Fashion photography covers such a broad area of styles and genres. While some are experts at a wide range of shoots, other fashion photographers focus on just one approach.

For this challenge, we will focus on one approach - portrait photography. A photography medium lends itself to fashion by highlighting the subject’s style creatively and compellingly.

“I like to give freedom to the people I capture to let them express themselves in the way they want.

The results are always very interesting and unexpected, and I think this is how magic works in a way to capture moments.”

- Peter Lindbergh

Your Fashion Photography Challenge:

We would like you to capture a fashion portrait, choose your subject, and study the things they love. Look at their favourite things. Appreciate them. But before you do… consider this.

The difference between a selfie and a portrait.

Portrait photography is very different to taking a selfie. While both have a purpose, a selfie eternalises fun and/or important moments in our lives. It is when we want to

capture proof that a specific event happened with certain people. Selfies and spontaneity go hand in hand, and that’s

great.

However, a portrait is a different medium altogether. Connected, yes, but different. Portrait photography is a technical art, and one person attempts to capture another

person entirely. When looking at a portrait, we often feel a sense of intimacy or connection because what we’re experiencing is someone else’s engagement with that person, how one person sees another person.

Need some inspiration?

Take a look at:

Viviane Sassen - https://www.vivianesassen.com/

Zanele Muholi - https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-modern/zanele-muholi

Cass Bird - http://www.cassbird.com/home.php#

Mark Borthwick - https://www.wefolk.com/artists/mark-borthwick/information

Stevie Dance - https://www.steviedance.com/