The brief today was for some relaxed commercial portraits of Nicola Carruthers, Chief Executive of the Thrive Charity. The photographs are for press releases, web  use and for brochures and reports. It’s been a while since I photographed at Thrive but it was a pleasure to be at this gardening based charity once again today.

Here are a few favourite portraits we photographed in the grounds of Thrive. Autumn is an interesting time for portrait photography outside. When the sun is out this time of year it can be very contrasty with harsh shadows. I generally prefer my portraits to be lit with a softer, more flattering light so we sought some shaded areas of the garden for the photography. The autumn colours are of course a bonus at this time of year.