Modern Office Portraits

  • The Client & Sector: The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF). Charity & Government.
  • The Brief: My introduction to the IWF happened through a commission from Broadly Vice magazine. They requested atmospheric modern office portraits for an article (available here) featuring Harriet Lester and the Foundation’s mission to combat child sexual abuse content online. The style I developed for the Broadly Vice project became the look I later shot for staff portraits.
  • My Approach: To shoot such modern office portraits I blended natural light with a studio strobe soft-lighter and used office details and architectural features to give portraits variety and visual interest. Expressions leant towards neutral, with the focus being creating mood. I’ve shot for the IWF over many years and a challenge is to keep adding variety to the ongoing staff portraits using the same office spaces as the shooting location.
  • Finished Work & Outcomes: Internal staff portal usage.
Moody modern corporate portrait of a female CEO sitting on a red seat with light and shade hitting her face and the wall behind.Modern office portrait photography of a young woman with a serious expression against a light abstract background.Modern corporate portrait photography of a man with a serious expression against a wooden background.Modern office portrait photography of a young woman with a serious expression looking out of a blued window through blinds.Modern office portrait photography of a smiling man sitting against a dark red wall.Corporate group photography of a senior management standing by the Internet Watch Foundation logo.Modern office portrait photography of a young woman with a serious expression sitting against an abstract background.Modern office portrait photography of a man within a blurred office scene.Modern office portrait photography of a young woman with a serious expression against a metallic background.Modern corporate portrait photography of a smiling woman sitting on an office staircase.Modern office portrait photography of a man looking into his own reflection in an office window.Modern corporate portrait photography of a woman with a serious expression sitting on an office staircase.Modern office portrait photography of a young woman with a serious expression against a dark red wall.Modern office portrait photography of a smiling man leaning against a blue wall.Modern corporate portrait photography of a woman with a serious expression against a wooden background.Modern office portrait photography of a young woman with a serious expression against the Internet Watch Foundation logo.

Other examples of my modern office portrait work can be found as part of my location portrait service here.