It's hard to be a woman
Making portraits of female clients is an honour but also a bit daunting. Women balance several roles simultaneously; sister, mother, lover, daughter, friend and of course professional businesswoman. It makes them complex creatures and a challenge for the portraitist needing to capture character. Creating a professional portrait is even harder. The image has to communicate professionalism without losing personality, capture elegance without losing authority. "clients make unconscious decisions based on your portrait." Despite our best efforts we all make unconscious judgements based on appearance. Recent Princeton research found that first-impression judgements were made in milliseconds and reinforced the longer portraits were viewed. You probably have a LinkedIn account: clients, employers and colleagues will be making unconscious decisions based on your portrait. So, for professionals of both sexes your portraits are vitally important. "identity can only provide clues...