Corporate Portrait Photography: Alex Wotherspoon
Alex Wotherspoon The Apprentice 2008
Alex Wotherspoon appears to be a confident young guy, and he is, but it hasn’t always been that way - as a student he confesses to a degree of shyness that’s surprising.
It was apparent though, during this shoot, just how confident and comfortable he has become in front of the camera, he chats away casually, holds for the shot, then continues chatting without pause or hesitation.
It was my usual corporate portrait shooting style: discuss with the subject what they want to convey in the image, help the subject feel relaxed and comfortable with the concept, set up three basic shots and shoot till I’m happy with the body language.
It was not a lot of work with Alex, but then he was signed up by a leading model agency immediately after his ‘Apprentice’ appearance.
How has fame changed Alex’s life? Well, he has to put up with the ‘You’re Fired’ finger a hundred times a day and, of course, everyone asks him the question: “What’s Alan Sugar really like?” I didn’t do the you’re fired finger bit but I did ask the Sugar question, Alex answered it quite candidly, so if you want to know what he thinks Alan Sugar’s like - just ask him yourself.
Working with Pros now and again is great, but sometimes I wonder if they’ve a set range of expressions they recycle, but with Alex I feel he was sincere and personality-wise he’s an A-list Celeb.
Either way, I’d like your comments on this image. Tell me what you feel we’re trying to convey in this image?
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