Eight authored, non-identifying studies explain place, process and decisions without claiming photographed client work.
01 The opening study looks into the atelier itself, a painted backdrop and plain furniture kept ready between sittings.02 A portrait set built on location — softbox, chair and tethered laptop — the kit carried to a client's own building.03 The empty set, a black backdrop and two lights, shows how contrast is built well before the subject arrives.04 The studio worktable stands ready between sittings, where frames are narrowed down against the brief agreed at booking.05 A closer crop of the painted backdrop shifts scale, showing the surface a sitter is placed against.06 The crop keeps softbox and chair in frame, the practical setup behind a booked on-location sitting.07 Lighting and a seamless backdrop stand ready before a session, the preparation each booked sitting depends on.08 The closing crop rests on a large-format camera on its stand, the studio's link to a much older portrait trade.
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