Creative corporate portrait London UK
Composing corporate portraits carefully can really add to the portrait. The use of space makes this corporate portrait much stronger and adds tension to an otherwise standard corporate portrait. This was shot in a business meeting where I was playing around with shapes and the juxtaposition of different objects around the corporate boardroom. This sort of space is a bonus for graphic designers as they have space to add text and graphics.
© Grantly Lynch 2010
Corporate Portrait Photographer London
Informal corporate portrait London © Grantly Lynch Corporate Photographer London UK
Recent portrait for http://www.r3dsystems.co.uk who are based in London and are in the process of updating their corporate marketing material. I had an open brief to come up with shots around their corporate offices. Informal corporate portraits are popular with clients as the photographer tends not to have to interfere with the day to day running of the corporate office. This does mean that the photographer has to take a little time and care being aware of situations that might produce a good photograph and be prepared to wait around to get it.
© Grantly Lynch 2010
Corporate Portrait Photographer London
Corporate portrait of business woman in London © Photographer Grantly Lynch London UK
I have been looking for new ways to photograph corporate portraits in London. The convenient location is the corporate office, but this has its limitations and with the visually rich streets of London outside most corporate premises it seems a shame not to use them. In the past I had been commissioned by Citywire magazine to shoot corporate portraits anywhere but in the office and this would often fill me with dread as the weather could misbehave or the sitter might not fancy a stroll down to the river. I have started to have a quick butchers around corporate buildings in London before I go inside, just in case I get asked to go outside to do the portrait. With many of my corporate clients having a much higher requirement for using photographs all media, being able to give them another option is a real advantage. This corporate portrait was shot directly opposite The Bank of England, but i wanted to be a little more subtle and just suggest elements of London, with sitter not looking to camera and reading the FT.
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- This image was taken from a series of corporate portraits for http://www.ddblondon.com/ These work really well as they are formal and corporate in style but three little creative differences make the subjects seem much more friendly and approachable. 1. Have the subject sit/stand at a slight angle to you. 2. Use bounced lighting to soften shadows. 3. Instead of a plain white backdrop I used the office windows as the background, they give a depth to the image and make it seem a much more natural environment for a corporate portrait.
- Working as a corporate photographer in London, you are often faced with different corporate offices and most portraits needing to be completed in a short time frame, but as a photographer you need to spot these possibilities. Corporate clients marketing material will benefit from creative portraits and hopefully you will be asked back.
© Grantly Lynch 2010
Corporate Portrait Photographer London
