Bariton / Baritone

Inside the image.

A square photographic cover shows a light-skinned, middle-aged man in a white shirt, framed from the chest up and filling most of the right side. He is turned in three-quarter profile towards the right edge, looking off-frame. His short, swept-back hair is dark with grey at the temples; he has a close-cropped grey beard and moustache. The crop cuts through his shoulder and upper chest at the bottom, while the top of his hair sits close to the upper edge.

The background is a softly lit, warm off-white wall with a faint grey-beige shadow behind the figure. The portrait blends gently into it, with no visible frame or border. Open space on the left balances the large face and shoulder on the right. Soft light from the front and left picks out his forehead, nose, cheek and the folds of his shirt, while the side of his face and hair retain mild shadow. The palette is restrained: cream and white, muted grey, brown and touches of pink in the skin. The image is smooth and photographic, with a softly diffused finish.

On the left, approximately level with the man's cheek, the name “David Kempster” appears on two lines in large, thin, brown lettering. Beneath it, “Bariton Baritone” is set in much smaller grey italic lettering. Both inscriptions are left-aligned against the pale background and remain distinct from the portrait.