Wednesday 23 February 2011

Website portraits London

Website portraits London

Portrait photography by London photographer Grantly Lynch

Photographer Grantly Lynch

This portrait is from a series I took for the London School of Management for the ‘about us’ page on their new website. The subjects needed to be looking to camera, but I wanted to keep the feel fairly informal and relaxed. I have noticed that when you are trying to capture people in this style you only get one chance. They tend to give you one natural smile and then after that they start to feel a little awkward and the smile becomes fixed. You need to be ready.

Corporate portrait photography by London photographer Grantly Lynch

Corporate portraits for marketing and PR

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Corporate portraits London © Grantly Lynch 07831 366136 or email


Tuesday 22 February 2011

City Photographer

Portrait photography in The City London by photographer Grantly Lynch

City Photography Portfolio by Grantly Lynch



I work in London as a City photographer with over 20 years experience.



My passion is capturing contemporary business portraits. If you would like to commission me or have any questions please call Grant on 07831 366136 or email



Portrait photographer working in The City.



As a City Photographer I have been lucky to have a good supply of commissions in The City and have enjoyed working with many of my London clients. Recently I have been reviewing some of my City photography and looking back on photographic shoots. It has been very interesting to see some of my past work and apply some of my recent photography techniques. When reviewing past commissions I find that some of the images that were originally discounted I can now see possibilities. Many of my City portraits which were shot for magazines or brochures were taken to fit a certain formant or to meet an art director’s brief. When I review these now I do not have any restrictions and therefore can rework these photographs to fit my current City photography portfolio.



City photographer Grantly Lynch @ The London Stock Exchange



I took this photograph at a City event whilst walking between two of the event rooms. This is at the London Stock Exchange, where they have a large glass atrium, so you can see the latest City updates. In the past reflections would have been a big problem with a shot like this, but after editing the image, the reflections seem to add to ‘The City’ atmosphere.



City photographer. Corporate portraits by Grantly Lynch



This was taken on a trading floor in The City. I have cropped this photograph to exclude some other people who were on the edges of the image. City photographers love to capture the ‘time zones’ as these have come to be City icons. I have other frames from this commission that have the subject more animated, but I like the thoughtful pose and the use of space.



Corporate portraits in The City by photographer Grantly Lynch



Working as a City photographer I am often faced with offices that all start to look the same (with some wonderful exceptions) and endless computer screens. To make my City photography different I focus on the people and allow their individual characters to bring variety, giving each client a unique set of portraits.



City photographer Grantly Lynch. Corporate portraits



Corporate portrait of a City lawyer in a meeting. I liked the intensity of his conversation. Made him look very professional.



City photography by London photographer Grantly Lynch



This portrait was taken on the Millenium Bridge for Citywire magazine. This was a serious of photographs around The City, some were shot as portrait format for the front cover and other, like this one, were shot in a landscape format to illustrate the article. They did not use this shot in the magazine as it did not fit the format of the article but they used the other city photographs taken around St Paul’s. I really like this city portrait because of the strong vertical lines made by the bridge’s handrails and they way it combines the modern with the classical elements of The City.



City photography by portrait photography Grantly Lynch



As a City photographer if you can get your subject to feel relaxed in front of the camera, you can keep the portrait very simple as they will look calm and confident.



Office photography in The City by Grantly Lynch



I originally edited this office photograph out of my City photography portfolio as I was not sure it really said that much about City life. It did not seem to be a portrait or have a City theme to it. But I like the feel of the photograph, it is a interesting composition and has a totally unposed feel to it.



City photography by photographer Grantly Lynch



Reworking this photograph of a City trader allowed me to intensify the colours and the contrast which adds to the tension.





City photographer Grantly Lynch @ The London Stock Exchange




This was a recent City photograph was taken in the new London Stock Exchange. The light in some areas is pretty low though so I used some photoshop techniques to tweek the levels and bring a rather flat photograph to life. One of the things enjoy as a City Photographer is the variety of locations within The City. From very old historic buildings to the most modern architecture in London, they all provide different lighting which you have to take into to consideration when planning your workflow.




City photography by portrait photographer Grantly Lynch








This was taken as part of a rebranding campaign for a asset management company. The client had just moved into a new building in The City and I had a whole empty floor to shoot all their corporate portraits. This was a real bonus as most City photographers have very limited space to shoot portraits, but for once I could use all the available space to compose my portraits, and the clients felt very relaxed.


Corporate photography in The City by London photographer Grantly Lynch








This photograph was originally too dark and rather flat as I had shot through two internal glass windows and into a poorly lit office. After reworking the image it now is a good example of City Photography.



© City Photographer Grantly Lynch 07831 366136 or email



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Monday 21 February 2011

Corporate portrait in data centre

Recent corporate portrait for City Lifeline Ltd who are a data centre based in the London near The City. This part of their offices is the data storage area and is perfect to illustrate what the company does. The problem with it is that the available lighting is very poor, and due to security restrictions it is difficult to add additional lighting,  but after tweaking the image in photoshop, it makes a great press release portrait.Corporate Portraits London



Corporate portraits London © Grantly Lynch 07831 366136 or email

Friday 18 February 2011

Corporate portrait photography

Corporate portrait photography

Informal director photography London. Natural portraits in offices.

Photographer Grantly Lynch

Recent corporate portrait for City Lifeline Ltd who are a data centre based in the London near The City. This part of their offices is the data storage area and is perfect to illustrate what the company does. The problem with it is that the available lighting is very poor, and due to security restrictions it is difficult to add additional lighting, but after tweaking the image in photoshop, it makes a great press release portrait.

Portrait of London business woman for press release use

Corporate portraits by Grantly Lynch

Corporate portraits London © Grantly Lynch 07831 366136 or email

Wednesday 16 February 2011

Corporate Portraits London

My corporate portraits are commissioned by many of London's top corporate companies. 

With over 20 years experience my corporate portraits provide my London clients with contemporary portraits for marketing and press releases.

My aim is to supply London clients with creative corporate portraits at very competitive rates for London.

Below are some samples of my corporate portraits these have been commissioned by London clients.

© Grantly Lynch Corporate Portraits London


Friday 11 February 2011

Informal director photography

Natural portraits of corporate people in their offices are becoming very contemporary. The benefit for the client is that they do not have to pose. The benefit for the photographer is that people act naturally and focus on their work. This does not make it easy to capture informal portraits of directors. The photographer will have to anticipate possible natural situations and be ready to compose an informal portrait at the precise moment they happen. Natural director photographer  © Grantly Lynch 07831 366136 or email

Informal director photography

Informal director photography

Informal director photography London. Natural portraits in offices.

Photographer Grantly Lynch

Natural portraits of corporate people in their offices are becoming very contemporary. The benefit for the client is that they do not have to pose. The benefit for the photographer is that people act naturally and focus on their work. This does not make it easy to capture informal portraits of directors. The photographer will have to anticipate possible natural situations and be ready to compose an informal portrait at the precise moment they happen.

Natural corporate portrait of company director

Natural corporate portrait of company director

Unposed informal portraits by corporate photographer Grantly Lynch

Informal corporate photography of company director.

Informal director photographer © Grantly Lynch 07831 366136 or email