Location Portraits Not Just for Summer

Even in the winter, location portraits can be great fun and can produce great shots. Fashion and clothing styles are very different in winter, creating a whole different look.

Warm winter clothing such as big coats, scarves, hats and gloves with their fabulous chunky textures and interesting patterns make for great outfits for winter location portraits. Scarves, hats, gloves and hoods can all be used as accessories to add variation to the shots.

Whether you want a shoot in open fields, woodland or by the coast, when you factor in the subtle colours of the winter foliage and the low, golden winter light, all these things can contribute towards making a great portrait. The added benefit of falling snow or hail can provoke reactions in the subject that would not otherwise occur. So even in winter, the shots produced can really stand out from your typical fair-weather shoot.

Why not choose winter as the ideal time for your location portrait shoot?

Why White is Just ‘Alright’

In my early days of portrait photography I tried, like many, to emulate that high-key, white background look popularised by many high-street franchised studios. By my second second shoot against a white background I had nailed it. By my third shoot against a white backdrop, I was bored.

I have several issues with the white backdrop look:

A Location Shoot With a Spanish Feel

The original plan was always to do some additional shots for Jono’s promo photos, but we thought a more exotic feel would be appropriate. So we hopped on a plane out to Spain for a few days.