Firstly I would like to kick off by saying a big thank you to clients and colleagues for their lovely messages in relation to my recent success at the Master Photography Awards.

Here are a few shots from recent sittings. First up is a Mark, Jo and family who came in for a portrait sitting. Cassie their dog was beautifully behaved – I was hoping they would forget to take her home with them! Next is a publicity portrait of Mark who is a singer/guitarist. We had a great shoot. Finally we have a lovely moody headshot of Actress Rebecca, who also came in for some publicity portraits.

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Here’s a publicity headshot I did for 16 year old actress Olivia. She’s just signed to a new agent and she popped into my studio this morning with her mum to update her photographs. I think she looks fabulous in this shot.

Couple of things to tell you…

Firstly, I’ve had a few clients ask me when will the results to the Kodak Portrait Awards promo be announced. According to the competition sponsors, finalists will be notified by mid September and the outright winner will be announced at our annual industry awards bash on 17th October. If any of my entrants have been successful, I will contact them straight away. A big thank you to everyone who entered – fingers crossed that one of my photos gets through!

Finally, apart from a couple of jobs, I’m taking a break for the next week or so. I was supposed to have taken the last 10 days off, but because of the high demand for my services, I postponed my break. I will be back in the office on 6th September. However, I will be regularly checking for phone messages and emails – and where necessary I will get in touch with you.

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Apart from family portraits, I regularly get asked to take publicity portraits for actors, dancers – or indeed anyone in the performing arts. With these sort of shots, you can’t really get that creative, as the shots are intended to be given to casting directors and agents to simply show what someone looks like.

Here are couple of shots I’ve done recently. First up is Rebecca who is an up-and-coming actress and secondly we have young Lauren, who is hoping to persue a career as a dancer.

If you are an actor looking for a publicity portrait for Spotlight, or a dancer wanting some publicity photographs for casting agents, call me now on 01279 843050. You can view more samples of my model, actor and dancer photography here. 

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Well, we’ve had beautiful weather in the last two days… and I’ve been stuck inside for most of it! But its been worth it. I’ve had some lovely children to photograph.

First up is Emily. Her parents are past clients of mine and this time, Emily needed some publicity portraits of herself to submit to a theatrical agent. Secondly, we have Alice (2) who came in as part of our great Kodak portrait promotion, where you could win £1,000.00. I love her beautiful sparkly eyes.  Next is baby Jessica who came in for her first portrait sitting. It took a little time for the smiles to come, but once she realised mummy had her favorite cuddly rabbit with her, she settled down and was very happy to have her photograph taken! Finally, Jessica’s big brother Daniel (2). I first photographed little Daniel when he was a baby and he’s growing into a very handsome little boy.

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I’ve come to the end of a busy week – and here are a few shots from some of the portrait shoots I’ve done.

First up is Charlotte (5) and Millicent (2). They came in as part of our ABC promotion. Despite it being very cold and damp outside, we got some lovely summery looking shots. Both girls were really good and mum told me they were going to be rewarded with their favorite food… Saveloy and Chips!

Secondly, the lovely Gemma come all the way from Leicestershire for a shoot. She’s a dancer and needed some publicity shots to send to casting agents. It was quite a long but very enjoyable shoot and she worked very hard. As a result, we got some great shots. I hope the journey back wasn’t too bad!

Bookings have been very brisk in the last week and I’m near enough fully booked until late March for clients wanting to take advantage of my Kodak and ABC Cover Star promotions. As we are still very much in the colds and flu season, there is a chance that some shoots might need to be rescheduled. So if you are looking to have a portrait sitting done, give me a call on 01279 843050 to check my availability.

The main bulk of my work is family portrait photography and baby portraits, but occasionally I’m asked to take some publicity portraits for actors and dancers.

Shown above is Daniel from Clacton who came to my studio today to get some headshots that he urgently needed for a casting.  With these sort of photographs, the images must clearly represent what the subject looks like in real life to help casting directors place the actor/dancer in the right part. I decided to portray Daniel in both light and dark moods – so, if he goes for a part that requires someone with a light, happy personality, he would submit the smiling shot, and if he was auditioning for a part that required a darker, moodier character, he would submit the bottom shot.

If you work within the entertainment industry and you are looking for publicity portraits, feel free to call me on 01279 843 050 to discuss your requirements.