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Fred and Harry Borden
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Приєднався 3 бер 2023
Harry Borden is a professional portrait photographer from the UK who has worked globally with a myriad of celebrities. He is also my Dad. This channel is dedicated to his career and consists of videos of him talking about different shoots which interest me, with valuable insights into portrait photography.
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Photographing The Man Who Brought The Olympics To London
In this video, photographer Harry Borden shares his experience shooting Sebastian Coe for the Olympics. Learn how he captured iconic images in this behind-the-scenes breakdown!
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Preconceived Ideas Are The Death Of Spontaneity
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Renowned portrait photographer Harry Borden discusses the dangers of preconceived ideas and the importance of spontaneity in his work. Featuring an exclusive photoshoot breakdown on actor Dominic West, known for his role in "The Wire".
Photographing PJ Harvey Left A Long-Lasting Impression
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Renowned photographer Harry Borden shares a story time of photographing PJ Harvey in this unforgettable photoshoot. Experience the magic of film and portrait photography in this iconic session!
Don't Let Your Photography Get BORING
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Discover how to keep your photography exciting and innovative with tips from celebrity photographer Harry Borden. Learn about his experiences working with the Cocteau Twins and experimenting with different film types, such as infrared film. Don't let your photography get boring - get inspired by Borden's unique approach! Chapters: 00:00 The pitfall of success 02:16 Harry's VERY early work 05:14...
Try Not To Hurt Your Photographic Subject
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Experience the stunning portraits of Sophie Okonedo captured by celebrity photographer Harry Borden using a Hasselblad camera. Discover the art of film photography in this beautiful collection.
How To Shoot A Front Cover In 5 Minutes
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In this video, find out what happened when I photographed Keir Starmer! From his powerful speech to his impact on the Labour Party, this is a must-watch for UK election enthusiasts. Join me on this exciting journey as I capture stunning portraits of Keir Starmer, the leader of the Labour Party and the next Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. As a seasoned portrait photographer, I had the priv...
Photographing "The Normal One"
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Learn more about Jürgen Klopp with these celebrity insights. Discover the life and career of the famous football manager in this video! Join me in this video as I share my experience and insights on photographing the iconic figure, Jürgen Klopp, the potential new england manager replacing Gareth Southgate. I delve into the world of portrait photography, offering a behind-the-scenes look at cele...
My Most Nerve-Racking Shoot
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Discover the captivating world of celebrity portrait photography with renowned photographer Harry Borden. In this video, explore how a photo can transcend its frame and tell a powerful story, featuring the iconic Sir Bob Geldof, Bono and Richard Curtis. Dive into the art of portrait photography and film photography as we unravel the magic behind capturing more than just a photo.
A Decade Of Photoshoots With Tony Blair!
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This video Harry discusses his four photoshoots with Tony Blair. Hope you enjoy! #photography #celebrityphotographer #filmphotography #tonyblair 00:00 Intro 01:09 First Shoot 04:48 Second Shoot 09:58 Third Shoot 10:52 Fourth Shoot 13:21 Harry's Life Lesson
Lenny Kravitz Showed Me Around The Bahamas
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This video Harry speaks about his two photoshoots with Lenny Kravitz. The first in London, the second in The Bahamas 00:00 - First Shoot 05:16 - Second Shoot In The Bahamas #portraitphotography #photography #lennykravitz
Don't Cut Corners! | Björk Photoshoot Breakdown
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This video harry talks about his photoshoot with Björk. The legendary Icelandic Singer. #Björk #bjork #photography #portraitphotography #filmphotography #harryborden
Behind The Scenes Of A Photoshoot For Clarkson's Farm
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Get an exclusive behind the scenes look at a photoshoot for Clarkson's Farm with Jeremy Clarkson and photographer Kaleb Cooper. Learn about portrait photography and see the celebrity insight from renowned photographer Harry Borden! #photography #portraitphotography #jeremyclarkson 00:00 - First Shoot 03:21 - Second Shoot
Never Sign This Contract | Celebrity Photographer Stories
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This video Harry discusses his shoot with Kylie Minogue. Kylie Minogue's management force Harry to sign away the copyright for his work for a measly £1. Hope you enjoy!
25 Questions With Celebrity Photographer
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Get an inside look at the life and work of celebrity photographer Harry Borden in this exclusive interview. Learn about his creative process, inspiration, and more! This video I discuss with Harry how he came to be a portrait photographer and many other questions our viewers have asked. If you enjoy the format we may do more in the future. Thanks! 0:00 - Intro 0:24 - How do you decide which ima...
My First Photoshoot With Robbie Williams
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This video Harry discusses his photoshoot with Robbie Williams. This is the first of his two shoots. If you enjoy we can upload the second photoshoot breakdown. Harry Borden is a professional portrait photographer based in the UK. He has photographed a myriad of celebrities with 100s of photos in the National Portrait Gallery. #portraitphotography #photography #celebrityphotographer #robbiewill...
Olympic Champion Tom Daley's Two Photoshoots With Harry Borden
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Olympic Champion Tom Daley's Two Photoshoots With Harry Borden
Is Film Photography Still Worth It?
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Is Film Photography Still Worth It?
I Was Paid Only $75 For This Picture Seal
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I Was Paid Only $75 For This Picture Seal
5 CRUCIAL Photography Tips From Celebrity Photographer
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5 CRUCIAL Photography Tips From Celebrity Photographer
A Day Out With Olive, Mabel And Andrew Cotter
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A Day Out With Olive, Mabel And Andrew Cotter
"I'm All For Nannies, But Not The Nanny State" | Photographing Jacob And His Nanny
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"I'm All For Nannies, But Not The Nanny State" | Photographing Jacob And His Nanny
k.d. lang DEMANDS Silence - Celebrity Photographer Stories
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k.d. lang DEMANDS Silence - Celebrity Photographer Stories
When The Subject Trys To FIGHT The Photographer
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When The Subject Trys To FIGHT The Photographer
RUPERT GRINT - Portrait Photographer's Experience
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RUPERT GRINT - Portrait Photographer's Experience
Photographing A CONSPIRACY THEORIST
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Photographing A CONSPIRACY THEORIST
Gordon Ramsay's RISE To Success, In Photo
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Gordon Ramsay's RISE To Success, In Photo
Antony Armstrong-Jones's Photoshoot | Photographing Princess Margaret's Ex
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Antony Armstrong-Jones's Photoshoot | Photographing Princess Margaret's Ex
Great stories, glad you recorded them
Thank you!
He seems like a right prk. You are a true professional. Excellent photos considering the stressful wait. Really enjoying your channel. Such amazing insights.
Haha he was a pain to deal with for sure - Glad you are enjoying thanks for the comment
Wow i found out you did those dreamy Spice Girls photos. I always wondered how Geri ended up on the floor in her elvis outfit. Look forward to that story
Will definitely do the spice girls soon. Harry shot them a few times, he spent the week in Bangkok with them! - Thanks for the comment :)
Enjoyed this one as always. Still laughing at Harry's attempts to subtly get Dominic West to get his shirt off, and then dropping the photo editor in it- in the previous video. I know I've mentioned before, but is there any chance of pulling out one of Harry's first commissions- would be great to hear how he managed it, overcoming the nerves etc. Maybe comparing to one of the latest? One of the things I've always liked about Harry's work is his ability to design images around the environment. To what extent is that recci'ing the location before the shoot, versus instinctual? My last suggestion is a bit left field, but how about a live shoot, maybe with someone up and coming. A live shoot would show all aspects of the things Harry discusses- people management and social skills, design, lighting, and the rhythm. Maybe a tall order, but we can hope. Cheers, and thanks again for all the effort you both go to to bring these insights to light. D
Next week we have a special vid/short film which is more of a passion project for us but the week after I will make sure to push for his first commissioned job 😊 And there are lots of good ideas here thank you, when you say someone up and coming do you mean for the subject or another photographer? Either way Im sure it would make a good video!
I’m loving these videos! I’m by no means a professional but I’m starting a little portrait project and your videos are really helping with how to go about them and how to work with people. I feel I’ve learned a lot.
I'm really glad, we love hearing people are taking something from our videos. Thank you!
@@fredandharryborden they’re amazing videos! I would love to see how Harry lights his shoots because it seems very subtle but effective.
Thanks for the suggestion, I will look into this but most often Harry likes to use natural light!
@@fredandharryborden I’d love to see how Harry gets such balanced images using natural light. But I’d also be interested in how he shifts to flash when necessary. These are the best videos I’ve seen in a long time. Incredibly useful!
Another fascinating video and interesting quotes too. It would be interesting to know which of your peers from around that era you admired.
It's a great question I'll have a think how to incorporate it into a new video :)
Wow. What a legend. Doesn't smile much though! I'd love a video where half is Harry talking about the shoot. And the other half, the subject looking back at the shoot from their perspective.
That would be really interesting, there would definitely be someone willing to do it just getting them to sit down and record can be so difficult haha. I'll have a think!
I was a young Canadian middle distance runner back in the 80s so Coe, Ovett, & John Walker were my heroes. Great story & photos.
Thank you!
2012 didn't reach anywhere beyond London, and definitely not up here in Scotland. Apart from that, your 'Breakdown' videos are magnificent lessons of the creative process in context and, of course, reminders of your work.
Yeah I've heard that was the case. Thanks for the kind comment as well!
I was Team Coe. Then Seb stopped being a Yorkshireman, dropped what was left of his Yorkshire accent and became part of the worst Tory regime in living memory. Being a class traitor is unforgivable. 🙂
In some of the photos you can see that he was knackered. It doesn't show in the crucial ones, though, like the cover. There, his facial expression just reads as serene.
Definitely - From the stills I picked from a lot of them he looks exhausted, fortunately there were a few which were front-coverable. Thanks for the support as always!
Man, do something off-piste and unexpected again...Like wearing a different shirt - It really is starting to fry my brain !! Another great video by the way, Thanks
I'm just guessing, but the shirt is probably continuity for a feature.
Haha we have a few things in the works - podcast formats with some successful photographers/creatives, a couple of short films and a collab or two. However, during the summer it has been difficult getting these videos recorded with my Dad.. And regarding the shirt we have had some mixed emotions, some love it some evidently feel the opposite haha - maybe a poll is needed? 😂
Exactly it, although maybe the bald man/glasses is enough. We aren't attached to it!😂
@@fredandharryborden I do like the shirt and it suits you but i don't think it's needed for any sort of continuity. Because your videos definitely stand up on their own - they have a unique style unlike any other that works every time !!
@@fredandharryborden I like it. It's a colourful change from the photog stereotype of a black linen shirt.
I really like Harry's shirt that he wears over and over.... Is it something behind this shirt story? Thanks anyways🖐
We actually met with another youtuber (The Photographic Eye) and he gave us some advice to try and build a brand doing these videos so I guess its a kinda uniform now haha. Thanks for the comment! The jacket is from YouMustCreate I think!
Here he is!
Look forward to a potential collab!
Are we getting a Brydon video?
@@fredandharrybordenyep we love your videos.
Definitely getting a brydon video at some point - it was a great shoot. And thank you!
I was at University with Seb - he's a year or two older than me and I didn't know him, but you would see him running around the campus. I did know (Sir) Clive Woodward a bit though - he's a really nice guy. Have you photographed him? Coe's 800m WR was really special - it stood until relatively recently.
One for @harryborden to answer! Thanks for the comment as well :)
Jesus Christ the photos just KEEP getting better!
Thanks a lot as always!
As always - fantastic story! Great video!!! ❤ Greetings from Canada 🇨🇦 ✌️🇺🇦
Greetings! Thanks for the nice comment - glad you enjoyed :)
Made me smile that :) and I adore the shots of Dominic in the natural window light, the one looking upwards.... Score! I like the idea of him facing away from you and slowly turning around in shots, may try that my next widow light shoot - as hey you got massive variation from just turning from back to front! inspired me :)
Glad this video inspired you! As Harry says "flash kills the atmosphere". You almost always get the best results with natural light!
thanks for not being and industry gate keeper. really value these videos. thank you
Thanks for the great comment - That's why we do these videos!
WTF have i just witnessed. I don't know this guy in the photograph world but he has to be the best storyteller ever!!! This is the first video i have just came across of his channel. I'm new photography the past 4-5 years but let’s put our hands together for Harry passing on his wisdom. Love from Ireland 🇮🇪 Harry. Btw i love to take pictures of cows 🐄 😂 thats my muse!!
Haha thanks for the great comment! So glad you enjoyed the video, plenty more on the channel ;) And Harry always says photograph what you love so Cows can be great muse!
Another great insight, you always seem to absorb any preconceive pressure and get the shots in that count, all sublime.
Thanks for the comment and the kind words :)
Wow! That was fun. Great to see both of you on the video.
Haha thank you - we have a few more videos like this coming up with some great creative guests
I really love your videos and channel.
Thank you! so great to hear :)
The relationship between planning and improvisation is interesting in your photography. You almost seem to plan on improvising. These days, commercial photography is so regimented. The creative work is often done before and after the shoot but not during. It's so much better to trust your spontaneity, which is why your photos always stand out, I think.
Thank you, always a thoughtful and perceptive take. 🙏🙏
To put the great Holborn Studios into perspective, Helmut Newton called it ‘the Abbey Road of photo studios’ and he’s exactly right, I was there earlier this year, you walk in, see the famous Duffy portrait of Bowie, and everyone there EVERYONE treats you so well, so kind, so helpful. You can be a jobbing photographer who stays under the radar (moi) and be treated just the same as the big names. Harry probably has his name on the ‘one’ parking space 😂😂😂. Thanks again Harry & Fred for sharing your insights.
@stevesmith581 Ha! I always used to wrangle a parking spot but more by pleading than by reputation! It's a while since I had the pleasure of shooting there but as you say, they were always very accommodating. HS got in touch recently because they were curating an exhibition of photographs that had been taken there, so I game them a file to print. I always found the galley of other photographers work a bit intimidating! 🙂
Although I’m British I’ve spent most of my photo career abroad, so when I finally went there I was actually inspired… what DID intimidate me back in the ‘90’s was taking my book to Vogue House AND practically any model agency… they were always so cool, so in the moment and the receptions were do stylish.. I remember vividly taking in my naive portfolio case full of mounted prints, I quietly said hi and proceeded to hand it over, then I noticed an art buyer looking at 5x4 duped trannies in those neat Kenro mounts, on a light box, taking each one individually out of its custom box, complete with photographers logo… I could have given up right there and then..!😂 But I didn’t, I went and found someone with a 5x4 and bought some pack film 😂😂.
Great video again! Thanks
Thank you - appreciate the comment!
Great photos, stories and insights as always!
Agree with the sentiment of your title, but you’re a brave boy if you turn up without at least sone preconceived ideas. After a couple of the dodgy shoots in the early 90s I’ve always had at least a few preconceived ideas to get the ball rolling (or some variation of them) and get them in the bag early, circumstances permitting. Then i can go and play feeling confident and more relaxed and aim for something better. Ace as always. Really great to hear how others, especially of your calibre, approach the work.Thanks!
Thanks @alf1ash9 Yes, agreed. It's definitely good to have a vague idea of your intentions, but to quote Iron Mike, "Everyone has a plan 'till they get punched in the mouth!" So I try to be fleet of foot and malleable in my approach. Avoid getting stuck in one MO. Flexibility is key. I also find being playful and improvising a more fulfilling way of living a photographic life but to each his own. 🙏
And dramatic music too!
Haha yeah - Admittedly I struggled with music for this one and we didn't have much time for filming and editing :(
was rewatching the wire. what a happy coincidence.
Perfect timing! Thanks for the comment :D
I really enjoy your videos, It's such a fresh take on the medium. Your honesty and passion shine through.
Thanks a lot! We really love making the videos so means a lot when people enjoy them!
Thank you. Very kind. 🙏
Strong pictures man
Thanks - means a lot!
One more for algorithm 👌
Thanks a lot - It really does help!
Great stuff again.
thanks a lot! much appreciated :D
Isabella Blow - she didn't actually die from eating rat poison, but from an infection caught from a contaminated tooth-brush.
😂 Classic!
Perfectly sums up the topic and love the reference to "... wooden tennis racket!" Narrow-minded luddites relish back-seat driving new technology. Apt, given they're closer to the rear view mirror! For example, composited images have been around for 100 years yet some discard the results as not photographs. That digital cameras have freed the photographer from excessive time, cost and limited frames, post processing software has grown to become an equally powerful tool in the photographer's arsenal. Anyway, I like the way you think!
Great comment and thanks for the kind words too! And totally agree with your added points 😊
I'm new to this channel and loving it! You have the patience of a saint to listen to 45 minutes of berating by a clueless fool.
So glad you are enjoying! Thanks for the kind comment 😁 and yes part of the job I suppose?
Ugh, the publicist. Literal hack, not unlike most present day “creative” directors.
Sadly true!
I hope you get another opportunity to photograph him, in a prison cell.
Such a privilege that you share these stories and images with us. Hope some day that you can put them together in your own Gregory Heisler style book. Cheers mate
Thanks a lot mate! Definitely well get a physical book on this side of his work down the line!
Just a brilliant story to share. The opportunity to snap a few shots of PJ at the supermarket would be on my bucket list.
Thanks a lot! We will scan those negatives and release them on Harry's website soon!
The print I would want to buy, is the one where you threw the original out (12:15). That's the one where the art happened. But you are only selling the other one! Great stories BTW.
@@patrickdixon4945 thanks for the lovely comment. Once the website is done I'll be sure to include that one! I agree, that picture is amazing with a great story!
Film will never die 😂
I love film still for sure
Brilliant
Thank you! 😁
Awesome story & photographs!
@@asenisdigital thank you! I love this shoot.
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Lovely story.
Thank you! 😁
Publicists - they seem to be real pains in the rear end.
Totally! 😅
Hope you guys were listening a key aspect to great photography is access !
absolutley true your last words about controlling everything. but we never give up to believe in situations and moments and catch them.
Thanks for the comment - and definitely! 😁