I have a long standing relationship with Big Wooden Horse Theatre Company, having for the last 5 years photographed their shows.  Having worked with the artistic director Adam Bampton-Smith on several projects as an actor and a photographer I have a strong awareness of the style of publicity photograph he requires for his production and publicity stills.  Of course having worked professionally in theatre for almost 10 years gives you a good eye for these things too! …

So how has 2011 treated you so far? In what is always a quiet month, the party of Christmas being well and truly over and the hangover of January lingering around like the after-effects of the booziest of nights, we find ourselves in romantic February.  Believe it or not the days are getting longer and spring is just around the corner and suddenly the idea of an outdoor headshot or portrait session starts to seem …

It’s a growing trend for actors to sign up for colour and black and white headshots. In fact spotlight has for sometime allowed you to add all kinds of images to your portfolio. Anything which gives a casting director a better idea of what you look like can only help your cause.

Same Sex Dance and a Big Red Bus This summer I was lucky enough to spend part of it working with the T-Mobile Big Dance team around London. With the hot summer it was fantastic to have spent the days outdoors, traveling around London on an iconic Route Master Bus teaching people to dance and signing them up to one of the worlds biggest dance events.  Of course I saw many great photo opportunities and …

On Monday afternoon I spent a lovely day around Holland Park taking headshots for the actor JT Eaton. I guess you could call it a ‘park’ of the job, when taking headshots for an actor’s portfolio I get to spend a pleasant afternoon in the park.  Of course the most important thing is the quality of the photos themselves.  Casting directors a big fans of outdoor headshots, and I feel it does creates a more …

On a recent shoot I began discussing with a client previous headshot sessions and photographers. Before anyone gets up in arms this isn’t a criticism of anyone’s work, it more about why you would chose a headshot specialist. When you decide to have a new set of headshots done it’s usually choosing to have an image that will last you several years. As a guide it’s recommended you change it every two years. There are …

Time to Update Your Headshot “I age really well. ” “I still look like my old headshot” “I haven’t changed that much since drama school.”  “I take care of my looks.” They’re all things I’ve said in the past, and they’re great reasons not to change your headshot.  It’s recommended that actors change their headshot every two years, but why or should we just stick with the same picture? Above are 3 examples of my own headshot over the …