The 19th of July 2021 was a milestone in England as wearing a face covering or mask ceased to be a legal requirement in enclosed public spaces.

Although this date soon became a marker for many private organisations & bodies to make statements regarding their policy on face coverings.

Fantastic to work on some new corporate head shots & portraits recently & my client very kindly arranged for some video & images of me working.
I try to make these shoots relaxed as possible as a lot of people find it difficult or awkward when in front of the camera, as its not the norm for most people.
Luckily I've had a lot of experienced in commercial photography & making people feel relaxed…

I took this image of the cognac bottle as a way of showing, that with even a simple approach to a studio lighting set up, a great commercial studio image can be created.

In the video you can see how I set up the bottle on the oiled black tiles, with the hard light shining through from the back it creates a lovely reflection and drama to the surface that the bottle is sitting on.

Then with…