Portrait Photographer in South Ruislip

Yes, and in South Ruislip there are two locations worth using. The woodland to the north gives a dark, even background at its margin, which is the better choice on a dull day. The residential streets give brick and hedge, and they earn their keep on a bright morning with the sun still low. We carry lighting to either, so neither one depends on the sky behaving.

At Northwood, seamless paper in white, grey or charcoal, lit with softboxes and a separate head on the background itself. On location the background is fixed for us, so the effort goes into controlling it: a long lens to throw a South Ruislip street or the trees out of focus, and flash through an umbrella to keep the face brighter than whatever is behind it.

Our studio is on The Broadway at 21 Joel St, Northwood HA6 1NU, and the nearest station is Northwood Hills on the Metropolitan line. From South Ruislip that stays inside the same borough rather than being a run into London, which matters most in winter, when the studio is where a portrait gets made at all. In the warmer months an outdoor sitting is an option, with the room kept free in case the day turns.

Of course; most people say so before a sitting, and it is nothing to worry about. We take it slowly, give clear and gentle direction, and ease you in. Within a few minutes most sitters relax, and the portraits look natural rather than posed.

Mid tones. The backgrounds in South Ruislip are dark bark and dull brick, and bright white in front of either pulls the eye straight off your face, while black loses its shape entirely. Plain beats patterned, since fine checks and stripes break up at a distance. Bring one change of top in another tone if you want two looks; swapping takes a minute.