Many people call the occasion at which photographs are taken a photo shoot. (The two problematic terms are underlined.)
We much prefer the term photo session for when we, of course, not take but make photographs. Taking implies subtraction, whereas artistic, creative endeavours always add.
We find that photo session much more accurately reflects the nature of my photographic work.
A photo session is something slower paced, informal and intimate, a dialogue between a photographer and his sitter, whereas a photo shoot is a hectic experience.
The aim of a photo session is to produce photographs that express the person. A photo shoot produces many hundreds of pictures within a short space of time which show little more than a superficial image of somebody who was not allowed to be herself.
Below are some sample of our photo session |