Portraits

Studio headshot of a woman in a charcoal blazer against a mid-grey seamless backdrop, lit by a large softbox slightly above and to the left with a soft fill from the right, catchlights in both eyes. An 85mm look with shallow depth of field, skin texture and flyaway hairs kept rather than smoothed.

Candid photograph of a man laughing mid-conversation on a city sidewalk in late afternoon sun, hair moving in the wind, one hand raised mid-gesture. Backlit with the lens flare kept in frame, background traffic softly out of focus, natural skin tones.

Photograph of an elderly luthier holding a half-finished violin body up to a workshop window to check its line, both hands in sharp focus, wood dust suspended in the light. Weathered skin and worn fingernails visible, soft directional daylight from one side, the workbench dark behind.