Portrait Photographer in Gerrards Cross

Two options. At the studio, plain paper or cloth in grey, white or black, lit with softened flash so a picture taken in January matches one taken in June. On Gerrards Cross Common, the background is whatever the woodland edge or the open ground offers that day, and we bring a reflector and a portable light rather than trusting the sky. Tell us where the picture will be used and we will choose for you.

Most people stiffen because they think they are being watched, and on ground managed for public use they often are. So we book the quietest hour available, work from a distance with a long lens so no camera is near your face, and give you something to do instead of a pose. The Northwood room is the other answer: a closed door and nobody walking past.

Yes. Allow an hour on Gerrards Cross Common. We begin with the two of you occupied with something rather than posing, and take the still, close frames later, once the self consciousness has worn off. A difference in height is solved with ground rather than instruction, so we look for a slope or a step early on. Bring a warm layer, because the woodland edge is colder than the open ground.

Yes. Gerrards Cross Common is the usual choice, and we also photograph at home or in a garden, and travel to Fulmer, Iver and Stoke Poges. Allow a little longer than a studio booking, because location time includes walking between two or three positions. Anywhere privately owned needs the owner's permission first, which is worth arranging before the date rather than on it.

Because the plan is specific rather than general. We photograph in the first or last two hours of daylight on Gerrards Cross Common, using the open ground when the sky is clear and the woodland edge when it is flat and grey, and we hold the Northwood room as the wet weather alternative so a booking rarely has to be cancelled. You know the location and the hour before you commit.