I’ve been very impressed by the portraits of Jens Mathiasson and have enjoyed watching his masterclass on Frames (subscription only). So in need of people to practise on I put a call out on the Kirkby blog and was delighted when John and Rosemary got in touch. It’s John’s birthday coming up and they thought […]
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As mentioned in the previous blog post an actress friend gave me some lighting equipment and I started practising portraits with a neighbour and my son. On Monday, Jane came around for her headshots and it went pretty well. She was great – very patient and posed like a pro. On her suggestion, after some
With an actress friend kindly giving me a couple of studio lights in exchange for me doing some headshots of her I thought I should start practising. I bought a backdrop and set up a mini studio at home. I’ve recently subscribed to Frames magazine and as well as the quarterly magazine they are running
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Not been sleeping well recently but hastened some advice to take an early walk and get some sunlight. So I took off to do the little loop on a bright but chilly morning today. Focus a bit off but I like the way this gate framed the trees beyond – should have had a smaller
