Photo Plus Magazine Interview

June 06, 2020 in Celebrity, Featured Sitting, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Los Angeles, Manchester, Military Portrait, New York, Portraiture, Portraitist, Published, Selah, Works, Interview

Thank you to Photo Plus Magazine Writer Keith Wilson FRGS, interviewing me about my Selah work and future projects. Please see full transcript below.

Lastolite Headshot Videos

May 23, 2020 in Actors Headshots, Interview, London, Liverpool, Leeds, Los Angeles, New York, Portraiture, Works, Rome, Recommendations, France, Germany, Denmark, Belgium

Those of you who follow my blog and twitter feed, see me using Lastolite by Manfrotto Lighting Equipment & Backdrops on the majority of my Portrait Sittings. Recently I was commissioned by Lastolite to film a series of videos on my headshot techniques and how I use their equipment in my workflow.

Yadira Guevara-Prip Portrait Sitting New York

May 21, 2020 in Actors Headshots, Liverpool, London, Los Angeles, Leeds, New York, Portraiture, Selah, Featured Sitting

Yadira Guevara-Prip is an American stage and television actor, best known for her work on Star Trek: Discovery. I was delighted Yadi accepted my invitation to sit for a portrait at the New York Studio. The portrait to be featured in my Selah Exhibition.

Recreating Saint Peter in Penitence (Ribera)

April 20, 2020 in Selah, Portraiture, New York, Los Angeles, London, Works

It’s not unusual for photographers to be inspired by other types of art. As you may have noticed there is a great deal of Renaissance Italian influence in my portraiture. Drawing inspiration from the Old Master painters like Caravaggio, Titian and Ribera.

Ray Proscia Actor Portraits Los Angeles

April 13, 2020 in Selah, Rome, Portraiture, New York, Los Angeles, Featured Sitting, London

Ray Proscia is an American actor rose to fame with his portrayal of characters in TV Shows like Imposters, Suits, and The man in the High Castle. He appeared in the TV Show Suits from 2017 which helped him to boost his career as well as features on the new show The Resident as Terry Camden from 2019.

Amateur Photographer Magazine April 2020

April 09, 2020 in Celebrity, London, Los Angeles, Portraiture, Selah, Published, Interview

Thank you to Amateur Photographer Magazine Editor Amy Davies, interviewing me about my Selah Photography Exhibition. The exhibition opens at Wex Photographic’s Gallery in Whitechapel in September 2020. Please see full transcript below.

Bob Gunton Actors Portraits Los Angeles

April 09, 2020 in Actors Headshots, Celebrity, Featured Sitting, London, Los Angeles, New York, Portraiture

Bob Gunton is an American actor of stage and screen. He is known for playing strict, authoritarian characters, including Warden Samuel Norton in the 1994 prison drama The Shawshank Redemption, Chief George Earle in 1993's Demolition Man, Dr. Walcott, the domineering dean of Virginia Medical School in Patch Adams, and Secretary of State Cyrus Vance in Argo. He also played Leland Owlsley in Daredevil TV series, Secretary of Defense Ethan Kanin in 24, and Noah Taylor in Desperate Housewives.

The Gurkha Way Book Cover

April 01, 2020 in Military Portrait, Works, Advertising, Charity, London, Case Study, Top Clients, Top Moment

Delighted to see my portrait of Gurkha Rifleman Ganga, on the cover of The Gurkha Way. John Sadler tells the exciting, dramatic story of the Ghurkas from beginnings to the modern day, through interviews, unpublished diaries and correspondence, examining the unique Nepali society, the soldiers themselves together with wives and families, and what the future holds.

Elliot Bunche Actors Headshots New York

March 16, 2020 in Actors Headshots, Liverpool, Leeds, London, Los Angeles, New York

Elliot Bunche is an actor, known for Standing Firm (2016), Almost (2016) and Loved (2016). I create Actors Headshots that make you stand out from the crowd - essential when a casting director is potentially viewing thousands of different options available to them. You won’t be lost among the masses

Johan Gran Actors Headshots New York

March 13, 2020 in Actors Headshots, New York, Los Angeles, London, Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds

Johan Gran is an actor, known for Tell Me Why (2018), Bull (2016) and Scarlet Memory (2019). In need of a new body of Actors Headshots, Johan arranged a session at the New York Photography Studio in Manhattan.

Rachael Grace Corporate Headshots Los Angeles

March 11, 2020 in Corporate Headshots, Los Angeles, London, Liverpool, Leeds, Manchester

Rachael Grace, returned to the Los Angeles studio for a series of new Corporate Headshots. Starting a new business in coaching, Rachael wanted to evoke a forward thinking and approachable series of headshots to feature on her new website and blog.

Steven Berkoff (The Times Portrait Sitting)

March 02, 2020 in London, Los Angeles, New York, Portraiture, Published, Works, Corporate Commission, Top Moment, Top Clients

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. Recently, you may have spotted him alongside Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara in David Fincher’s version of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.

Donnie Riser Actors Headshots New York

March 01, 2020 in Actors Headshots, Liverpool, Leeds, London, Los Angeles, New York

Donnie Riser is known for his work on Forza Horizon (2012) and Throw (2016). I create Actors Headshots that make you stand out from the crowd - essential when a casting director is potentially viewing thousands of different options available to them. You won’t be lost among the masses.

Gemma Merna Actors Headshots

February 28, 2020 in Actors Headshots, Liverpool, Leeds, London, Los Angeles, New York, Portraiture

Gemma Merna is an English actress, model and yoga teacher. She is best known for portraying the role of Carmel McQueen in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks from 2006 to 2014. Arranging a session at the London Studio, we worked through a series of looks both commercial and theatrical.

Adam Woodward Actors Headshots

February 25, 2020 in Actors Headshots, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Los Angeles, Manchester, New York

Actor Adam Woodward is best known for current role of "Brody Hudson' in Hollyoaks. Adam is one of the UK's rising actors, having had starring roles in Emmerdale and Doctors on UK television. Adam played a young Ian Oglivy in the 2017 TV remake of 'The Saint' and was involved with the Bollywood feature film 'The Black Prince'.

Charles Treads Actors Headshots Session

February 25, 2020 in Actors Headshots, Liverpool, Leeds, London, Los Angeles, Manchester, New York

Actor Charles Treads arranged his first body of Actors Headshots at the London Studio. Inspired by my classical style of portraiture. Charles sought a series of poses creating a layered portfolio of portraits to impress potential casting directors.

Tobias Menzies (The Scotsman)

February 23, 2020 in Published, Portraiture, Actors Headshots, Los Angeles, London, New York, Corporate Commission, Top Moment, Top Clients

Thank you to The Scotsman, publishing my portrait of Tobias Menzies in a recent article on his Portrayal of H.R.H Prince Philip in the award winning series The Crown.

Jessica Fox Actors Headshots Session

February 22, 2020 in Actors Headshots, Celebrity, Liverpool, Leeds, London, Los Angeles, New York

Arranging her session at the London Studio, Jessica is a natural working to camera. In my experience of successful shooting, an Actor’s Headshot needs to represent one thing: energy. The energy that you will bring to the stage or screen and the character you are looking to play.

Actors Headshots With Energy

January 05, 2020 in Actors Headshots, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Los Angeles, New York

Having been in the business of photography, with a strong focus on actors headshots, for over a decade, I’ve got an excellent understanding of what casting directors are looking for in your Actor Headshots. I’m not in the business of churning out uninventive passport-style pictures that don’t reflect who you are as a performer. I work to bring a dynamic and inspiring edge to the images you receive, and which go on to become an essential element of your portfolio.

Ciarán Hinds Portrait Sitting London

December 29, 2019 in Actors Headshots, Author Portraits, Celebrity, Featured Sitting, London, Selah, Corporate Commission

Ciarán Hinds is an Irish actor, featuring in films such as Road to Perdition, Munich, There Will Be Blood, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Frozen, Silence, and Justice League, in which he portrayed the main antagonist Steppenwolf.