Mark Brent London Actors Headshots

February 17, 2018 in Actors Headshots, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Los Angeles, New York

Mark Brent is an actor who is going places, known for his roles in Dirtymoney, Scarlet Says and East Enders. Mark sought a quintessential portfolio of new headshots.

John de Lancie Portrait Sitting

February 17, 2017 in Actors Headshots, Featured Sitting, Expressive, Los Angeles, Star Trek, Top Moment

On 17th February a very rainy Los Angeles afternoon John braved the weather and sat for a portrait in Studio City.

15 Minutes with Bill My tale of photographing a screen icon

January 09, 2017 in Works, Celebrity, Actors Headshots, Los Angeles, Portraiture, Expressive, Portraitist, Top Moment

William Shatner is best known for his role as Captain James T Kirk on the Starship Enterprise. I’ve had the honour and pleasure of having him in front of my lens on two occasions. In total my time spent photographing him has equated to 15 minutes. 15 minutes with Bill.

Caravaggio Style Actor Portraits

December 23, 2016 in Leeds, Works, Liverpool, London, Los Angeles, Celebrity, Actors Headshots, Portraiture

Renaissance portraiture and the use of chiaroscuro by the masters has been of immense inspiration to my photographic style. For those unfamiliar, chiaroscuro is an oil painting technique, developed during the Renaissance.

Natalie Dormer Portrait Sitting

July 22, 2016 in Celebrity, Featured Sitting, London, Expressive, Portraitist, Actors Headshots, Los Angeles

Actress Natalie Dormer, star of Game of Thrones, The Hunger Games and The Tudors. Sat for a portrait at the London Studio several weeks ago. I wrote to Natalie inviting her to sit for my Expressive Portraits Project just over a year ago; it just goes to show how many letters and requests she receives. Natalie is exceptionally talented with an incredible natural beauty.

Los Angeles April 2016

April 30, 2016 in Actors Headshots, Los Angeles, New York, Portraiture, Works, Expressive

April saw me spending three weeks back over the pond in Los Angeles, leading me to dub the city my second home. This avenue of photography has really taken off for my business. Back in 2014 it accounted for barely 2% of my work load. Now, in 2016, 15% of my assignments take place in the City of Angels.

Toby Jones Actor Portraits

January 26, 2016 in Actors Headshots, Celebrity, Featured Sitting, London, Portraitist, Portraiture, Top Moment

Toby Jones is one of the UK’s most prolific actors, After appearing in supporting roles in films between 1992 and 2005, Jones made his breakthrough as Truman Capote in the biopic Infamous.

Julian Bleach Portrait Sitting

January 10, 2016 in Actors Headshots, London, Featured Sitting, Expressive, Portraitist, Portraiture, Top Moment

Actor Julian Bleach accepted my invitation to sit for a Portrait at the London Studio. Julian is best known as co-creator and “MC” of Shockheaded Peter, a musical entertainment based on the works of Heinrich Hoffmann, which won the 2002 Olivier Award for Best Entertainment.

René Auberjonois Portrait Sitting

September 10, 2015 in Actors Headshots, Featured Sitting, Los Angeles, Portraiture, Expressive, Star Trek, Top Moment

René Auberjonois has an instantly recognisable face which I believe becomes better and better with age. Star of stage and screen Auberjonois, has appeared in M.A.S.H, Star Trek Deep Space Nine and Boston Legal to name but a few titles. I wrote to René several months ago to arrange the sitting in Los Angeles, and to my wonderment, he agreed to sit for a portrait during my visit to LA a few weeks ago.

Mark & Jacqueline Margolis

September 07, 2015 in Actors Headshots, Los Angeles, Portraiture, Featured Sitting, Celebrity, Top Moment

As luck would have it while on assignment in Los Angeles Actor Mark Margolis, and his wife Actress Jacqueline Margolis where staying in the same Studio City hotel. I recognised Mark in the lobby having a sneaky cigarette, and introduced myself, he was very approachable and chatty. Mark has starred in dozens & dozens of films, from 1492 to Hannibal, The Wrestler and of course Scarface.

Steven Berkoff Portrait Sitting

May 24, 2015 in Actors Headshots, Featured Sitting, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Los Angeles, Portraitist, Portraiture, Expressive, Top Moment

Steven Berkoff is an English actor who has also enjoyed prominent success as an author, playwright and theatre director. Often cast as the ‘big bad’ in his films, he has appeared in the likes of Rambo: First Blood Part II, Octopussy and as Adolf Hitler in the TV mini-series War and Remembrance.

Brent Spiner Portrait Sitting

March 10, 2015 in Actors Headshots, Celebrity, Expressive, Featured Sitting, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Los Angeles, New York, Portraiture, Top Moment

Many may not know, that despite living in my home town of Liverpool and having my studio in the city, I work both Nationally and Internationally. Actor Brent Spiner, who best known for his portrayal of the android Lieutenant Commander Data in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Craig Charles Portrait Sitting

January 01, 2015 in Actors Headshots, Northerners, New York, Los Angeles, London, Liverpool, Leeds, Portraiture, Featured Sitting

Lister! “Sorry ‘i’m a Red Dwarf Fan”……. Craig Charles star of Coronation Street, Red Dwarf and Robot Wars, recently sat for a portrait session in Manchester. Craig was in need of new promotional material for his DJ and Radio Work. I am no stranger to working with Musicians, DJ”s and Talent.

Julian Glover Actor Portrait London

December 02, 2014 in Actors Headshots, Expressive, Featured Sitting, London, Portraiture, Celebrity, Top Moment

Last month I had the esteemed honour of Photographing Veteran Actor Julian Glover at the London Portrait Studio. Julian who Trained at RADA has had a rich illustrious Stage, Film and Television Career.

Iain Glen Portrait Sitting

November 24, 2014 in Actors Headshots, Featured Sitting, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Los Angeles, Northerners, Expressive, Portraitist, Portraiture, Celebrity, Top Moment, Top Clients

Iain Glen is a Scottish film, television, and stage actor best known for his roles in the Resident Evil films and for portraying Ser Jorah Mormont in Game of Thrones. Iain accepted my invitation to sit for a portrait a few weeks ago.

Sir Ian McKellen Portrait Sitting

May 01, 2014 in Featured Sitting, Portraiture, Actors Headshots, Northerners, Celebrity, Top Moment, Top Clients

I invited Sir Ian to sit for a portrait session while he and Sir Patrick Stewart were performing Waiting for Godot in the Cort Theatre in New York and was flabbergasted when he accepted.

Helen Barrett Actress Headshots

April 27, 2014 in Actors Headshots

Actress Helen Barrett, arranged her actors headshots session at the London Studio this week. Helen opted for Package One. Which includes a one hour sitting, two hundred images, and two retouched/enhanced versions.

Brian Cox CBE Portrait Sitting

April 23, 2014 in Actors Headshots, Celebrity, Featured Sitting, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Los Angeles, New York, Portraiture, Portraitist, Top Moment

I cannot begin to state the awe I felt when Brian Cox – even more so when he turned up for our London shoot on the back of a scooter.

Ian McShane Portrait Sitting

February 11, 2014 in Featured Sitting, London, Actors Headshots, Portraiture, Northerners, Los Angeles, Celebrity, Top Moment

Ian McShane is an English Actor, Director, Producer and Voice Artist. From Lovejoy to Deadwood and Pirates of the Caribbean, McShane is a Screen legend. From a lawless saloon owner to the sexiest of beastly British mobsters, award-winning actor Ian McShane has, time and time again, captured the public’s attention by playing bad guys, scoundrels and thieves.

Paul Barber Portrait Photoshoot

January 25, 2014 in Actors Headshots, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Los Angeles, Northerners, New York, Portraiture

When researching names to invite to sit for my Northerners Portrait Exhibition, I decided to invite Paul Barber to take part as an iconic Northern Actor. I was delighted at his acceptance and the Photoshoot took place this week at the London Studio.