Phil Ingram

Family

Family Portraits

The family unit is the mainstay of our society structure and it’s importance cannot be under-estimated. Group portraits of all family members is a thing to treasure, and to pass on to your children for their children. Family portraits have been with us since the invention of photography and will always be with us as people treasure their family unit.

Family portraits can be group portraits of all immediate members of the family. Why not do other shots to show the relationships between family members whether they be mother/daughter, mother/son, father/son or father daughter, as well as the relationships between siblings. This relationship between family members is a thing that I try to capture in my photos.

You may also want individual photos for your web page or for Facebook, with wrinkles, creases and skin folds reduced in appearance and unsightly blemishes removed.

You may have a young son or daughter with a favourite pet whose relationship you wish to preserve.

Everyone involved in the shoot should get plenty of rest the night before. Clothes should be presentable, and preferably without any logos. It is preferable that adult males wear long trousers.

There is also the option of getting exhibition quality prints in sizes A4, A3+ or A2 of your favourite family portraits.

Pets

Some quotable quotes regarding pets:

“Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.”

“An animal’s eyes have the power to speak a great language. “

and…

“Pets have more love and compassion in them than most humans.”

The aim of a great pet photograph is to go beyond the cute and look into the soul of the animal. Whether the images are portraits or headshots, they should capture an intimate moment of character or personality.

Then there are the images that show the pet is more than just an animal but to show the bond between the pet and it’s owner by looking for the human in them with an expression, the look in their eyes or maybe a smile - reacting to a favourite toy or sound, mid-bath looks in a grooming session, the look of love, devotion, surprise.

I try to capture the moment of your pet, or with your pet.

Models

Model Portfolios

Fashion and photographic models need to have regular updates to their portfolio as appearances change. Model portfolios can be done in a studio, on location, or if you are signed with Irena’s Model Agency then at a temporary studio at my place.

Model portfolios can also be more of an artistic style, such as 1930's Hollywood glamour, film-noir, boudoir and art/nude styles and genres.

E-Cards and business cards are also an option once the photo is taken and selected - you just need to provide the text. 

Additional costs would be a makeup artist and hair stylist, and the hire of a studio. These are optional expenses you will need to pay, but a makeup artist is highly recommended.

Your ability to get work will depend greatly on your portfolio, so it is important you look your best for the shoot. Get plenty of rest the night before and don't come to the shoot with red and bleary eyed. Ensure your outfits are clean and presentable. Consider having your hair and makeup professionally done.

Street Fashion

Street Fashion

Fashion shoots are often done the Sydney's CBD area, Darling Harbour, The Rocks and Circular Quay. These are generally busy areas, some under the control of Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority or other groups and limit what can be used photographically. When I do shoot in these areas I do not use tripods, light stands and off-camera flash. Most photography uses natural light, and I sometimes use on-camera flash as fill flash.

I am also making arrangements with various fashion bloggers, fashion designers and on-line fashion outlets for on-going professional relationships where they require fashion photographers.

Actors

Actor Headshots

Actors requiring heads shots and body portraits will need to discuss the requiirements with their agent. Some require a white background with head, shoulder and chest (the headshot) and another from the shins up (body portrait) with minimal or no photoshopping of the face and head, and minimal makeup.

Other agencies will accept headshots and body portraits taken on location, but again with little makeup and minimal or no post-processing in Photoshop.

I can provide a white seamless paper backdrop if required.

It’s best to discuss with your agency their requirements for submitting images for your portfolio with them.

Your ability to get work will depend greatly on your portfolio, so it is important you look your best for the shoot. Get plenty of rest the night before and don't come to the shoot with red and bleary eyed. Ensure your outfits are clean and presentable.

Dancers

Dance Portfolios

Professional dancers often require shots exhibiting their style of dance such as classical, modern, pole amongst others. These are best done in a studio, either a photographic studio or a dance studio. If a dance studio it will be up to you to organise the studio and obtain permission to shoot there. I can provide the lighting required.

Fitness

For those who work out and are wanting to reward yourself for your hard work then a fitness photo shoot maybe what you are looking for. One of the main aims of a fitness shoot is to emphasise a toned body with various poses, and this is achieved with off-camera lighting. Women still want to look feminine so soft lighting across a toned body using soft boxes or umbrellas is required to get the soft shadows across the body. Men, on the other hand, want to highlight their toned muscles such as abs and this is achieved with harsh lighting such as an unfiltered flash set at a high angle to get harsh shadows.

Personal

Personal Portraits

Women often wish to look seductive and glamourous. Originally such photos were for their partners but more and more it is for themselves, whether for their own self esteem and confidence or something to look back on years down the track. Such photos can be very personal and are usually best taken at your place in a lounge setting, your bedroom, with natural light from a window, and maybe with your partner. Another option is to book a room in an hotel for a few hours during the day. We can do a studio shoot if desired.

There is also the option of having exhibition quality prints made of your favourite images. This can be done in sizes A4, A3+ and A2 and printed on exhibition quality linen based fine-art matte paper.

Magazine Submissions

I submit to, and have been published in VOLO magazine, the world's premier art/nude magazine. Additional art/nude publications include NIF, but this on-line e-magazine is not a priority.

Being a registered photographer for the Bauer Media group, which includes The Picture, People and 100% Home Girls magazines, submitting to these magazines is where my current emphasis is, only because it helps to pay the bill. Contact me if you would like to get published and paid for getting published.

I limit the TFP work I do - I need to like the concept or it will benefit my portfolio. You stand a greater chance of collaborating with me on a tfp basis if you would like to do one of my current interests, which include:

- past photographic processes from 1839 to the present eg wet plate collodion,  platinotypes, Kodachrome 64, film-noir, Hollywood glamour
- social issue awareness that I have sympathies with
- pinup
- dance (especially with motion) and in particular pole dance
- experimental (and I mean experimental).

I have been published in many other magazines where the model has done the submission herself. These are assorted pinup, tattoo, alternative and fashion magazines that are published through MagCloud. I do not submit to these magazines myself but will I assist prospective models with their submissions (at their expense).
 

SocialMedia

Social Media

Images used for business purposes on social media sites such as Linked In and Face Book still need to be of the best quality - you are selling yourself and you need to put your best foot forward. If you just use happy-snap selfies for your business pages you are failing in one aspect of self promotion and your business will be on the back foot from the start.

Adult Entertainers

Adult Entertainers

People in the adult entertainment industry require quality photos of themselves for their agents to show prospective clients, or for their own web sites. Many people in this area of entertainment may have tattoos, and the emphasis of these images is to show what the entertainer looks like without emphasis on the tattoos. Discuss with your agents as to requirements - some want erotic, others just want to show your face and body. Some may want the photos to be what's called "FaceBook Friendly" in that nipples and genitalia are not displayed.

E-Cards and business cards are also an option once the photo is taken and selected - you just need to provide the text. 

Your ability to get work will depend greatly on your portfolio, so it is important you look your best for the shoot. Get plenty of rest the night before and don't come to the shoot with red and bleary eyed. Ensure your outfits are clean and presentable. Consider having your hair and makeup professionally done.

Conceptual

Conceptual photography is one of my interests where I pursue ideas in photography which interest me. In many cases this is only of interest to myself, but occasionally others may also appreciate what I am attempting. One such case in mind is my liking to replicate past photographic processes. This includes 1930's/40's Hollywood glamour along the lines of George Hurrell, and also mid to late 1800's photographic processes such as daguerreotypes, wet plate collodion, platinotypes and many others. 

Some of my interests have been noted by publishers and I have articles published on various aspects of photography. There is also the occasional model interested in collaborating in pursuing some of my ideas for art's sake and which may get published in premier magazines.