Today I am joined by London-based photographer Sophie Davidson, whose work spans author portraits, musician portraits, and editorial commissions. In recent years, weddings have become a significant part of Sophie’s practice, and they have approached that shift with the same guiding idea that runs through all their portrait work: make the person in front of the camera feel comfortable enough to be themselves.

We talk about Sophie’s reactive approach to portrait sessions, and why they avoid over-planning in favor of responding to the person in front of them. A simple but powerful tactic is asking someone which side of their face they prefer. It signals that the point of the session is not to “create” a version of them, but to make them look good in the way they already understand themselves.

Show Notes
www.bytomw.com/podcast/celebrity-portraits-and-honesty-in-weddings
Other Links
Sophie Davidson on Instagram - www.instagram.com/sophiedavidson

Sophie Davidson Editorial website - www.sophie-davidson.co.uk

Sophie Davidson’s Wedding Work on Instagram -instagram.com/sophiedavidsonweddings

Sophie Davidson’s Wedding Work Website - www.sophie-davidson-weddings.co.uk/

Jürgen Teller (Photographer) - www.juergenteller.co.uk

Wolfgang Tillmans (Photographer) - www.tillmans.co.uk