The wisdom
I'm an entrepreneur and a photographer, and the pleasure I get from this job is reflected in each of my photos.
Our passion for photography began a long time ago. Portraiture is for us a real story, a desire to create beauty, and to sublimate every moment.
Our photographic journey has taken me to fashion shows such as Triumph, Victoria's Secret and Africa Fashion, to music festivals and even to Tibet, Nepal and Borneo. And whether they're farmers planting a field of vines, Hmong women in Sapa, big businessmen or saxophonists like Kenny G, we always meet great people!
Great photography is about depth of feeling, not depth of field
L'une de mes premières photos. © Mickaël Richard
Fashion show. © Mickaël Richard
Femme Hmong Nord-Vietnam. © Mickael Richard
We are involved in putting people at the center of my creations. There's nothing more important than succeeding in capturing an emotion, a look or a smile beyond a person.
We began by developing my black and white films, which taught us to focus on the human being.
Ted Grant used to say: "When you photograph people in color, you photograph their clothes. But when you photograph them in black and white, you photograph their soul!".
Black and white gives elegance not only to the shots but also to the models.
Kenny G. © Mickael Richard
Oradour-sur-Glane. © Mickaël Richard
Fashion show. © Mickaël Richard
Of course, portrait and wedding photography aren't our only specialties; culinary, landscape and still life photography also make up our portfolio. The great names in photography have inspired us, such as Helmut Newton, JL Sieff, Albert Watson and Ansel Adams.
You can see more of our work on our account Flickr.
Studio. © Mickael Richard
Culinaire. © Mickaël Richard
Studio. © Mickaël Richard
Paysage. © Mickaël Richard
On several occasions we've been lucky enough to have my work selected by the magazine "Chasseur d'images" to illustrate some articles, notably on portraiture, nudes and the use of flash.
Below, for those interested, is a list of the main tools:
Nikon pro (bodies and lenses), Dedolight & Hedler (continuous light), Elinchrom (flashes and modelers), Manfrotto/Lastolite (studio equipment), [Mac Pro](https://www. apple.com/en/mac-pro/), Eizo & Wacom (computer equipment), Epson large format, Hahnemuehle & Ilford/Harman (printing), Tresorit (file sharing).
©2021-2024 Mickael Richard Studio
Notre studio offre des portraits intemporels, des photographies artistiques de maternité et de nouveau-nés, des photos boudoir et aussi du B&W nu artistique.
Mickaël Richard; @: contact@mickaelrichard.com, www.mickaelrichard.com, code APE 7420Z, R.C.S. n° 912 215 191 St Brieuc, SIRET 912215191 00012