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There are many photographers out there offering professional headshots and that competition creates friendlier rates for the models and actors looking to be photographed. Finding a great price is easy but the challenge is to find a great photographer.
When you are narrowing your search for a headshot photographer choose the ones who have professional quality work and get an idea of their price range so you know who you can afford and who you cannot. Once you have selected a few photographers who have great portfolios and fit into your budget ask them some questions about their techniques based on these industry standards:
– Retouching is necessary but certain rules apply to maintain the integrity of a Headshot.
“Retouching is 70 percent skill and 30 percent art,” says master retoucher Sam Tabrizi, who works in the lab of Reproductions in Hollywood (the company also has an office in New York). “Every headshot needs retouching…
The Do’s and Don’ts of Headshot Retouching / North America
– Nothing should take away from the character of the headshot.
No Glamour Shots. Don’t use Glamour Shots, Olan Mills, Sears Portrait Studio or any other chain photographer for your headshots. While such photographers might suit your needs for family pictures, you won’t be taken seriously if you show up at an audition with one of these in tow…
Eperformer.com: Starting at Zero – Headshots
– Black and white was the standard when color was too expensive to make sense. Make sure your photographer gives you color and b&w files. There is no excuse for them not to.
– Your headshot is all about you. If you get a different idea from a photographer, don’t hire them.
The more information a photographer knows about your career goals and your personality the better. If they don’t ask questions about that information they may not have your best interest in mind.
To book Rory Lewis for your Headshots please take a look at my packages and go to the contact page.
Emma Rigby Session
I never popped these up on my blog, Christmas has given me chance to sort through all my boxes of disks and hard drives. Below are some shots from a salon campaign shot in Manchester. Claire Leatherbarrow, model looks amazing, with flawless expressions.
Salon Shoot
Salon Shoot
Here is a sneak preview from my latest fashion feature for GMM Magazine. Model Kayleigh Winters models clothing from Shameless Originals. Please check out the full feature in Decembers GMM Magazine.
GMM December
This month I was commissioned by Vidal Sassoon to shoot some new hair styles created by the Liverpool Team. Working with Vidal Sassoon has been a landmark in my career as my hair and beauty work is now being taken seriously, despite recent setbacks.
Vidal Sassoon
Vidal Sassoon
Vidal Sassoon
Vidal Sassoon
Vidal Sassoon
Vidal Sassoon
Quick preview below from a hair campaign I shot for Beauty Works. Charlotte Moore looks amazing, modeling hair extensions.
Beauty Works
I picked up a copy of Lifestyle Monthly today and was excited to see my images of Nikki Belle Published.
Lifestyle Monthly
This Month It was great to see my latest published works on the cover of Bonus Sapor and Live Preston Magazines. I thought I would post a few helpful paragraphs of advice for photographers aiming to be published.
It can be a daunting task for photographers trying to get their work seen by large audiences. This article focuses on something that many photographers may be asking themselves. How does somebody go about getting their work published in magazines?
Live Preston
One of the things I would recommend to photographers, wanting to get their work published is to think of some of your favorite magazines out there. For example, those that are into outdoor activities, might find it useful to look at magazines such as Outside Magazine, to get an idea of what type of photos they generally include in their issues. Keep in mind that, you will need photos that are up to their quality standard, and are catered towards the type of content they are currently looking for. Another, thing to keep in mind is that, say your photos are not up to par with the quality that most popular magazines are searching for, this does not necessarily need that you have no chance of being published, you just might need to look at lesser known magazines. Once, you have found a magazine that suits your subject matter, and you have done your research, you can go about contacting the magazine publishers.
Most magazines nowadays, have websites where they list their guidelines for photographers and writers looking to get their work published in their magazine. I would highly recommend that you look over these guidelines, as they are crucial to standing a good chance of getting your work published. Another thing that most magazines, require is that along with your submission, that you send them some type of query letter, which you can most likely find online through a search on Google. Query letters, usually consist of why you are contacting the magazine, your ideas for the magazine, where you have previously been published, if applicable, and why your photos would benefit their magazine.
It is also a good idea to show the magazine publishers that you are familiar with their magazine as well. However, if you do happen to be unfamiliar with a specific magazine, you can usually request that they send you a sample issue for a small fee. Note, when sending in a query letter to a magazine, be sure that you have a copy of the original photos, as usually the magazine is not responsible for what happens to them. Also keep in mind that, since magazines usually plan out their issues way in advance, it can take sometimes a few weeks or months before they reply to submissions, and do not be surprised if they do not. Due to the hundreds of emails they receive from photographers requesting to be published in their magazines, it is difficult for magazine publishers to reply to each email.
Sapor
Although, getting published in a magazine can be a difficult challenge. Becoming published can be highly beneficial to your success as a photographer.
Sometimes the task of a photographer is made easier when all of the elements come together and this was certainly the case when I photographed these beauty portraits of Kristie.
Despite being one of Boss’s new faces Kristie’s expressions where flawless and I am sure she will be snapped up by a London agency soon.
Kristie Clinch
Kristie Clinch
Kristie Clinch
Kristie Clinch
I always look forward to producing imagery with harsher looks, and high contrast tonality. Sounds like and easy thing to do, but it never turns out as well as I would like. Something is always off, either stylistic aspects are not right or/and lighting would not be as harsh and ’strong’ enough, sometimes producing a bit too softer looks than I wanted… Any way, I think I finally got a pretty good results last week when shooting an editorial with a coal cheek theme. The model Emma posed as a tired coal miner in her very elegant attire. Styling by Alicia Grobelna, and makeup by Vicky Oulton.
Coal Cheek
Coal Cheek
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