Alfred Eisenstaedt, famous for his portraits of Marilyn Monroe, said “it is more important to click with people than to click the shutter.” I couldn’t agree more. As infants, faces are the first thing we recognise. The eyes, being the window to the soul. Still, portraying a person is often unpredictable, the best images coming from a lively relationship with the sitter – warm and cordial, distant and respectful. Only smile if you want to.
