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Gaya Gajewska

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Hi! thanks for stopping by at my Passle blog, my 'scrapbook' for photography inspiration and stories. I’m Gaya. Capturing beauty through the frame of a lens is my thing – it may sound corny but I grew up with a camera in my hand. My Polish roots meant in the early days it was an old manual Russian SLR, which I literally took everywhere (much to my mum’s dismay). The more I photographed the more I realised that what lit up my lens was capturing personalities and emotions through portraiture. I promise I have upgraded my equipment and while things in my life have certainly shifted – I now live in leafy Oxford with a tech geek – what has not changed is that I always have a camera in my hand. And I still see things through frames. I am fun, creative but professional. And so is my photography. Capturing memories and life’s little intricacies is what I am about. In my second life I am a professional web and print designer, where every day I play with colour, composition and form, which has only strengthened my photographic technique. What is so important to me is getting people to feel comfortable, so in many ways I see my clients as friends. Drawing out personalities through creative and inspiring images is where I get my satisfaction – finding their perfect angle, capturing significant details and real moments in real-time is what I strive for. I have a relaxed, modern style through which I give a refreshing edge to classic shots and those unexpected highlights. Reportage or photojournalism call it what you will – what I do is create a story of your big moment or special day always with a smile that makes its way on to the frame. For my portfolio and more info please go to http://www.photographybygaya.com.

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Andy Gotts celebrity portraits

Gaya Gajewska

January 17, 2014

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Andy Gotts has been a celebrity photographer for more than two decades. For his latest project, Behind the Mask, he photographed over 100 Bafta winners and nominees. He often shoots in black and white and is one of my heroes for being able to bring out an aspect of personality of every subject. His portraits are simple, natural and not over-produced.

A selection of pictures from this project are on show at Somerset House in London, from 20 January to 7 February, together with the photographer's own comments.

Below one of my favourites and a story behind the shoot. Kevin Spacey's portrait.

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Like most actors he has a range of faces which he must pull for every photographer. I wanted something different, so I told him to close his eyes and think of the most horrendous thing that could possibly happen to him and emote it. We got it in one frame.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-25743240