Queen Elizabeth II has died today at the age of 96. She was born in 1926, the same year the very first SLR film camera, the Ermanox Reflect, was introduced to the market and found herself in front of one type of camera or another for most of her life.
The legendary English fashion and portrait photographer David Bailey has candidly recalled what was it like to photograph Princess Diana and the Queen.
Prior to his passing, Prince Philip arranged for the royal family photographer to be situated inside a fake church pillar to allow him to capture personal moments during Prince's funeral.
Most of the time, portraits of the royal family might be described as 'stoic.' But the most recent photograph of her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II isn't 'stoic' at all, in fact it might be better described as 'sneaky.'
Prince William and Kate Middleton recently released engagement photographs shot by fashion photographer Mario Testino, who previously also made portraits of Princess Diana. Testino is one of the world's most sought after fashion photographers, but public opinion regarding these portraits appears to be quite mixed (check out this dpreview forum thread).
The Royal Family is really getting into social media: in addition to their …