Portraits

Studying connection, personality, light, and style

30 photographs · Studio and location

01

In the studio

Light you shape: strobes, modifiers and backdrops.

Taught in Studio Mastery

Woman in a red hat and red gloves holding a finger to her lips against a dark background — 01Hasselblad 907X & CFV 100C · XCD 90mm f/2.5 V

Woman dressed in red under a red fringed hat against a dark background — 02Hasselblad X2D II 100C · XCD 35-100mm f/2.8-4 E

Woman in a wide black sun hat that hides her eyes, red lips, pale gray backdrop — 03Hasselblad X2D II 100C · XCD 35-100mm f/2.8-4 E

Woman in a black strapless dress and oversized black hat seated on a white block — 04Hasselblad X2D II 100C · XCD 35-100mm f/2.8-4 E

Blonde model seated with her legs crossed in black tights, arms folded across her chest, looking into the camera — 05Hasselblad X2D II 100C · XCD 35-100mm f/2.8-4 E

Model lying on her back in black tights, legs folded overhead and hands reaching toward her feet — 06Hasselblad X2D II 100C · XCD 35-100mm f/2.8-4 E

Red-haired woman in a pale green lace dress against a muted green backdrop — 07Hasselblad X2D II 100C · XCD 35-100mm f/2.8-4 E

Red-haired woman in a green blazer lying on dense green foliage — 08Hasselblad X2D II 100C · XCD 35-100mm f/2.8-4 E

Portrait after Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring: blue and gold headscarf, pearl earring, dark background — 09Nikon D850 · AF-S NIKKOR 105mm f/1.4E ED

Woman with long dark hair resting her fingertips on her cheek against a dark backdrop — 10Hasselblad X2D II 100C · XCD 35-100mm f/2.8-4 E

Woman with dark hair pulled back in soft, painterly light against a blue-gray backdrop — 11Hasselblad X2D II 100C · XCD 35-100mm f/2.8-4 E

Woman with long brown hair and red lipstick, bare shoulders, gray backdrop — 12Hasselblad X2D II 100C · XCD 35-100mm f/2.8-4 E

Tattooed woman with red hair against a gray wall — 13Sony α7R VI · Sigma 85mm f/1.2 DG Art

Woman with dark hair in a black off-shoulder top against a gray backdrop — 14Hasselblad X2D II 100C · XCD 35-100mm f/2.8-4 E

02

On location, day into night

Light you find, and light you add: golden hour, open shade, flash and city lights.

Taught in Outdoor Portraits

Woman in a blue dress seated before a towering rust-red steel wall, the sun flaring over its edge — 15Sony α1 · Sigma 35mm f/1.2 DG II Art

Woman in a plaid coat walking into a low sun — 16Nikon Z 6 · AF-S NIKKOR 105mm f/1.4E ED

Woman glancing over her bare shoulder in warm light, wearing a pearl necklace — 17Hasselblad X2D II 100C · XCD 90mm f/2.5 V

Woman in a brimmed hat with a fringed shawl, lit from behind — 18Sony α1 · Sigma 135mm f/1.4 DG Art

Woman in a floral gown seated on a red Victorian sofa on a lawn at sunset — 19Nikon D850 · AF-S NIKKOR 85mm f/1.8G

Bride in a white gown and groom in a tuxedo beside a stone wall — 20Sony α1 · Sigma 20-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DG Contemporary

Woman with voluminous curly hair in a white T-shirt on a leafy street — 21Hasselblad 907X & CFV 100C · XCD 90mm f/2.5 V

Woman with long auburn hair in a white top, softly lit — 22Hasselblad 907X & CFV 100C · XCD 90mm f/2.5 V

Woman crouching on a city sidewalk in a gray top and jeans — 23Hasselblad X2D II 100C · XCD 35-100mm f/2.8-4 E

Woman in a flowing red gown seated on a concrete ledge, the dress spilling across the frame — 24Hasselblad X2D II 100C · XCD 35-100mm f/2.8-4 E

Woman with windswept hair playing a blue bass guitar on an outdoor stage — 25Sony α1 · FE 28-70mm f/2 GM

Woman in a red gown on the phone in a red telephone booth, the gown spilling across the floor — 26Hasselblad X2D II 100C · XCD 35-100mm f/2.8-4 E

Jason Jamal in a pink suit, patterned tie and gray fedora, city lights behind him — 27Hasselblad 907X & CFV 100C · XCD 90mm f/2.5 V

Flavio Gomez smiling in a gingham shirt — 28Hasselblad 907X & CFV 100C · XCD 90mm f/2.5 V

Woman in a sparkling jumpsuit with her arms raised, city lights blurred behind her — 29Sony α7R VI · FE 400mm f/4.5 GM OSS

Woman with long braids in a leather jacket and white scarf — 30Sony α1 · Sigma 135mm f/1.4 DG Art

Learn to light and pose portraits like these

Two hands-on workshops in Manhattan, each with two models and two instructors. Studio Mastery is a full day in the studio. Outdoor Portraits starts before sunset, so you practice in daylight and at night.

Studio Mastery Outdoor Portraits