shot Charlotte's portrait in our studio the other day. Mid way through the shoot she felt the photos weren't turning out quite as she had imagined, and we quickly identified that it was because portraits taken in the studio tend to appear more formal. In order for her to achieve a more organic portrait, we decided to add a subtle breeze from our wind machine, enhancing the liveliness of the image. With one minimal change we were able to dramtically transform the feeling of the image from commercial to organic.
We always encourage our subjects to review the photos in between rounds so that we can make adjustments where necessary. With your on set feedback we are able to make a variety of changes including the crop, softening the lighting, adding contrast or more shadows, changing the shooting orientation, and more.
Fashion portrait
Laura had her portrait taken on our medium grey background, which complements every skin tone and hair colour. Opposed to white, we recommend people shoot on our grey background when aiming to add more depth and personality to the image. This is because of the fact that the shadows in the background give a subtle realness instead of being completely blown out from the light. We shot this photo loosely and cropped it later to her liking so that her features would appear more visually striking.