Portraiture & Beyond

Translating light and vibrant colour into compelling imagery

Creative portraiture Manchester
A man sits slightly obscured by some roses in the foreground he is illuminated by window light. Captured by Joe Smith, Manchester portrait photographer
A woman poses as if she were limp and falling backwards in some ferns. She is looking away from the camera
A person stares directly at the camera. Their hair is braided. They have a large nose piercing. They are wearing a necklace made of cowrie shells.
A tightly cropped portrait of a man looking directly into the camera wearing a vest
A double-exposed portrait of a man lit with red light behind a series of white horizontal stripes. Captured by Joe Smith, Manchester portrait photographer on Kodak Ektar 100
A woman looks into a series of fragmented mirrors and is illuminated with pink-gelled light
A tightly cropped portrait of a man looking directly at the camera. He is sitting in front of a beige backdrop and illuminated from the frame's right-hand side.
A man stands silhouetted against the setting sun

Portraiture & Beyond

Translating light and vibrant colour into compelling imagery

Creative portraiture Manchester
A man sits slightly obscured by some roses in the foreground he is illuminated by window light. Captured by Joe Smith, Manchester portrait photographer
A woman poses as if she were limp and falling backwards in some ferns. She is looking away from the camera
A person stares directly at the camera. Their hair is braided. They have a large nose piercing. They are wearing a necklace made of cowrie shells.
A tightly cropped portrait of a man looking directly into the camera wearing a vest
A double-exposed portrait of a man lit with red light behind a series of white horizontal stripes. Captured by Joe Smith, Manchester portrait photographer on Kodak Ektar 100
A woman looks into a series of fragmented mirrors and is illuminated with pink-gelled light
A tightly cropped portrait of a man looking directly at the camera. He is sitting in front of a beige backdrop and illuminated from the frame's right-hand side.
A man stands silhouetted against the setting sun
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