Hello to all,
Just to let you all know that I have landed the military portrait commission! I am going to take the photographs next week.
I am very nervous about it, and I have been educating myself in your portrait photography forum which helped me a lot.
I have also printed out a selection of military portraits for him to select a pose that appeals to him.
To ensure that I would be offered the commission I told him that the usual non-refundable deposit would be waived in his case. In short, if he wasn't satisfied with the portrait, I would keep it. He seemed very happy with this.
I did not tell him that I had only been painting for three years and only painting portraits for six months. Was that naughty? Truth is, I really wanted this and I intend to use all that I've learned on the 'practice run' to produce a portrait that he will be proud of showing (fingers crossed).
I will be unable to send a photograph of him in his uniform which is unfortunately a drawback for me. However, I will keep you fully posted with progress shots of the painting when started.
Thank you all for helping me land this commission.
Barbara
Hybrid Mode
