Practical Photography - UK (2020-04)

38 PRACTICALPHOTOGRAPHY

We ding

portr it skills

A passionfor his craft and

a genuineloveof people are

Ross Harvey’s key ingredients

for stunning wedding imagery.

REMAIN CALM

AND CONFIDENT

#5Rapport

Thebestportraitsarewhenthe
subjectsarerelaxed,happyand
fe elingconfident.Theycannotgetto that
‘g olden’stateof mindif you’renotable
to allowthemto feelthatway.Your
wordsandactionshavean influenceon
th em– if you’renervousit’lllikelymake
th emfeelthesametoo.Buildinga
calmingandconfidentrapportwith
themthroughoutthedayis essentialfor
capturinggenuine,emotivemoments.

MAXIMISEYOUR

OPPORTUNITIES

#6Time

Portraittimeis a luxuryat

a wedding,andif delays

occuron theday,it’softenoneof

th e firstelementsto getshortened.

Expectationswill remainthesame

however,makingthejobsomewhat

tr icky.An invaluabletip– andone

I learnedthehardway– is notto

tr y forcing30 minutesof portraits

in toa 10-minutewindow.If you

have10 minutes,stayat thepace

you wouldif youhad30.If yourush

th e couple,yourworkwill suffer.

Don’twastetimemovingfromA

toB either– keepthemin a certain

ar eaandgetcreativewithposes

andcompositions.On thatnote...