Kylie Johnson
Filmmaker in Palm Beach, Australia
Taking beautiful photographs of people is really what I love to do, what excites me about my work as a photographer and what gets me out of bed in the morning. My portrait photography is all about conveying the emotions, messages and thoughts of my subjects. I always try to capture the natural expressions and the relationships between a couple or a mother and child, the unconditional love and joy they feel in every photograph, if I see that then I know that I have nailed it, so the viewer can actually feel a physical or emotional reaction to my work. I strive to photograph people ideally as they see themselves, as naturally and candidly as possible, getting them to reveal the 'true' them in front of the camera, if you like. I do this by getting to know my clients and by making each of my photography sessions as fun, relaxing and enjoyable as possible for the people I am taking the portraits of. By keeping my photographs as simple and natural as possible they tend to have a timeless quality about them which means that they can be appreciated for years to come.