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MAKING A MARK: Portrait Artist of the Year

 Do you think you know who is going to win Portrait Artist of the Year this year? Can you work out – in advance of the Semi-Final on Wednesday 23rd November – who will make the Final?

Why not have a go after reviewing this year’s semi finalists – SEE BELOW – for Portrait Artist of the Year?

Don’t forget the challenge for the eventual winner – who has to paint a £10,000 commissioned portrait of Sir Lenny Henry for the National Portrait Gallery. 

  • He’s a big man and a big personality 
  • So, in my book, that means the artist has got to be somebody who has demonstrated at some stage the capability of “going big”.

BELOW are listed 

  • all the Heat Winners alongside their self-portrait and heat painting. Links to websites are embedded in their names and other social media sites are listed if identified.
  • PLUS MY REVIEW of
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Stewart Mungo Portrait Unveiling – Maniscalco Gallery

Stewart Mungo portraitPortrait of Stewart Mungo Unveiled, October 11, 2022

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I’m very excited to present my portrait of home developer, Stewart Mungo of Mungo Homes. It’s a privilege to continue their portrait tradition, begun by the late great Michael del Priore.

It’s always a little nerve wracking when a portrait is revealed to public, especially when the subject has not signed off on it. But they wanted it to be a surprise. Stewart posed for numerous photos with me so I had the opportunity to know get to him. It was a joy to learn about his work and dedication to Mungo Homes when it needed his guiding hand, his triumph over cancer and the legacy of the company he helped build. Steward is a sailor and loves all things nautical, so I had to include that somehow. There was some conversation about whether to paint him wearing a ties, something

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Why I In no way Recommend Entry-Stage Canon DSLRs to New Portrait Shooters

As a fashion photographer with a diploma of on line existence, it is only normal to get queries about gear each individual now and then in Instagram DMs and electronic mail. There is a universe of gear to choose from across quite a few distinctive manufacturers. As a Canon shooter, you might consider that I would recommend their entry-stage cameras to inexperienced persons. Nevertheless, I assume the opposite.

What ever you do, really do not get a Canon entry-stage digital camera if you want to do style or portrait images. Here’s why.

Let’s consider a stage again. I started off off with Canon and nevertheless shoot with their cameras now. Canon gear has created 95% of my cash flow (5% still left for the occasional Phase Just one). I adore my Canon cameras. So much, I believe Canon gear is the finest for trend pictures. Having said that, the same

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Portrait of good results: Veteran pays it forward | Headlines

“I experienced the most affordable SAT scores in California,” photographer Laura Hatcher suggests with a hearty chuckle in her small portrait studio in Aged Town Alexandria.

That truth could possibly have created her vocation trajectory rather unbelievable: a Navy brat who graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy, and retired as a Navy captain subsequent a career as an intelligence officer. And, just as her very first occupation supplied tools for achievements, her awkward changeover to civilian lifestyle spurred Hatcher to attain out and help other individuals.

Hatcher was born in London, but her Navy stepfather eventually transferred to Rota, Spain, and then San Diego. Hatcher attended preparatory faculty and then the Naval Academy on an educational scholarship for volleyball.

“As an athlete, I experienced a extremely big ego, but that university introduced it back again down to size, mainly because the lecturers at the Naval Academy is no joke anyone

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Get Them Tones Excellent! The Very best Film for Portrait Images

There is anything amazing about the way that film renders skin tones.

When you shoot portraits with film, you are expecting a unique seem. This is so yearned for that there are electronic presets designed to emulate the seem. But it’s under no circumstances really the identical point. Shooting with movie is a great deal much more concerned. But the more perform you do is normally worthy of it. The reward is a little something worthy of bragging in excess of. So we dove into our Opinions Index to locate some of the finest film for portrait pictures. Take a appear at our favorites!

The Phoblographer’s many item round-up options are performed in-house by the team. Our philosophy is straightforward: you would not get a Wagyu beef steak overview from a lifelong vegetarian. And you would not get photography suggestions from an individual who does not touch the products. We

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