Portrait of a couple

Last week I have made an environmental portrait of a couple in their house. The mission was that they both would be well portraited while you can see clearly that the images are taken in their own environment.

At first I thought of making a photo at the kitchen table with the bright kitchen blurred out in the back, but this did not seem to work: the lamp on the table was too low and the blurring out just didn't work. Also, it could be any kitchen, right?

Instead of the kitchen we found out that there was an old framed map on the wall, the birth place of the man of the house. This would be the focal point of this shoot. Later we walked through the house looking for other nice spots, and we found one in front of the cabinet and special paintings: the lady's preferred backdrop.

The lady of the house warned me even before the day of the shoot, that she never looks good on any photo: "...so prepare yourself, Marc." When I look at the results it paid out to take plenty of time to have a little chat with a cup of tea, and do the shoot. Staying friendly and patient paid out here. Very seriously: "I am surprised that you could make this photo with me so relaxed and nice....".