Faces in Focus

Faces in Focus Headshot and Portrait Photographer specialising in actors, performers and business people for use on

From 11 years ago, when I was just starting in Portrait Photography. Different lighting from what I use now but still qu...
13/12/2022

From 11 years ago, when I was just starting in Portrait Photography. Different lighting from what I use now but still quite a pleasing outcome. Model : Cathy. A few blemishes here and there but that's okay by me. Some people want you to remove all blemishes and wrinkles but I prefer a more natural look, like this.

02/04/2022

Asking people to pull funny faces might just seem like a good icebreaker but there's more to it than that. For me, the objective is to make the subject forget that they are being photographed so as to get a natural reaction. Here's Ed who really did have a huge stock of funny facial expressions.

A word about colour temperature: here I've gone for a slightly cooler colour (about 5200k) and I feel that it works well...
16/02/2022

A word about colour temperature: here I've gone for a slightly cooler colour (about 5200k) and I feel that it works well for this particular image. I didn't want Ed's headshot to be overly warm so it was a judgment call on where to put it. I went cooler because I felt that his skin tone could take it. On another day I might have gone a bit warmer. That is the beauty of digital photography. You can go back and re-process the original digital negative as many times as you like until you are happy. So if the client came back to me and said he wanted something a little warmer then I would oblige. It's a question of taste but also of what the purpose of the image is: in this case a business headshot.

Most of us look better on one side of our face and it is often the case that it is the left side which shows us to our b...
19/01/2022

Most of us look better on one side of our face and it is often the case that it is the left side which shows us to our best advantage. Here, Georgia is turning that side to the camera but turns her shoulders in the opposite direction thus creating a strong jawline.
It's a strong look.

I think we were trying to create a 'lifestyle' kind of image with this one. The model, Gypsie, certainly got into the ro...
27/11/2021

I think we were trying to create a 'lifestyle' kind of image with this one. The model, Gypsie, certainly got into the role of an entrepreneur and we got lots of good shots of her at her desk and using the phone. I don't know what I was thinking of, using an old GPO telephone (which actually still works perfectly well, even on today's phone network) but it makes for a much more graphic image than a modern mobile. In any case I love the look in her eyes. It was a very productive shoot.

John dropped by the studio recently and we got some headshots. John is a vocalist and George Michael tribute artist. I a...
20/10/2021

John dropped by the studio recently and we got some headshots. John is a vocalist and George Michael tribute artist. I always like a bit of eyebrow action in my headshots.

My latest model and favourite up-and-coming musical theatre star, Callum, did a great job when he came into my studio la...
18/10/2021

My latest model and favourite up-and-coming musical theatre star, Callum, did a great job when he came into my studio last weekend. With very little coaching from me he produced a range of very simple poses that looked great. This one is my favourites. I'm sure he's got a great career ahead of him.

So how do you create a strong jaw line when you are sideways on to the camera? Simple. Notice that Taylor here has dropp...
05/10/2021

So how do you create a strong jaw line when you are sideways on to the camera? Simple. Notice that Taylor here has dropped her left shoulder a little and is leaning in towards the camera. As she does so she is pushing her cheekbone towards the lens thereby achieving that separation between neck and jaw which is so important. I don't know what I said to produce that expression but it was probably something a bit outrageous.

Joe, a successful DJ, popped into my studio last week and we got the lights out and made a few headshots. This is a perf...
01/10/2021

Joe, a successful DJ, popped into my studio last week and we got the lights out and made a few headshots. This is a perfect example of the kind of clean look that I go for. I was very happy with the result and I think he was too. Notice how he is leaning in a little towards the camera which helps to create a strong jawline.

If you look really closely at the eyes of my subjects you will see that the catch-lights (the reflections you always see...
22/09/2021

If you look really closely at the eyes of my subjects you will see that the catch-lights (the reflections you always see in people's eyes) are rectangular in shape. This is because I use daylight mats to light people's faces. These are panels of hundreds of little LEDs which emit a light that is similar in colour to natural daylight. They have several desirable effects. Firstly, they are very bright and this makes the iris larger which to my mind is a good thing. Secondly they seem to wrap around the face creating a much softer light, similar to window light, which I love. These daylight mats are the sort that are used by cinematographers in movie making. They are continuous lighting and allow the photographer to see exactly where the light and shadow are falling. Most photographers use strobes or flash but I only use these daylight mats in my studio.

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