head shots. However with the added ingredient of a
location involved the photographer should pose the
question: Is there an area/location that is of particular
importanceforyouandyourfamily?Ifsowhynotshoot
themajorityoftheshootthere?Thisinstantlyrendersthe
portraitmorepersonalandmeaningfultotheclient,andit
will also dictate to the photographer the kind of shoot
required.
The virtue of the camera is not the power it has to
transform the photographer into an artist, but the
impulse it gives him to keep on looking.- Brooks Atkinson, 1951
SCOUTING THE RIGHT LOCATIONS
Itisoftenagoodideatopre-shootatthelocationwhere
youareplanningto goscoutingouttheareabeforehand,
with interesting and suitable places to shoot already
preparedand envisaged, cangiveyou agreat advantage
when it comes to the actual shoot.
Someclientsmaynotwanttobephotographedinabusy
location,wheretheyarethecentreofattention,butothers
mayrelishthis;itwouldbeprudentforyoutodetermine
their preferences beforehand. Chose locations where the
clientwillbemostcomfortable–itmaybeabusystreet
sceneora desertedbeach–butwhateverthechoice,the