Another biker character

Two hairy biker character shoots

I did a couple more motorbike character shoots earlier this evening.  They're really a rather fun subject to shoot you know.

Meet local Southampton based bikers Karl (above) and Eric (below).

If you'd like one of my biker character shoots, they are just £99 and include a montage 10x8 print like you see here.

A photoshoot with a biker

I've been doing my character photoshoots for sometime now, but a couple of weeks ago I had the idea to offer the character shoots to bikers.

So, somewhere in the depths of Leicestershire down a quiet country lane I did my first biker character shoot.

My model for the afternoon was Tina.  Thanks Tina for being my first!

Would you like to be photographed with your bike?  The cost is just £99 and you get a 10x8 print included.

The many faces of Louisa Evans

A new character

I don't need a fancy studio. This set of photos of Jacquie was shot on location on the third level of the Bargate multi-storey car park in Southampton.

I'd parked there the day before and noticed how quiet it was, but more importantly I loved how the sunlight was bouncing off the white walls creating a natural reflector.

Not exactly the most glamorous of locations, but it's the end result that counts.  I'm really pleased with this set of photos.

After the shoot I walked up to my favourite camera shop, London Camera Exchange where I helped Jacquie buy her first digital slr, a Nikon D3000.  Even with me being a Canon man, it was the right choice.  With a 2 year guarantee and with the Canon equivalent D1000 feeling very cheap and plastic like, even I would have chosen the Nikon if I was buying my first proper camera.

Business Portraits | Real Life Characters

Over the weekend I had the fortune (although some might argue the case against) of working with two business people truly deserving of the "Characters" title.

If you would like a Character photoshoot, or a more traditional business portrait please don't hesitate to place your order by getting in touch with me and asking me nicely if I'd like to shoot you.

www.michaelpalmer.com

Lisa Blackler from Honesty Marketing



Richard Heathcote - Voiceover Artist, Mac Geek and all around good guy - www.richardheathcote.co.uk

Women can be characters as well

Last week I shot my first female character shoot with Lesley-Anne Hornbogen from On The Go.

We shot at the lovely Homewood Park hotel near Bath. The last time I was there was to shoot the wedding reception of Alice & Jules.

It was raining so we shot in inside while drinking tea using just natural light from the window.

Apparently I look better in black & white

Normally I'm the one hiding behind the camera lens, but I liked the idea of getting my own Character photos done so much that I decided to be brave and go for it.

I had my good friend Jules Addison take the photos.  I knew roughly what I wanted, and Jules knows my photography style well because I shot his wedding a month or so earlier.

The idea behind a character photoshoot is to try and bring out more personally of the subject than a standard business portrait would, hence I bought along my silly hat, a pair of sunglasses and a camera to pose with.

It was only during the processing of the images that I came to the quick conclusion that I look better in black and white.

It was an interesting experience, and helped me to discover just how awkward having your picture taken can feel to someone who is not used to it.

I personally quite like the photos, probably some of the best of me that I've got.  However you make up your own mind....