A couple of weeks ago I did some headshots of Charlie in and around Guildford, as she needed photos to send off for castings and to agents.
We spent a very pleasant morning in town using various backdrops and locations, and she was a real joy to photograph - very easy to direct and open to different ideas and suggestions. It's not easy to conjure up an authentic and meaningful expression from nowhere and at the drop of a hat, without it looking contrived or false, but Charlie rose to the occasion; I made a few suggestions for different moods and emotions by describing particular scenarios to her and she reacted in just the right way.
I love the fact that you can see the emotion in her eyes and that each look is different, but in a very subtle way. A good portrait definitely doesn't always have to be about big smiles and although it may be a cliche, the eyes really are the windows to the soul.
One of the great advantages of photographing on location and locally is that I know all these places so well and also when the light is going to be at its best in each particular one.
The photos she will use will be in black and white, but I really like the colour versions too, plus the extra shots I took in a slightly different style towards the end of the session, and which are more informal in pose.
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