Steve McCurry was one of the first photographers I thought
of when I found out we were doing portraiture. His most recognisable photo is
‘Afghan girl’ which is a portrait of 12 year old, Sharbat Gula who was living as a refugee in
Afghanistan at the time. 
I chose to look at his work because I admired the way he composed his
images which helps us glimpse into the day to day life of the models. He did
this by shooting the model with one of their possessions and also allows them
to show some of their character or personality. This is shown perfectly in the
top image of the cattle herder.
This research has definitely inspired me to do some portraits in people’s
place of work and to use the same shallow depth of field.
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