PORTRAITS USING THE BRENIZER METHOD (OR HOW MANY PHOTOGRAPHS CAN BECOME ONE)

A few years ago I discovered the work of an American Wedding Photographer called Ryan Brenizer. He has invented a way to create astonishingly beautiful portraits with his DSLR camera. Technically speaking he managed to create “impossible” depth of field in his images. Curious about how he and his method works I purchased his video training and ploughed my way through it.

In no time it became clear to me that in order for me to be able to apply his technique, I needed to raise my digital darkroom game. After becoming an accomplished student of Photoshop I was ready. So, I asked for a volunteer to help me to put my Brenizer knowledge into practice. Fortunately, Sarah, a friend and client was happy to help out.

Without going into too much detail about how the method works (obviously Ryan Brenizer is the expert on this and, for the curious, can be found online at http://ryanbrenizer.com ) a large number of individual images were combined and edited on my computer. The complete process was very time consuming but well worth it, I hope that you agree!

The photograph above is just one from our photoshoot. We went on to create more, having fun with different poses, looks and backgrounds.

Get in touch when you’d like to experience having your portrait created by an experienced, skilful and attentive photographer.

Thank you

Stephen

stephen cotterell photography associates

photography@stephencotterell.com

07990 525 814

020 8549 3693