One of the things I love about portraits is their power to capture a person’s mood – oftentimes in a very subtle way. But to have a stranger point a camera at you can be quite unnerving, which shows in the photograph. So there are times when you need to start by removing inhibitions. Here’s one technique I use to make people forget they’re being photographed: I start by asking the subject to look away from the camera and think about last weekend. Here are a few examples of portraits I’ve taken recently. It’s amazing what you can read in a smile or a look in the eyes.
What moods do you detect?
Keith Barraclough 