Photographing Ant & Dec

February 24, 2021 in You Tube, Portraiture, London, Liverpool, Leeds, Los Angeles, Manchester, Actors Headshots, Celebrity, Featured Sitting, Photography Tips, Northerners, Corporate Commission, Top Moment, Case Study, Top Clients

Projects are essential, as a portrait photographer promoting your technique & style is a tried and tested method of securing new clients and interest in your work. Renown presenters Ant & Dec sat for a dual portrait just before the new normal became wonted. The portrait took centre stage in Northerners, a collection of faces who hail from the North of England, just like myself, exhibited in Manchester last year.

Four Portraits One Face Ciarán Hinds

February 17, 2021 in Actors Headshots, Photography Tips, Portraiture, You Tube

Ciarán Hinds was very kind to accept my invitation to sit for portraits on four occasions. In my latest Youtube Video I examine the artists who inspired the photoshoots and the lighting used to capture them.

New Year New Headshot

January 15, 2021 in Actors Headshots, Corporate Headshots, Liverpool, Leeds, London, Los Angeles, Manchester, Portraiture

2021 is all about new beginnings, despite the pandemic we need to think about the future and better days to follow.

Digital Photographer Magazine Interview January 2021

January 06, 2021 in Published, Interview, London, Portraiture, Photography Tips, Corporate Commission

Thank you to Digital Photographer Magazine asking me to write an article about my top 5 portrait photography tips. You can read the transcript below, I also made a video on youtube to accompany the article.

Day in the Life of Rory Lewis Portrait Photographer

January 02, 2021 in Interview, Portraiture, Recommendations

Fifteen years behind the lens both in the UK, Europe and the USA fills your schedule. Even during the COVID out-break I have been keeping busy fitting in assignments between lockdowns. Also teaching portrait photography from time to time. I have adapted to an online format of offering mentorship and tuition.

Lastolite Vintage Collapsible Backdrops

November 25, 2020 in London, Portraiture, Works, Published, You Tube

Working with Lastolite as Ambassador, I was commissioned to shoot a series of Portrait & Fashion images with a new collection of Vintage Collapsible Backdrops at the London Studio. Check out the new backdrops below.

1st Battalion Coldstream Guards Recruitment Photography

November 14, 2020 in Royal Regiments, Regimental Sittings, Portraiture, Military Portrait, London, Works, Charity, Corporate Commission, Advertising, Top Clients, Top Moment

1st Battalion Coldstream Guards commission Rory Lewis to photograph their new 2021 recruitment campaign. The photoshoot took place just before lockdown at Victoria Barracks in Windsor.

Robert Picardo Portrait Sitting

November 04, 2020 in Actors Headshots, Los Angeles, London, Portraiture, Featured Sitting, Corporate Commission

Robert Picardo most famous for his roles as ‘The Cowboy’ in the movie ‘Innerspace‘ and who can forget Star Trek Voyager‘s iconic Holographic Doctor. Accepted my invitation and sat for a portrait in Studio City, Los Angeles this week.

Lastolite New Vintage Backdrops

October 24, 2020 in Portraiture, London

Lastolite have released a new series of Vintage Backdrops., taking advantage of some free-time. Myself and Alexandra recreated a Baroque portrait at the London Studio using the Vintage Collapsible 1.5 x 2.1m Aubergine/Crimson.

Dame Judi Dench Perc Angol (5-Minute English) Front Cover

October 19, 2020 in London, Portraiture, Published, Works, Celebrity

Thank you to the editor of Hungarian Magazine Perc Angol (5-Minute English). Featuring my portrait of Dame Judi Dench on the cover this month.

Selah Exhibition Liverpool

September 17, 2020 in Selah, Portraiture

Excited to announce Selah will be exhibited first in my home city of Liverpool. The exhibition will be displayed on JCDecaux screens in all of the city centre’s mainline train stations from 12th - 19th October 2020.

Ivan's Portraits Liverpool

September 09, 2020 in Actors Headshots, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Los Angeles, New York, Portraiture

Last week my nephew Ivan came to stay with us in Liverpool and I had the opportunity to capture his portrait.

Winner of the Portrait of Britain 2020

August 27, 2020 in Awards, Portraiture, Soldiery, Corporate Commission

Portrait of Britain is presented by British Journal of Photography. Photographer Rory Lewis portrait of British Army Soldier Lance Corporal Siwale, has been selected.

Eva O'hara Actors Headshots Liverpool

August 25, 2020 in Actors Headshots, Liverpool, Leeds, London, Los Angeles, New York, Portraiture

Eva O'Hara is an actress, best known for portraying the role of Verity Hutchinson in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks. Arranging a session at the Liverpool Studio, we worked through a series of looks both commercial and theatrical.

Arne Meyer Portrait/Headshots Los Angeles

July 16, 2020 in Actors Headshots, Liverpool, London, Los Angeles, Leeds, Manchester, New York, Portraiture

Arne Meyer has admired my style of portraits/headshots for quite sometime and arranged a session at the Glendale Studio in Los Angeles. A professional headshot is an opportunity to portray a brand image to potential customers who aren’t just researching ‘what’ you do.

Digital SLR Photography Magazine Interview July 2020

July 05, 2020 in London, Military Portrait, Portraiture, Published, Selah, Los Angeles, Interview, Soldati della Repubblica, Corporate Commission

Thank you to Digital SLR Photography Magazine Contributing Editor Caroline Schmidt, interviewing me about my work and future projects. Please see full transcript below.

(Full Interview) 01 July, 2020

Written by: by Caroline Schmidt, Contributing Editor

Hugh Bonneville Portrait Sitting

June 28, 2020 in Actors Headshots, Featured Sitting, London, Portraiture, Los Angeles, Portraitist, Corporate Commission

Hugh Bonneville is best known for playing such archetypally English, buttoned-up characters as Lord Grantham in ***Downton Abbey, Ian Fletcher in W1A* and Mr Brown in *Paddington***.

Michael Harney Actor Portraits Los Angeles

June 22, 2020 in Actors Headshots, Celebrity, Featured Sitting, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Los Angeles, Manchester, New York, Portraiture, Selah, Corporate Commission

Michael John Harney is an American actor of film, television, and theater. He is best known for starring on the Netflix original series Orange Is the New Black as Corrections Officer Sam Healy. In 2019, he had a recurring role in the Apple TV+ series For All Mankind.

Johnson Beharry VC Portrait Sitting

June 13, 2020 in Victoria Cross, Portraiture, Works, Military Portrait, London, Featured Sitting, Charity, Corporate Commission, Top Moment, Top Clients

The Victoria Cross & George Cross Portrait Project has been an exceptionally challenging, yet rewarding. Individuals who have been awarded the Victoria Cross have been selected because they are worthy of Britain, Australia, Canada and New Zealand’s highest military award for their bravery and conduct in the field.

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

Photographing Ant & Dec

Four Portraits One Face Ciarán Hinds

Ciarán Hinds was very kind to accept my invitation to sit for portraits on four occasions. In my latest Youtube Video I examine the artists who inspired the photoshoots and the lighting used to capture them.

New Year New Headshot

2021 is all about new beginnings, despite the pandemic we need to think about the future and better days to follow.

Digital Photographer Magazine Interview January 2021

Thank you to Digital Photographer Magazine asking me to write an article about my top 5 portrait photography tips. You can read the transcript below, I also made a video on youtube to accompany the article.

Day in the Life of Rory Lewis Portrait Photographer

Lastolite Vintage Collapsible Backdrops

Working with Lastolite as Ambassador, I was commissioned to shoot a series of Portrait & Fashion images with a new collection of Vintage Collapsible Backdrops at the London Studio. Check out the new backdrops below.

1st Battalion Coldstream Guards Recruitment Photography

1st Battalion Coldstream Guards commission Rory Lewis to photograph their new 2021 recruitment campaign. The photoshoot took place just before lockdown at Victoria Barracks in Windsor.

Robert Picardo Portrait Sitting

Robert Picardo most famous for his roles as ‘The Cowboy’ in the movie ‘Innerspace‘ and who can forget Star Trek Voyager‘s iconic Holographic Doctor. Accepted my invitation and sat for a portrait in Studio City, Los Angeles this week.

Lastolite New Vintage Backdrops

Lastolite have released a new series of Vintage Backdrops., taking advantage of some free-time. Myself and Alexandra recreated a Baroque portrait at the London Studio using the Vintage Collapsible 1.5 x 2.1m Aubergine/Crimson.

Dame Judi Dench Perc Angol (5-Minute English) Front Cover

Thank you to the editor of Hungarian Magazine Perc Angol (5-Minute English). Featuring my portrait of Dame Judi Dench on the cover this month.

Selah Exhibition Liverpool

Excited to announce Selah will be exhibited first in my home city of Liverpool. The exhibition will be displayed on JCDecaux screens in all of the city centre’s mainline train stations from 12th - 19th October 2020.

Ivan's Portraits Liverpool

Last week my nephew Ivan came to stay with us in Liverpool and I had the opportunity to capture his portrait.

Winner of the Portrait of Britain 2020

Portrait of Britain is presented by British Journal of Photography. Photographer Rory Lewis portrait of British Army Soldier Lance Corporal Siwale, has been selected.

Eva O'hara Actors Headshots Liverpool

Eva O'Hara is an actress, best known for portraying the role of Verity Hutchinson in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks. Arranging a session at the Liverpool Studio, we worked through a series of looks both commercial and theatrical.

Arne Meyer Portrait/Headshots Los Angeles

Digital SLR Photography Magazine Interview July 2020

Thank you to Digital SLR Photography Magazine Contributing Editor Caroline Schmidt, interviewing me about my work and future projects. Please see full transcript below.

(Full Interview) 01 July, 2020

Written by: by Caroline Schmidt, Contributing Editor

Hugh Bonneville Portrait Sitting

Hugh Bonneville is best known for playing such archetypally English, buttoned-up characters as Lord Grantham in ***Downton Abbey, Ian Fletcher in W1A* and Mr Brown in *Paddington***.

Michael Harney Actor Portraits Los Angeles

Michael John Harney is an American actor of film, television, and theater. He is best known for starring on the Netflix original series Orange Is the New Black as Corrections Officer Sam Healy. In 2019, he had a recurring role in the Apple TV+ series For All Mankind.

Johnson Beharry VC Portrait Sitting

Photo Plus Magazine 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.

Rory Lewis Blog

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Ciarán Hinds was very kind to accept my invitation to sit for portraits on four occasions. In my latest Youtube Video I examine the artists who inspired the photoshoots and the lighting used to capture them.

2021 is all about new beginnings, despite the pandemic we need to think about the future and better days to follow.

Thank you to Digital Photographer Magazine asking me to write an article about my top 5 portrait photography tips. You can read the transcript below, I also made a video on youtube to accompany the article.

Working with Lastolite as Ambassador, I was commissioned to shoot a series of Portrait & Fashion images with a new collection of Vintage Collapsible Backdrops at the London Studio. Check out the new backdrops below.

1st Battalion Coldstream Guards commission Rory Lewis to photograph their new 2021 recruitment campaign. The photoshoot took place just before lockdown at Victoria Barracks in Windsor.

Robert Picardo most famous for his roles as ‘The Cowboy’ in the movie ‘Innerspace‘ and who can forget Star Trek Voyager‘s iconic Holographic Doctor. Accepted my invitation and sat for a portrait in Studio City, Los Angeles this week.

Lastolite have released a new series of Vintage Backdrops., taking advantage of some free-time. Myself and Alexandra recreated a Baroque portrait at the London Studio using the Vintage Collapsible 1.5 x 2.1m Aubergine/Crimson.

Thank you to the editor of Hungarian Magazine Perc Angol (5-Minute English). Featuring my portrait of Dame Judi Dench on the cover this month.

Excited to announce Selah will be exhibited first in my home city of Liverpool. The exhibition will be displayed on JCDecaux screens in all of the city centre’s mainline train stations from 12th - 19th October 2020.

Last week my nephew Ivan came to stay with us in Liverpool and I had the opportunity to capture his portrait.

Portrait of Britain is presented by British Journal of Photography. Photographer Rory Lewis portrait of British Army Soldier Lance Corporal Siwale, has been selected.

Eva O'Hara is an actress, best known for portraying the role of Verity Hutchinson in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks. Arranging a session at the Liverpool Studio, we worked through a series of looks both commercial and theatrical.

Thank you to Digital SLR Photography Magazine Contributing Editor Caroline Schmidt, interviewing me about my work and future projects. Please see full transcript below.

(Full Interview) 01 July, 2020

Written by: by Caroline Schmidt, Contributing Editor

Hugh Bonneville is best known for playing such archetypally English, buttoned-up characters as Lord Grantham in Downton Abbey, Ian Fletcher in W1A and Mr Brown in Paddington.

Michael John Harney is an American actor of film, television, and theater. He is best known for starring on the Netflix original series Orange Is the New Black as Corrections Officer Sam Healy. In 2019, he had a recurring role in the Apple TV+ series For All Mankind.

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

Hugh Bonneville is best known for playing such archetypally English, buttoned-up characters as Lord Grantham in ***Downton Abbey, Ian Fletcher in W1A* and Mr Brown in *Paddington***.