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Fine Art Portrait Photography Berkshire – Alice Luker Model Ascot

Posted on March 12, 2010 at 12:18 am

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I love creating beautiful fine art portraits and taking photographs that are ideal for professional publicity and are perfect as presents for close friends and distant relatives.

These are some of the photographs from a photoshoot with two photography students; Alice was the model and Maria was my assistant photographer.

We produced both fashion and portrait photographs using dramatic lighting effects and poses. Some photographs where taken as ‘implied nude’ so that there were no distractions from clothes, leaving just the model, her hair and the lighting to create the picture pure and simple.

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Here are some photographs from other Model Photo Shoots.

View the Main Website Fine Art Portrait Photographer Berkshire | John Wood Ascot to see a range of Fine Art Portraits and Services.

If you are interested having some fine art photographs then contact John Wood Fine Art Portraits to discuss your ideas without obligation.

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Berkshire Makeup Artist | Alex Hasler

Posted on December 19, 2009 at 12:32 pm

View the Main Website Fine Art Portrait Photographer Berkshire | John Wood Ascot for a full range of photographs.
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Alexandra recently qualified as a Makeup Artist and is now working with me on Photo Shoots. She particularly enjoys blending makeup and creating subtle yet effective looks. She is also experienced as a hair stylist.

In the following photographs, Alex did her own makeup / hair and experienced what it was like to be in front of the camera.

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Poetry Book: “Route of Hope” by Katie Ruth | Portraits and Illustration Photographs by John Wood

Posted on September 13, 2009 at 4:38 pm

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These are photographs taken for local Berkshire poet, Katie Ruth, for her new book the Route of Hope. There is a portrait of her for the inside cover and photographs to illustrate some of her poems.

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Model Portfolio | Bracknell Photo Shoot with Georgina Kuhl

Posted on March 30, 2009 at 1:13 pm

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Georgina Khul Model Berkshire These are the results from a portrait photography shoot in Bracknell, Berkshire. I used it to develop and improve posing, lighting and photography techniques as well as to extend my portrait portfolio.

Here are examples of other Model Portfolio Photoshoots.

Some of the photographs are taken with natural light from a large window on the other side of the room, some with flashguns, umbrellas and a white backdrop, backlit by two remote vivitar flashguns and some are lit by a combination of ambient tungsten light with colour, filtered flash bounced off a reflector and the camera colour corrected. All of this was taken in a room using the portable studio.

The photographs were enhanced in Photoshop with the aim of creating beautiful images that could be hung on a wall.

View the rest of the Portrait photographs from the session in Bracknell, Berkshire.

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Lighting for Portrait Photography Book Review

Posted on March 28, 2009 at 11:32 pm

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519jjvqpl20_ou2_ Lighting for Portrait Photography by Steve Bavister.

A book full of stunning photographs. It covers style and a very comprehensive section on light and how it works. It goes through the different types of lighting equipment and then explores taking portraits under different conditions with different lights.
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Lighting and the Dramatic Portrait Book Review

Posted on March 28, 2009 at 11:20 pm

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Lighting and the Dramatic Portrait, The Art of Celebrity and Editorial Photography by Michael Grecco.

I found this book particularly inspirational and comprehensive. It covers technical areas like cameras and illumination but then goes on to explore Creativity and Conceptualisation. It also explores the subject/photographer relationship and covers different subjects from celebrities through corporate to sports and drama.
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Light Science & Magic Book Review

Posted on March 16, 2009 at 9:11 am

Light Science & MagicAn Introduction to Photographic Lighting by Steven Biver, Paul Fuqua & Fil Hunter.

The thing that first tickles me about this book is that it considers 308 pages an introduction. There is so much to learn about photography and this book is an excellent start to begin to understand light.
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Portraits Using Natural Window Light

Posted on March 15, 2009 at 1:43 am

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Light from a window can give an amazing, soft light for portraits and produce beautifully tender photographs.

Unlike in a studio, you move the camera position to change effect of the lighting. Starting with the camera between the model and the window, move in a semi circle to behind the model. This will change from no shadows to total shadow. The position of the camera determines how much of the model is in shadow. Continue reading Portraits Using Natural Window Light…

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Animation Film Producer – Press Release

Posted on March 9, 2009 at 12:53 pm

Corporate Headshots Berkshire – John Wood Photography – Ascot

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These photographs were taken in a lounge in Ascot using the portable studio.

A 500W 15″ Dome cool light was placed to the left of centre by the camera and a 100W cool light soft box to the right near the subject for fill. There was a snooted SB800 behind left high for hair highlights.

A projector screen was used as a background and a flag was used to keep most of the light from the Dome hitting it. The subject was 3-4ft in front of the background.
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The model was held on with gaffer tape which was removed in photoshop.

The photograph is being used in publicity material for the premier showing of the animation film “The Modelmaker”, produced by Phil Wood.

If you want a photograph for your own business, such as a press release or brochure then look at John Wood Portraits.

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Family Portraits

Posted on February 20, 2009 at 9:33 am

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These photographs were taken in the family’s home in Camberley using the portable studio.

The SB800 was fired into an Umbrella (3ft) on the left with a Reflector on the right and the SB600 high/behind giving highlights to the hair.

The Nikon D300 camera was connected by USB to a laptop so the images could be seen clearly.

After the photographs had been taken, we sat down and everyone chose the best ones they preferred. In some cases I used two or more versions to achieve the final result.

The poses that worked best were those with the heads closest together and formed either straight or curved lines. Keeping the heads equi-distant was also important.

The client liked the photographs because she could see everyone’s current personality show through, which is exactly what she wanted.

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If you want to have your own family photographs for yourself or as a present to relatives then check out the details on John Wood Portraits Camberley.

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