Photography by Sandra Howard
Meet Steve Pell. Steve asked me to take some head shots of him so that he could experiment with various colours and layouts in Photoshop. We shot off a mixed series of facial expressions of his many moods. Once we had a series that met our requirements, Steve tried adding a bit of colour into each shot. Steve Pell did all post-processing and design of the following shot.
Valerie, a talented yoga instructor in the Waterloo, Ontario area, was looking for some images to use in her portfolio as well as for some personal promotional material. Valerie came into the studio and set up her yoga mat right off the bat! After some stretching and breathing exercises, she was ready to go. We did a series shoot of various images. Each photograph I took, she carefully explained to me what she was looking to achieve so that I could verify on camera the accuracy of her pose. Both of us learned lots that day!
Valerie says, “I have known Sandra since 2004 and her artistic flair has always been clear. Her dedication to the arts is apparent not only in the professionalism and skill of her work, but also in the comfort she provides to her clients. She is relaxed, warm and friendly, and her photography is fresh, fun and creative. I particularly appreciated Sandra’s ability to capture personal uniqueness in a warm, understanding way. Sandra stands out as a trustworthy and passionate photographer.”
Photographed back in 2006, Candice had never had professional style photographs before. She was a bit shy to have cameras in her face, but once we got into shooting a bit, she opened up and giggled lots! I was quite pleased with some of the head shots that we did back then, as I was just learning how to use the lighting equipment. Candice was a great little model and I’d surely work with her again in the future!
Giancarlo is one of our great friends who Steve has known since childhood. Giancarlo had come to us looking for some modeling shots to add to his growing portfolio. We shot some images outdoors using various walls, bricks and buildings as backdrops. Afterward we went back to the house and ate dinner, followed by some additional fun with the ring flash. The second shot you see was done with the intention of Giancarlo looking almost like a cat eating a toy…don’t even ask how I came up with that one!
Garine came to me looking for some head shots for a written work that she was looking to have published. I asked her to bring along some props and things so that once we were done the head shots that she had requested, we could take some personal shots with some of her favourite things. Garine was a great model to work with and brought a lot of her own personality into each of the images.
