
The portrait of a woman, starting the age of retiring. Her life is changing, it seems to her that she has ceased to recognize herself. She is looking for a new future, not a descent down the slope, but some new vector of movement.

This photo is an exception to the trend. Model — an artist and teacher of painting. In this scene, we joked on the theme of the classic ceremonial portrait of the XVII century. In the historical tradition, the ceremonial portrait included the attributes of the model's business: a map and a globe for the sailor; spyglass and sword for the warrior; bale with goods and scales for a merchant, etc.
I set a not too contrasting light for the model, and constructed the background from improvised materials. Despite some impromptu attributes and scene, it seems to me that the joke was a success.

One of my newest portraits. I gave up shooting in a specialized studio a long time ago. At least in the case of a private portrait. Now for me a studio is any space in which the wind does not blow away the equipment).
Gymnastics coach. The case when the model does not accept changes in her appearance. A few years ago she was a little slimmer.
My photos, unfortunately, did not help her. But I like this picture.

Periodically, I "calibrate" my main tool besides empathy - the sence of the image. I just take a "selfie" and check how my feelings from the picture coincide with my self-awareness. The camera is on the interval shooting mode, and I am posing, trying not to fall out of the frame and the field of sharpness.

The woman in this picture experienced a dramatic divorce and a way out of years of toxic relationships. At the time of the session she tried to recreate herself anew

The photograph of a lady immediately after a difficult divorce. It seems to her that she is staled, deprived of energy person

The portrait of a girl who did not consider herself attractive enough

Another ceremonial portrait game. The model is a bodyguard, extremely brutal, cruel, but very vulnerable man, experiencing its own homophobia. In the frame a gun, the instrument of his work, but uncharged, and the attributes of an artistic dressing room. He is trying to understand whether he plays his own role

Portraits of creative personalities are always more extrovert. Photographer Andrey Papenin is a well-known figure in contemporary Russian underground

Pavel Fominenko, an informal artist, musician, movie director and screenwriter

The boy and his rat. The rat is old and ugly, but still a friend