What others say...

Kim has an instinctive understanding of the insecurity we all have that we're going to end up looking like a dork in front of the camera, so he goes to great lengths to make sure we look cool in the final image.
David Mark Williams - Poet

When we asked Kim to photograph our business team for our website biographies there was a heavy silence, interspersed with several shrieks and a lot of scared eyes as a response from the team. Through his friendly and open nature, his passion for photography and his professional and engaging manner he managed to relax everyone and each person was very happy with the end result.
Melinda Kennedy - Marketing Director at SuperControl

I’ve enjoyed working with Kim on several projects. He listens, shows great patience, and has good vision, which he communicates well and captures in his photographs.
Trevor Leat - Willow Sculptor

Kim was great - he saw things through that lens no one else can, & made four ugly blokes look quite special!
The Sex Pistols Experience

As a storyteller myself (30 years now), I'm in complete agreement with Kim when he says a photograph is not a static image; it's actually a frozen moment in an ongoing story, and should sum up everything that's gone before. I was very impressed with Kim's photos of myself and my wife, Sue - and the grandkids were hilariously delighted to see what Kim had done to me in PhotoShop.
Alan Grant - writer of Judge Dredd, Strontium Dog, RoboHunter, Batman, The Demon, Lobo, LEGION 89, Terminator

My father and I recently visited Kim's studio in Castle Douglas to take some promotional shots to help market our band and music.
We found that Kim's friendly,warm,down to earth nature coupled with his professional attitude and keen, artistic eye for detail made for a very enjoyable shoot.
Also, the pictures were OUTSTANDING!
Richie and Jim Hamilton - Jim Jam Music

An amazingly well delivered set of photos which far exceeded my expectations of the shoot.
Amanda Simmons - Corsock Glass

I found Kim very generous and sharing with his time and knowledge. Being photographed felt a very relaxed experience.
Bea Last - Artist

Some great new photographs have been added to my Gallery. Kim Ayres has yet again proven to be invaluable.
Erwin van 't Hoff - Red Crow Silver

A pleasure to work with, in fact, a highly professional, stress free area delivering the goods!
William Neal - Artist

About
Kim Ayres Portrait Photography

I love faces; or perhaps more accurately, I love the way people inhabit their faces.

Some say a good portrait captures the essence of a person, as though a person only has one side to them.

And yet, a photograph is a single instant in a continual movement through time. Our faces rarely stay still for more than a few moments, so no one position can accurately embody all the others.

It would rather be like hitting a single note and somehow thinking it represented an entire opera.

Photography is not about capturing reality, it is about creating stories. Each image should require the viewer to make assumptions or ask further questions about the person featured, the environment and the emotional landscape

Equally important is the notion of collaboration. Portrait photography is not product photography; it is not just about accurately reproducing a likeness. That's for passport photos

The best portraits, then, are not only about how the photographer has lit or positioned the subjects, but what the subjects bring of themselves to the process. They collaborate in the creation of the story.

Portrait photography is a place to explore moods, personalities and fantasies.

And I love it.

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To arrange a no-obligation meeting to discuss your requirements call 0797 196 9953 or email kim // at // kimayres.co.uk
Based in Castle Douglas, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland, UK