Natural portraits by an Isle of Wight portrait photographer

Portraits bursting with life – Natural portrait photographer

If your heart keeps telling you to make a decision that you wouldn’t normally even consider, try to find the meaning behind it! Listen to it!

older model takes beautiful photograph

Hesitancy whispers,

“I don’t look good in photographs”

“I don’t photograph well”

“I don’t know what happens”

“It too busy”

Ryde 2020 Isle of Wight

And when you start looking at photographers websites, it feels worse,

“How do I choose”

“All the sites look the same”

“I don’t want to commit just yet”

And so we put the idea on the back burner for a while longer.

If you want a natural portrait with a little zest – a photo where you are smiling, look relaxed and confident. It’s time to face the truth.

Few people like their self-portraits. It’s rare to find someone who knows how to look good in photos. Only occasionally do people feel comfortable hiring a professional photographer for the first time. Newport model 2020

So, take a step back. Take a deep breath. And give yourself permission to unplug all those doubts.

It’s a good thing to want fresh, happy portraits for your dating website, where the sun shines likes your smiles. In fact, it’s the best move you can make. Seaview 2020 model

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Alicia is like a magician, with a flourish she draws on her lively personality to produce portraits that are engaging and her magic box of tricks bursts with experience and creativity. These portraits transport me straight to a timeless age where women are appreciated for their intelligence and confidence.

Created in my home studio in 2016 (yes, I had to go back and check) we aimed to create pictures that are strikingly modern and effortlessly natural. My idea was to try and reduce all distracting elements, so you have an immediate connection with the sitter. I wanted to see if it was possible to use my living room in our newly renovated house, now we know it is possible and my portraits are ubiquitous today.

It was a bold move to invite Alicia over to the Isle of Wight and I continue to be fascinated by her portraits: she radiates a warm gaze that feels alive. My photography has remained true to my mission statement – natural portraits that say something about your personality. Everyone who works with me has exactly the same warm smile and similar stance – it’s a good balance between a professional headshot and a relaxed, easy-going portrait.

Alicia approved of my attention to detail, I try and make our sessions easy by drawing on my sense of humour whilst being very precise. I tend to really focus on people, light and space – just a few of the important ingredients in my magic box of tricks.

This is why I feel so lucky to have worked with Alicia and these portraits are the perfect meeting of three elements: good lighting, flattering posing and careful styling. I love exploring the possibilities when injecting a sense of spirit into women’s portraits and I’m particularly fond of working with women who start their conversation with, “I don’t take good photographs.” I often have repeat customers, surely the ultimate seal of approval.

Once the lockdown eases, I’m starting a new project with playful, free-spirited portraits in buttery-evening light and it’s time to bring back the spot light to a few of my favourite outdoor locations.

If you’d like to take part in one of these personal projects, drop me a line!

Amanda Herbert | Isle of Wight
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MENTORING FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS

Ryde Studio Session

So, down to the wire, I had a chaotic two hours to transform Krista from old time friend to model styled perfection. In fact, my detailed orientated approach produced some crazzzy editing that pushed the boundaries at times. I’ve had to re-edit quite a few photographs from this session.

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Review of 2019 by Amanda Herbert Photography

We’re well into 2020 and it’s time for me to recognise the changes in my life.

No matter how busy life is, how much doubt we harbour, and how much we want to press a big, red button to transform our lives, the comfort of failure often shadow us.

So today’s post is to remind myself, and everyone who finds themselves reading this blog, to think about something you want to ‘fix’ in your life.

Because no matter how many hurdles seem to undo all your best intentions, change can truly happen.

We just need to reset our negative self-talk.

I learnt photography whilst working and travelling throughout Asia and a travel guide suggested, “The one regret is the photograph you didn’t take”. Like an echo, this reminder often nurtured my courage to turn around and ask a local market seller if I could take their photograph.

So my wish for 2020 is that we stop listening to our fears and doubts. They’re no fun.

They’ll kill your dreams and hold you back. You’ll be frozen in stasis for far too long and then you’ll punish yourself for not finding the courage to change your ways.

I pour my heart and soul into every portrait session because I know what it’s like trying to find the confidence to love yourself, worrying about what to wear on a portrait session, and feeling exposed because you’ve never done any kind of photoshoot before and not feeling sure about what to expect (do you do your own hair, makeup & outfits).

So if you’re enjoying these creative portraits taken in my Ryde home with Quinn during her Christmas visit to the Isle of Wight, get in touch because I’m going to guide you step by step and explain everything you need to know to create beautiful portraits that shine with your confidence and energy.