The Practice of Creating Portraits

As a maker of photography I feel that people, expression and presentation are all factors to execute an effective portrait. To encapsulate the essence of a person is to connect and engage while giving the individual an opportunity to, within a second of time, express who they are.

The photographs below were made in studio at The Art Institute of Portland during my BFA program. The subjects range from strangers, faculty, friends and other photo students.

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Portrait of Clair

Visual storytelling environmental profiles of businesses and individuals within the Portland community.

FEATURED NEIGHBOR: CLAIR

NAME
Clair Highfield

WHAT IS YOUR OCCUPATION
Natural Product Educator, Demonstrator & Sales Broker

WHAT IS YOUR BUSINESS NAME
Natural Clarity

WHAT NEIGHBORHOOD DO YOU LIVE IN
Northeast Portland, Oregon

WHAT DO YOU DO
I offer sales support to natural product manufactures and the stores that carry their products through education, trainings, demonstrations, introductions and promotional coordination.

Clair, Northeast Alberta Street, Portland, Oregon on April 30th, 2013.
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Kaikani Photography Session

I had the pleasure of photographing KaiKani Vanity just recently. He was photographed previously in my Portrait Series which you can find here. It was a blast! We had a set list of images that we needed to execute for his portfolio which includes modeling, acting and stand-up comedy. The locations ended up becoming spontaneous and photographs we got were as much fun as I had anticipated working with KaiKani. Below is a sneak peek from our awesomely-fun photo shoot!

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