Fine Art / Corporate Portraits

It is my intention tomorrow to welcome a close friend of mine Natalie, her 3yr old son Oliver and her 5 month old baby Gracie, into the studio who have kindly volunteered to be photographed in a style of my choice. Being aware of my brief I plan to photograph Nat within a corporate portrait theme with her posing in her Fire Brigade uniform. I also plan to convey a message through incorporating her son and daughter into the shoot, so I am not only capturing her standing proud through her career achievements but also through a personal insight to her life through juggling her demanding role within the fire brigade as well as being a dedicated and loving mother to her children!

Below are some images of some fire women I found via the use of Google Images to give me some further inspiration to my already thought out idea. The first image I came across which caught my attention was photographed by 'bamboquiri' - http://www.flickr.com/photos/bamboquiri/ to see the rest of his stunning images please use the web address above or below his photograph to access his Flickr account.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bamboquiri/

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o308/duane_2007/004.jpg

http://www.vervemag.com/storage/july-august-2008-photos/Fire-Fighters-Steve2.jpg

http://www.911gifts.biz/images/g1_09.jpg

http://fotosa.ru/stock_photo/Rubberball_JI/p_792430.jpg

As I will also be trying to achieve a personal, intimate, family approach by means of including her children to some of the overall photographs, I again have searched via Google images 'mother and child' and below are some of the images which I found to give me the most inspiration.

Below are the art work paintings of Gustav Klint whose fascinating paintings below incorporate abstract patterns with the real resemblance of a mother and child. Maybe it is possible that the way in which photographers choose to photograph this type of subject 'mother and child' has been through the influences of such works like Klint's or his influenced predecessors, such as Leonardo Di Vinci perhaps!

http://www.umcwy.info/uploadedimages/Additional_Services/Women_and_Children/wc_

http://www.whyoga.com/assets/images/classes_portraits/Mother-and-baby.jpg

Another great influence in regards to portrait photography is the 19th Century portrait photographer Julia Margaret Cameron who embellished in photographing portraits that depicted the emotional state of her sitter rather than paying attention to the mastering of perfect accuracy of sharp detail within her photographs. She uses strategic codes and symbols to show the sitters individuality, their status and personality.

http://www.westbynorthwest.org/winter01/mary.motherandchild.jpg

http://www.imageandnarrative.be/painting/images/fulya01.jpg

Most of Cameron's photographs have a spiritual sensibility, and are peaceful and romantic. The mood is sombre and contemplative. She did not photograph action or care much about backgrounds. It was the essence of the subject that motivated Cameron's photography. (Jody Zellen)

http://www.profotos.com/education/referencedesk/masters/masters/juliamargaretcameron/juliamargaretcameron.shtm

http://www.victoriaspast.com/JuiliaMCameron/juliacameron.htm

http://www.victoriaspast.com/JuiliaMCameron/The%20Kiss%20of%20Peace%201869.jpg

http://www.victoriaspast.com/JuiliaMCameron/A%20Study%20of%20the%20Cenci-May%201868

http://www.victoriaspast.com/JuiliaMCameron/Julia%20Jackson%201867.jpg

http://www.portraitstudiolighting.com/Studio_lighting_Diagrams.html

http://www.riversidephotography.co.uk/gal-mother-baby-photography.htm

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