Portraits
Events
Events
Headshots
Shot at your offices or during your event, headshots like these can be created quickly and authentically. Delivered onsite immediately.
White background
Bright, clean, professional images. A timeless, fresh look for your profile. Wear anything with no worries about colour clashes
Black background
Classic, low-key lighting. Harder shadows and back lighting for depth. A black background offers a great alternative
Contemporary and authentic. When the location allows, use the actual environment to create modern, natural portraits
Natural background
As an experienced headshot photographer, I've seen this particular style of photography change over the years. The rise in the use of AI is the latest but without doubt the most profound of these changes. But do you trust a computer to create your image and how you choose to present it? Your credibility may suffer as a result of a poorly judged fake photo. Security is a major concern too. With identity theft on the rise, it's a risk to upload numerous high resolution photos of yourself to a random website, agree to their terms and conditions and hope for the best outcome.
Nowadays, it’s increasingly difficult to know what’s real and what isn’t. It’s all about authenticity, knowing who to trust and believe in. Most experienced photographers and image professionals can spot an AI generated headshot immediately. Often the eyes look unnatural, the skin too smooth and the expression unrealistic. Whilst some individuals may prefer this softer, younger and animated view of themselves, it may be interpreted as inauthentic and misleading. If this accompanies a profile piece, business website or LinkedIn photo, that’s not the best way to introduce yourself. Also, as a picture is worth a thousand words, it’s vital to get this right and build trust at the outset. From professional profiles to websites and even dating apps, viewers will make instantaneous decisions based on that photo, before reading a single word.
The photographer and the client need to work together to jointly create a great headshot by capturing each individual personailty. A genuine photo requires realistic expressions, skilled lighting, natural poses and an honest acceptance of any imperfections. This can only be achieved by creating a rapport together, through interaction between real people on either side of the camera.
As AI continues to improve and it’s usage becomes more widespread, demand for realistic portraiture becomes more of a niche area. Ironically, these naturalistic, authentic headshots are more likely to stand out from the overly stylised, unnatural AI alternatives. The importance of that first impression of authenticity, trust and credibility cannot be overstated.
Now with the ability to shoot and deliver up to a hundred headshots in a single day, I can customise your shoot to suit your own specific requirements. Either at your office, event or exhibition stand, consider using a real photographer for your next corporate image.
Portraits
British Airways CEO Alex Cruz
London Met Police
John Caudwell
The Economist
Gordon Brown
Client Area
Pepsi CEO Indra Nooyi
Coca-cola CEO Muhtar Kent
Richard Branson
Yanis Varoufakis
China VP Sun Chunlan
The Economist
British Council
King Felipe of Spain
IESE Business School
IESE Business School
China VP Sun Chunlan
ESHRE Vienna
LEWIS PR
Bertrand Piccard
The Economist
About Me
In A Few Words
David has been working as a professional photographer for over 30 years, and loves to create images for his clients.
Currently located back in London, previously he spent 10 years in Barcelona working for several international clients including the Financial Times, IESE Business School, GSMA and the Economist. Prior to Spain, he was staff photographer for over 3 years at LEWIS PR in London, managing photoshoots for them in the UK, Germany, France, The Netherlands, Scandinavia and the US. This followed a six year period conducting corporate shoots for clients such as DHL, Ericsson and Yahoo! He also spent 2 years working in the film industry as a focus-puller and lighting technician.
His broad knowledge of film production and location work has been gained while shooting in many diverse locations all over the world. From advertising shoots in Miami Beach to aerial photography in Panama and travel magazine photography in Kathmandu.
Prior to his freelance work, David spent four years as Chief Photographer for the Cruiseship Picture Company. Heading a team of seven photographers, his team would shoot, process and display up to 25,000 images a week.
About My Work
The Photoshoots
I work in a discreet, professional manner and capture images in a contemporary, reportage style. I’ll discuss everything with you extensively before each event or photo session, and make sure everything is planned beforehand in order to run smoothly on the day.
Photography rates:
1. Day rate £795 +VAT
2. Half day rate £525 +VAT
3. International travel days charged at 50% and assistants charged at £225 per day when required
Post-production is charged at an hourly rate of £50 but photos are kept in original, un-filtered state as much as possible.
For more details, please contact me.
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