Business portraits for Enter Service (Hörmann)

I was approached by Enter Service in Bodø, which is the local agent for Hörmann gates, and they wanted portraits of all their employees, This was my first job since back in Bodø, and for me it was important to start doing things outside the box from my first job.

Because their employees are scattered all around the county, the only day I could do this shot was just a couple of days after the client contacted me, when everybody was in town for a gathering.

So I ran back to the office and started to sketch out some ideas which would fit the clients wishes as well as trying to go outside the box. The client was determined that he wanted portraits on white backdrop in studio, but aside that I was free to be creative.

These people are hands-on workers, and I wanted them to look that way, so I did a semi hard light setup to create the effect I wanted and did the developing in accordance to this. Also I told the workers to show up in dirty clothes that had been used on the jobsite and do this very "manly" pose. The managment was told to meet in a clean set of everyday clothes from the office, and I made them do a different more outgoing pose since they interact a bit different with their clients.

Underneath you can see the results, and for a series of quick and simple portraits with little time to prepare myself I am fairly pleased with it. I hope you enjoy them as well.