Thanks, Chris it's great to see your approach towards crafting a portrait and I've recently started connecting with the subject during the shoot. Having just a general chat about them, family and holidays really makes them relax, which results in a better portrait.
Amazing presentation, Chris. Your teaching is getting more and more refined, yet packed with beautiful ideas and simple ways of understanding your message. LOVED this video!!! Thank you for doing what you do!
Super clear, pragmatic, pedagogic, iterating, inspiring portrait tutorial full of essential info's and beautiful & high density human images. Mind blowing deconstruction, synthesis and presentation of the process. A must for any portrait photographer. Thank you so much Chris......... and Apple :-)
I love your work Chris, and thoroughly enjoy your teaching as well. I will say that many of the best portrait (and even headshot) photogs I have seen tend to have in common an engaging personality. Take Peter Hurley for example. His Head Shot Crew thing is wildly successful and he is a premier headshot photographer in NY. But if people think they can reproduce his style without his personality, they are kidding themselves. Sure his lighting setup is easy to replicate, but all the personality factors are unique to him. With you Chris, you are a happy feeling person who seems to always be smiling, yet not "in your face" like Hurley. Even your voice carries a smile. And I think that even with all your skills and experience, this is a major factor in your work. I know I can never be a Peter Hurley, because I am just not that person. But I can work on emulating your peaceful, happy calmness... I think. For me, that's the thing I need to focus on the most, so thanks for sharing your style with us.
very well said. a big part is finding mentors/teachers that resonate and that are potentially worth emulating. too many students follow something because it's cool or because they think they should. i have always found that the first step is taking the inward journey and looking for our own north star and then next, searching for some help on how to get there.
What a great presentation. That bride overlooking the mountain - wow. I liked how you analyzed it. Is it hard for you to go through this analysis in your head while actually shooting?
Lots of great points and of course some wonderful portraits. I was interested particularly in what you said at the end about breathing and asking the subject to take a deep breath. Is that something you often do?
Yes! I do it 99% of the time I find that taking a deep breath is such a good way to ground and recenter… and perhaps it even allows the soul to drift into view.
Chris thank you for passing on your knowledge, the exciting part of photography is we never stop learning. Cheers mate
thanks! and i couldn't agree more - always learning!
Chris this is such a valuable, honest, and helpful masterclass. Thank you!
thanks gary!
Always a delight listening to your process, hopefully I can get doing more portraits and integrate this thought process everywhere 😸👍
thanks andy - much appreciated!
Thanks, Chris it's great to see your approach towards crafting a portrait and I've recently started connecting with the subject during the shoot. Having just a general chat about them, family and holidays really makes them relax, which results in a better portrait.
agreed! it's all about asking thoughtful questions and listening in a meaningful way. that fills up the portrait with so much more
Awesome Chris! Thanks for this. Love hearing you teach. So nice to see you and LOVE the shots.
Thanks so much!
Selamat malam kawanku. Terimakasih sudah berbagi video ini. Ijin menyimak kreasinya👍
Amazing presentation, Chris. Your teaching is getting more and more refined, yet packed with beautiful ideas and simple ways of understanding your message. LOVED this video!!! Thank you for doing what you do!
thanks so much!!!
Chris, always great to hear you perspective on your craft.
Awesome, thanks!
I appreciate that! Thank you!
much thanks!
A great inspiring presentation. Thank you Chris.
thanks!
Inspiring and practical presentation. Thanks from Australia. 🙏
thanks david! ohhh australia - i've always wanted to travel there!
Super clear, pragmatic, pedagogic, iterating, inspiring portrait tutorial full of essential info's and beautiful & high density human images. Mind blowing deconstruction, synthesis and presentation of the process. A must for any portrait photographer. Thank you so much Chris......... and Apple :-)
wow - thanks michel!!! much appreciated. so kind of you.
Glad I am looking at your channel again. Will check out other videos. Great work as always!!
thanks bro!
This was a great presentation with tons of information!! I would love to see more videos like this from you Chris🙏🏽🙏🏽
thanks much!
This was fantastic! Thank you for this presentation 🔥
thanks much!
Excellent! Great presentation and explanations along with beautiful images - enjoyed immensely - thanks
thank you!!!
Thank you for not only showing us your approach but also for the inspiration you give me.
thank you!!!
Very nice tips! It’s about what you put in the frame or keep out!
well said!
I love your work Chris, and thoroughly enjoy your teaching as well. I will say that many of the best portrait (and even headshot) photogs I have seen tend to have in common an engaging personality. Take Peter Hurley for example. His Head Shot Crew thing is wildly successful and he is a premier headshot photographer in NY. But if people think they can reproduce his style without his personality, they are kidding themselves. Sure his lighting setup is easy to replicate, but all the personality factors are unique to him.
With you Chris, you are a happy feeling person who seems to always be smiling, yet not "in your face" like Hurley. Even your voice carries a smile. And I think that even with all your skills and experience, this is a major factor in your work. I know I can never be a Peter Hurley, because I am just not that person. But I can work on emulating your peaceful, happy calmness... I think. For me, that's the thing I need to focus on the most, so thanks for sharing your style with us.
very well said. a big part is finding mentors/teachers that resonate and that are potentially worth emulating. too many students follow something because it's cool or because they think they should. i have always found that the first step is taking the inward journey and looking for our own north star and then next, searching for some help on how to get there.
Great Work Chris...
thanks rick!
Loved this!!!
thanks frank!
How great is to see you back)) It's almost a year since the last video came out.
thanks!!!
What a great presentation. That bride overlooking the mountain - wow. I liked how you analyzed it. Is it hard for you to go through this analysis in your head while actually shooting?
yes! it's all intuitive when you are shooting... trusting your inner voice. helping the negative voices quiet down enough to hear that inner truth
Thanks Chris, Master
You bet! 😊
Thank you so much for sharing!
thanks!
Loved it Thank you
thanks paul!
Lots of great points and of course some wonderful portraits. I was interested particularly in what you said at the end about breathing and asking the subject to take a deep breath. Is that something you often do?
Yes! I do it 99% of the time I find that taking a deep breath is such a good way to ground and recenter… and perhaps it even allows the soul to drift into view.
So good. Thank you.
Thank you!
Brilliant..
thanks bro!
Almost like you are using your phone as a Polaroid.
totally