Prime Minister Tony Blair

© Philip Dunn

Involvement Politicians are acutely sensitive to their public image, and to get their co-operation is often quite a test of a photographer's diplomatic skills. But it doesn't matter whether your subject is a Prime Minister or a lavatory attendant, it is always important to work 'together' in order to achieve a good portrait. The subject must feel involved in the process. You must win your subject's confidence, and this can be achieved initially by a practised approach to your work. In this case, Prime Minister Blair was shown Polaroids of the pictures as we worked through the session, which involved photographing him at home with his family, and even pictures of him getting dressed in his bedroom. Go back to Portraits index page Go back to main home page