#23: Some recent portraits

One of the other aspects of photography that I love are portraits. Here are a few fine-art type portraits that I have created recently. Looking at the portraits I create, I feel they are made up of the essence of the subject and a bit of myself. I am beginning to think I am developing my own style to creating portraits (finally) ............ or maybe I am wrong?
I also noticed my choice of colour palette is moving towards some muted colours ......... interesting..........
These portraits are from some of shoot day portrait sessions and fashion shoots in the past year.

#18: New year, New plans

Happy new year all,


Its the new year and the resolutions are flying around. I can't say I make new year resolutions
but I will definitely changing a few things and putting new plans in place. I am working on a few projects for this year, and my work is going to be more project based in 2011. I am excited about the ideas cooking up in my head.
A few new images from a portrait session with science writer Aarathi Prasad and her daughter Tara.

They are both gorgeous

#4: The journey begins ..............

What the hell am I?
Yes I love creating images ........... but images about what?
Am I fashion photographer? a conceptual portrait photographer? 
I am unsure of the answer at the moment and I have decided to challenge myself for the next 6 months to find my purpose in photography (I am all about purpose these days). 


What would I love to shoot if photography was my 9 - 5. I have decided to concentrate on fashion for the next few months and see if I have a voice in that aspect of photography. My blog will act as my journal of sorts of my journey.


Last monday I put together a fashion test shoot with a bunch of creatives (Apple blossom ..... 
my super stylista and wife, Buki Becks ..... creative make up artist and hair stylist, Pauline and Natasha ....... lovely models from Oxygen and Tanielle Lobo ...... fantastic fashion designer). 
I have learnt that putting together the right team is essential for any shoot and will make or break the images. I take the time to cast and pick the right people to create the right look for the images, the absence of any is a reschedule. I have also found everybodys energy and effort is essential in making th shoot work, from models, wardrobe stylists to assistants, its a real team effort.
Here's an image from the shoot and please note its not been retouched

Also I have to mention my boy Tunde who came out to help us for the day ........ we couldn't have done it without you buddy ........... I can see his head getting even bigger. Here's a shot of Tunde feeling like some sorta of model ................... really dude don't give up the day job.

And here his positioned himself between two of my models ....................greedy boy

Images from the shoot will go up when I retouch, hopefully I can get sometime this weekend

The journey continues ...............