If you are like me, you love seeing beautiful, creative & timeless black and white photography.
Wedding Photography - Candid photograph of a bride - Allington Castle - Kent - 2019
When I make an image during a wedding, portrait shoot or a big corporate event, I always like to make it look as natural as possible - so it doesn’t look stiff, posed or forced. Working in a documentary style means these will often be candid images, during corporate events or weddings and sometimes they will be a directed portrait where I am in complete control of how the image will look; with lighting and expression etc - often during a Wedding portrait shoot or a studio portrait session. These photographs can then be processed to black and white or kept in colour during the editing stage.
Below are some black & white images of my work during portrait sessions and inc. weddings, corporate events and portrait shoots.
Black and white images will give you that timeless look which feels unique to this style and look as good in the future as they do now.
Corporate Events - Museum of London
Studio Portrait
Corporate sports events - QPR - 2018
Candid Portrait
Natural / directed Portrait
Family Portrait session - Kent
It is my job as a portrait photographer to look for the best light or create it and then to get the best expression from the people in front of the camera - without directly asking them for it.
Black and white photos seem to be less complicated and more future-proof, without splashes of colour to distract you the viewer from the subject matter or overall scene.
As I said, I am always looking for the best quality of light for my photographs. Whether it’s available light from a window in a room, the sunlight and shade outside or the studio lights I have set up. Quality of light or interestingly the shadow is even more important with black & white as the tone can set the mood of an image and when you add to that, the moment and composition it can be very powerful.
Do they look nervous before the wedding? - Are they happy that the pressure is now off of them? - Or are they in love during a bit of quiet time together?
Wedding Portrait of Groom - window light
Event Photography - Goodwood Revival - September 2019
Corporate Events - London
Corporate golf days are always interesting to photograph - The London Golf Club
My love of black and white images does not mean I only shoot this way.
There are often different reasons for shooting in colour and or black & white - my clients wants and needs will affect this for the most part and often the client needs a colour image for what they are using the images for. But sometimes they let me make them how I want to as well.
Firstly, thank you for reading this far down, I hope you enjoyed what you have seen.
If you are looking to hire a multi skilled photographer to capture your corporate event, wedding, portrait or headshot, please get in touch.
Equipment used: Fujifilm XPRO 2 & XH1 with 16mm f1.4 - 23mm f2 - 50mm f2 - 90mm f2
Other useful links: Documentary event Photography - Headshot Photography - How to choose a wedding photographer
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