Jay Goldsmith, Portsmouth, NH
Jay Goldsmith, Portsmouth, NH
A strong catalyst for an ongoing portrait business is a solid and technically competent portfolio featuring portraits of famous people, celebrities, politicians, mass media personalities, and the like. Who would not be receptive to a portrait opportunity by the man who photographed the US President or the Pope?
Photography:first utterance. Sir John Herschel, 14 March 1839 at the Royal Society. "...Photography or the application of the Chemical rays of light to the purpose of pictorial representation,..".
This is interesting thread, a neighbour of mine George Pimentel has a portrait studio right next door to me, he is well known celebrity photographer, he comes from a family of portrait photographers and since a child has worked in the darkroom and still to this day has a darkroom. He is an excellent printer in silver and he wants me to lead him in converting to PT PD prints. Now he has a solid chance to make a very good income IMO. Also in out city we have Tony Hauser who has been doing high end portraits and doing them in PT Pd for years. The market place would be tough to crack in this market as there are a lot of very good portrait businesses where the lead photographer is still in their 50's or 60's. But if one has the desire to do something then it is not up to me to try to throw water on their ideas.
https://www.vtonyhauser.com/
Great portraits of great people
Tin Can
Tin Can
The major draw back to photographing in 11x14 is if the client wants a smaller print!
"Landscapes exist in the material world yet soar in the realms of the spirit..." Tsung Ping, 5th Century China
You could try contacting Alex Timmerman. He specialises in collodian photography also a niche.
http://www.alextimmermans.com/portfolios/portraits/
I think the notion of trying to go out and bag celebrities, famous people, and ostentatious models is not only unrealistic, but rather insulting to the photographer himself, as if that kind of artificial crutch and over-the-top hype were necessary. The portrait of someone famous today might or might not enhance the collector value of the print way down the line; fame is a very transient thing. But there are lots of other kinds of people with real money and often better taste. And even middle class types might want that once in a lifetime special thing in a frame on the wall. Gosh knows how many young people will look back on their instant gratification mediocre digital wedding pictures and regret they never had something more solid done. But frankly, a even fine silver print will garner more appreciation than any so-so alternate medium. Platinum printing is a very nuanced thing. One can't fake it. Just learning how to see things in any given medium takes time and patience. Otherwise, it's just another gimmick.
I use that name her. I took photography in York University and then taught at York University. I ran the darkroom there for several years. Then after I had a studio in Yorkville in Toronto. Ran that for several years. Went into other businesses along the way and kept the professional photography continuously. Do not let the Nome De Plume here trick you. I am a serious professional . Recently teaching photography at a masters level in a Canadian University. Still doing the professional work as well.
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