Event Reportage and Portrait Photography are, understandably, the two most requested services of a corporate photographer. It's no surprise therefore that I am often briefed to carry out both services within the same booking. Although taking spontaneous portraits of both individual groups is a common task of an event photographer, they should not be considered an equivalent to photographs produced in a dedicated portrait shoot…
When posing for a professional portrait photographer, the direction they’ll give you will always be tailored to the context of the shoot and the intended use of the photographs as well as your personal appearance, natural demeanour, and chosen attire. Here, however, I’ll discuss several pieces of general advice which one can apply when being photographed for any type of portrait shoot, whether corporate, promotional, or personal.