Felt so good being ‘back in the saddle’ yesterday taking another portrait for my 3945 Portraits Project with this one of 100 years young, Iris Jefferies who was seconded to the Admiralty during World War 2 involved in Top Secret planning of the D Day Landings.

Portrait of a smiling elderly woman in a navy dress and medal, seated on a wooden chair

Such a wonderful afternoon with an incredible woman and her daughter, Granddaughter and Great Granddaughter 😃

Bald man in a blue T-shirt sitting on a sofa beside an elderly woman in a navy dress

In the picture above you can also see the portrait I took of Iris’ late husband David, whom I photographed at the Bristol Normandy Veterans back in November 2019.

Portrait of an elderly veteran in a beret and blazer with medals, seated against a grey backdrop

kit used

Sony A7RIV
55mm on a 24-105mm G lens @ f/8.0
Lighting was a Westcott L120-B Constant LED in the Westcott Rapid Box Switch 4’ x 3’ Softbox.
Background: Westcott X Drop Pro Frame with ‘Glyn Dewis’ Vintage Grey Background Material.

Behind the scenes of a portrait shoot in a living room, with a veteran seated by a softbox