{"id":1350,"date":"2017-03-21T17:25:39","date_gmt":"2017-03-21T17:25:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.matsmithphotography.com\/photolife-blog\/?p=1350"},"modified":"2017-03-21T17:47:01","modified_gmt":"2017-03-21T17:47:01","slug":"maddox-magic-portraits-in-barbican-moorgate-brick-lane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matsmithphotography.com\/photolife-blog\/maddox-magic-portraits-in-barbican-moorgate-brick-lane","title":{"rendered":"Maddox Magic &#8211; Portraits in Barbican, Moorgate, Brick Lane"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Magic should be unassuming. It should catch you by surprise, and it should fill you with that sense of wonder&#8221;.<br \/>\n&#8212; Maddox Magic<\/p>\n<p>Back in Autumn of last year I had the opportunity to shoot the portrait of an entertainer and magician supreme: Maddox.<\/p>\n<p>Check out his video (not by me) and photos from our shoot (by me) below:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YqCByqnCUKo?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Maddox approached me with a brief I immediately warmed to. A range of different crops, everything from a cinematic full length shots to tighter-cropped head and shoulders shot. A range of styles from cinematic to street photography. All with a fresh, engaging, approachable, and cool vibe.<\/p>\n<p>Check out his site here:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.maddoxmagic.com\/\">http:\/\/www.maddoxmagic.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>As with the majority of our shoots, we spent 2 hours together in London to get 5 outstanding portraits. (And as with many of our portrait sessions, the client wants a few more than just 5 from the shoot!)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.matsmithphotography.com\/photolife-blog\/maddox-magic-portraits-in-barbican-moorgate-brick-lane\/mat-smith-photography-portrait-maddox-magician-london-city-business-barbican#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1353\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1353\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.matsmithphotography.com\/photolife-blog\/maddox-magic-portraits-in-barbican-moorgate-brick-lane\/mat-smith-photography-portrait-maddox-magician-london-city-business-barbican#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.matsmithphotography.com\/photolife-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/mat-smith-photography-portrait-maddox-magician-london-city-business-barbican.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Mat Smith&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark III&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1476012084&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;All Rights Reserved&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"mat-smith-photography-portrait-maddox-magician-london-city-business-barbican\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.matsmithphotography.com\/photolife-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/mat-smith-photography-portrait-maddox-magician-london-city-business-barbican.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.matsmithphotography.com\/photolife-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/mat-smith-photography-portrait-maddox-magician-london-city-business-barbican.jpg?fit=670%2C447&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1353\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.matsmithphotography.com\/photolife-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/mat-smith-photography-portrait-maddox-magician-london-city-business-barbican.jpg?resize=670%2C447&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"670\" height=\"447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.matsmithphotography.com\/photolife-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/mat-smith-photography-portrait-maddox-magician-london-city-business-barbican.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.matsmithphotography.com\/photolife-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/mat-smith-photography-portrait-maddox-magician-london-city-business-barbican.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.matsmithphotography.com\/photolife-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/mat-smith-photography-portrait-maddox-magician-london-city-business-barbican.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.matsmithphotography.com\/photolife-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/mat-smith-photography-portrait-maddox-magician-london-city-business-barbican.jpg?resize=326%2C217&amp;ssl=1 326w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.matsmithphotography.com\/photolife-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/mat-smith-photography-portrait-maddox-magician-london-city-business-barbican.jpg?resize=700%2C467&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.matsmithphotography.com\/photolife-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/mat-smith-photography-portrait-maddox-magician-london-city-business-barbican.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We made use of the structures found at Barbican to create dramatic shadow and light photos:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.matsmithphotography.com\/photolife-blog\/maddox-magic-portraits-in-barbican-moorgate-brick-lane\/barbican-portrait-shadow-light-profile-portraiture-london#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1356\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1356\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.matsmithphotography.com\/photolife-blog\/maddox-magic-portraits-in-barbican-moorgate-brick-lane\/barbican-portrait-shadow-light-profile-portraiture-london#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.matsmithphotography.com\/photolife-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/barbican-portrait-shadow-light-profile-portraiture-london.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Mat Smith&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark III&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1476017517&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;All Rights Reserved&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;85&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"barbican-portrait-shadow-light-profile-portraiture-london\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.matsmithphotography.com\/photolife-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/barbican-portrait-shadow-light-profile-portraiture-london.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.matsmithphotography.com\/photolife-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/barbican-portrait-shadow-light-profile-portraiture-london.jpg?fit=670%2C447&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1356\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.matsmithphotography.com\/photolife-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/barbican-portrait-shadow-light-profile-portraiture-london.jpg?resize=670%2C447&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"670\" height=\"447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.matsmithphotography.com\/photolife-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/barbican-portrait-shadow-light-profile-portraiture-london.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.matsmithphotography.com\/photolife-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/barbican-portrait-shadow-light-profile-portraiture-london.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.matsmithphotography.com\/photolife-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/barbican-portrait-shadow-light-profile-portraiture-london.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.matsmithphotography.com\/photolife-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/barbican-portrait-shadow-light-profile-portraiture-london.jpg?resize=326%2C217&amp;ssl=1 326w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.matsmithphotography.com\/photolife-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/barbican-portrait-shadow-light-profile-portraiture-london.jpg?resize=700%2C467&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.matsmithphotography.com\/photolife-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/barbican-portrait-shadow-light-profile-portraiture-london.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Barbican is one of the finest examples of brutalist architecture in the world, a sprawling mass of thoughtfully designed shapes with large open spaces for the public and hundreds of interesting hidden corners, curved walls, enormous concrete pillars.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s an urban portrait photographer&#8217;s dream place to work, on the right day with the right light. There are so many opportunities for interesting compositions, implied vanishing points, squares of light, dark structures. I love to experiment with depth of field in shots like this one below, I think we nailed it on the final take:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.matsmithphotography.com\/photolife-blog\/maddox-magic-portraits-in-barbican-moorgate-brick-lane\/leather-jacket-portrait-mat-smith-photography-maddox-magic-barbican#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1351\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1351\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.matsmithphotography.com\/photolife-blog\/maddox-magic-portraits-in-barbican-moorgate-brick-lane\/leather-jacket-portrait-mat-smith-photography-maddox-magic-barbican#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.matsmithphotography.com\/photolife-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/leather-jacket-portrait-mat-smith-photography-maddox-magic-barbican.jpg?fit=2808%2C1872&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2808,1872\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Mat Smith&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark III&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1476016572&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;All Rights Reserved&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;85&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"leather-jacket-portrait-mat-smith-photography-maddox-magic-barbican\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.matsmithphotography.com\/photolife-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/leather-jacket-portrait-mat-smith-photography-maddox-magic-barbican.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.matsmithphotography.com\/photolife-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/leather-jacket-portrait-mat-smith-photography-maddox-magic-barbican.jpg?fit=670%2C447&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1351\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.matsmithphotography.com\/photolife-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/leather-jacket-portrait-mat-smith-photography-maddox-magic-barbican.jpg?resize=670%2C447&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"670\" height=\"447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.matsmithphotography.com\/photolife-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/leather-jacket-portrait-mat-smith-photography-maddox-magic-barbican.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.matsmithphotography.com\/photolife-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/leather-jacket-portrait-mat-smith-photography-maddox-magic-barbican.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.matsmithphotography.com\/photolife-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/leather-jacket-portrait-mat-smith-photography-maddox-magic-barbican.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.matsmithphotography.com\/photolife-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/leather-jacket-portrait-mat-smith-photography-maddox-magic-barbican.jpg?resize=326%2C217&amp;ssl=1 326w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.matsmithphotography.com\/photolife-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/leather-jacket-portrait-mat-smith-photography-maddox-magic-barbican.jpg?resize=700%2C467&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.matsmithphotography.com\/photolife-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/leather-jacket-portrait-mat-smith-photography-maddox-magic-barbican.jpg?w=1340&amp;ssl=1 1340w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.matsmithphotography.com\/photolife-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/leather-jacket-portrait-mat-smith-photography-maddox-magic-barbican.jpg?w=2010&amp;ssl=1 2010w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Brick Lane makes a fantastic backdrop for photos. The atmosphere brings out the best in people, and there&#8217;s always a flash of colour:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.matsmithphotography.com\/photolife-blog\/maddox-magic-portraits-in-barbican-moorgate-brick-lane\/magician-portrait-london-mat-smith-photography-chiswick-playing-cards#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1352\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1352\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.matsmithphotography.com\/photolife-blog\/maddox-magic-portraits-in-barbican-moorgate-brick-lane\/magician-portrait-london-mat-smith-photography-chiswick-playing-cards#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.matsmithphotography.com\/photolife-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/magician-portrait-london-mat-smith-photography-chiswick-playing-cards.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Mat Smith&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark III&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1476021017&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;All Rights Reserved&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;30&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"magician-portrait-london-mat-smith-photography-chiswick-playing-cards\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.matsmithphotography.com\/photolife-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/magician-portrait-london-mat-smith-photography-chiswick-playing-cards.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.matsmithphotography.com\/photolife-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/magician-portrait-london-mat-smith-photography-chiswick-playing-cards.jpg?fit=670%2C447&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1352\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.matsmithphotography.com\/photolife-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/magician-portrait-london-mat-smith-photography-chiswick-playing-cards.jpg?resize=670%2C447&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"670\" height=\"447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.matsmithphotography.com\/photolife-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/magician-portrait-london-mat-smith-photography-chiswick-playing-cards.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.matsmithphotography.com\/photolife-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/magician-portrait-london-mat-smith-photography-chiswick-playing-cards.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.matsmithphotography.com\/photolife-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/magician-portrait-london-mat-smith-photography-chiswick-playing-cards.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.matsmithphotography.com\/photolife-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/magician-portrait-london-mat-smith-photography-chiswick-playing-cards.jpg?resize=326%2C217&amp;ssl=1 326w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.matsmithphotography.com\/photolife-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/magician-portrait-london-mat-smith-photography-chiswick-playing-cards.jpg?resize=700%2C467&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.matsmithphotography.com\/photolife-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/magician-portrait-london-mat-smith-photography-chiswick-playing-cards.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.matsmithphotography.com\/photolife-blog\/maddox-magic-portraits-in-barbican-moorgate-brick-lane\/suit-tie-portrait-london-business-mat-smith-photography#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1355\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1355\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.matsmithphotography.com\/photolife-blog\/maddox-magic-portraits-in-barbican-moorgate-brick-lane\/suit-tie-portrait-london-business-mat-smith-photography#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.matsmithphotography.com\/photolife-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/suit-tie-portrait-london-business-mat-smith-photography.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Mat Smith&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark III&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1476025458&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;All Rights Reserved&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;85&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"suit-tie-portrait-london-business-mat-smith-photography\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.matsmithphotography.com\/photolife-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/suit-tie-portrait-london-business-mat-smith-photography.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.matsmithphotography.com\/photolife-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/suit-tie-portrait-london-business-mat-smith-photography.jpg?fit=670%2C447&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1355\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.matsmithphotography.com\/photolife-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/suit-tie-portrait-london-business-mat-smith-photography.jpg?resize=670%2C447&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"670\" height=\"447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.matsmithphotography.com\/photolife-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/suit-tie-portrait-london-business-mat-smith-photography.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.matsmithphotography.com\/photolife-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/suit-tie-portrait-london-business-mat-smith-photography.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.matsmithphotography.com\/photolife-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/suit-tie-portrait-london-business-mat-smith-photography.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.matsmithphotography.com\/photolife-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/suit-tie-portrait-london-business-mat-smith-photography.jpg?resize=326%2C217&amp;ssl=1 326w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.matsmithphotography.com\/photolife-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/suit-tie-portrait-london-business-mat-smith-photography.jpg?resize=700%2C467&amp;ssl=1 700w, 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It should catch you by surprise, and it should fill you with that sense of wonder&#8221;. 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