The miracle of not being photographed

It's really a funny thing - today I had a commission for taking business portraits - I felt like everyone standing in front of my lense had a certain picture in his/her head how a business portrait should be. Serious, though, not smiling too much, whatsoever..

But right at the moment when people don't feel photographed for a special purpose any longer, maybe because I said that we have finished or I talked a lot to them to draw off their attention, they open up! Definitely one of the things I love about photography.

These pictures below are probably not the ones which are chosen for their business representation purposes, but here are some of my personal and favorite "outtakes":

© all images Carina Hinterberger