Chapter 1

The Photographer

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fweweretotakealookatsomeofthetruegreatportrait
photographers,withaparticularviewastothewaythat
theyworkandinteractwiththeirclients,theyseemtoshare
certaininherent qualities. Theyhave a natural abilityto
readcharactersandpersonalitiesextremelyquickly,andto
actupon theirassessment with ease.Hand inhand with
this, they need to love people and their quirky
idiosyncrasies with no boundaries or judgements.

A STRONG CLIENT RELATIONSHIP

Theskilltoconnectwiththeirclientsonaverypersonal
level, finding a common ground where a dialogue can
begin,istheprimaryskillthephotographerwillneedto
haveingrainedintheirnature.Ittakesacertainamountof
charmandconfidenceinwhattheydotobeabletorelate
quickly and easily to a stranger.

The gift of being able to make the sitter comfortable
enough togivealittle ofthemselvesto thevieweris of
greatimportanceifthephotographeristorecordatrueand
honest portrait. Often this can mean the photographer
givingapieceofthemselvesinorderfortheclienttoopen
upandrevealalittlemoreoftheirpersonality.Allofthese