Portraits

Studying connection, personality, light, and style

36 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

03Hasselblad X2D II 100C · XCD 35-100mm f/2.8-4 E

Woman looking back over her bare shoulder at the camera, lit with magenta and blue gels against a red background — 04Hasselblad 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 — 05Hasselblad 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 — 06Hasselblad 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 — 07Hasselblad 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 — 08Hasselblad X2D II 100C · XCD 35-100mm f/2.8-4 E

Woman in a backless black halter dress looking down over her shoulder against a teal backdrop — 09Hasselblad X2D II 100C · XCD 35-100mm f/2.8-4 E

Woman with long black hair and gold jewelry resting her hand on her forehead against a teal backdrop — 10Hasselblad 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 — 11Hasselblad X2D II 100C · XCD 35-100mm f/2.8-4 E

Red-haired woman in a green blazer lying on dense green foliage — 12Hasselblad X2D II 100C · XCD 35-100mm f/2.8-4 E

Woman with long dark hair resting her fingertips on her cheek against a dark backdrop — 13Hasselblad 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 — 14Hasselblad X2D II 100C · XCD 35-100mm f/2.8-4 E

Woman with long brown hair and red lipstick, bare shoulders, gray backdrop — 15Hasselblad X2D II 100C · XCD 35-100mm f/2.8-4 E

Tattooed woman with red hair against a gray wall — 16Sony α7R VI · Sigma 85mm f/1.2 DG Art

Woman with dark hair in a black off-shoulder top against a gray backdrop — 17Hasselblad X2D II 100C · XCD 35-100mm f/2.8-4 E

Woman in a backless black satin gown seated on a gold velvet sofa beneath hanging Edison bulbs and a brick wall — 18Hasselblad X2D II 100C · XCD 35-100mm f/2.8-4 E

Woman in a black satin halter gown and gold collar necklace seated on a gray tufted sofa against a weathered wood wall — 19Hasselblad X2D II 100C · XCD 35-100mm f/2.8-4 E

Woman reclining on a chaise lounge, silhouetted in blue light in front of a wall of glowing light bulbs — 20Hasselblad 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 — 21Sony α1 · Sigma 35mm f/1.2 DG II Art

Woman in a plaid coat walking into a low sun — 22Nikon Z 6 · AF-S NIKKOR 105mm f/1.4E ED

Woman glancing over her bare shoulder in warm light, wearing a pearl necklace — 23Hasselblad X2D II 100C · XCD 90mm f/2.5 V

Woman in a brimmed hat with a fringed shawl, lit from behind — 24Sony α1 · Sigma 135mm f/1.4 DG Art

Woman in a floral gown seated on a red Victorian sofa on a lawn at sunset — 25Nikon D850 · AF-S NIKKOR 85mm f/1.8G

Bride in a white gown and groom in a tuxedo beside a stone wall — 26Sony 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 — 27Hasselblad 907X & CFV 100C · XCD 90mm f/2.5 V

Woman with long auburn hair in a white top, softly lit — 28Hasselblad 907X & CFV 100C · XCD 90mm f/2.5 V

Woman crouching on a city sidewalk in a gray top and jeans — 29Hasselblad 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 — 30Hasselblad X2D II 100C · XCD 35-100mm f/2.8-4 E

Woman with windswept hair playing a blue bass guitar on an outdoor stage — 31Sony 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 — 32Hasselblad 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 — 33Hasselblad 907X & CFV 100C · XCD 90mm f/2.5 V

Flavio Gomez smiling in a gingham shirt — 34Hasselblad 907X & CFV 100C · XCD 90mm f/2.5 V

Woman in a sparkling jumpsuit with her arms raised, city lights blurred behind her — 35Sony α7R VI · FE 400mm f/4.5 GM OSS

Woman with long braids in a leather jacket and white scarf — 36Sony α1 · Sigma 135mm f/1.4 DG Art

Learn to light and pose portraits like these

Two hands-on workshops in New York City, each with two models and two instructors. Studio Mastery is four hours in three studios at FD Photo Studio in Long Island City. Outdoor Portraits starts before sunset, so you practice in daylight and at night.

Studio Mastery Outdoor Portraits

Portraits

In the studio

On location, day into night

Learn to light and pose portraits like these

Tony Northrup Photography

tony@northrup.org