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23 Feb 2015

2015 Oscars Winners

With the inimitable Neil Patrick Harris heading up proceedings, the 2015 Oscar winners are finally known! Hot favourite, Eddie Redmayne surprised no-one by receiving the accolade for Best Leading Actor for his superb performance as astrophysicist, Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything, though the brilliant film unfortunately did not secure any more of the prestigious statuettes. It was in fact Birdman who cleaned up the proceedings by earning itself 4 awards including; Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay […]

09 Feb 2015

2015 BAFTA Results

Stephen Fry kicked off the 2015 BAFTA results and last night’s revelatons certainly kept the Oscar race exciting with hot favourite, Birdman, surprisingly only receiving one award for cinematographer Emmanuel Lubzeki. Meanwhile, Boyhood took the lead by winning 3 of its 5 nominations including Best Film, Director and Supporting Actress. The film’s director, Richard Linklater unfortunately didn’t make it to London to claim the award in person but no doubt we’ll see him at the Oscars now that he has […]

23 Jan 2015

Why Do I Need a Specialist Actor Headshot Photographer?

All too often I get actors come to me for a headshot session after being disappointed (and usually considerably out of pocket) by going to a makeover studio or general portrait photographer. These are two types of places it is vital to avoid when looking to get industry standard actor headshots and this is why….   Makeover Studios I know makeover studios all too well – I used to work in some at the very start of my photography career. […]

06 Jan 2015

Best Actor Headshots 2014 – The Results!

Happy new year everyone! I hope you’ve all had a fabulous Christmas and have started 2015 off positively! So, as you may remember, throughout December I ran a competition to see which one of you lovely people had the best headshot (or had the most friends at any rate!). If you want a refresher, you can check out the best actor headshots of 2014 entrants HERE. The votes are now in and I am happy to reveal that the winners […]

29 Oct 2014

Actor Headshot Christmas Promo!

    I know it’s not even November yet but there are people already putting up their decs (you know who you are)! So, to celebrate the run up to the festive season, I’m holding an open studio day on Wednesday 3rd December 2014, offering taster sessions of my actor headshot photography for just £55! For one day only, you can snag yourself a great deal on your next actor headshots! WHEN: Wednesday 3rd December 2014 WHERE: Tip Top Photography Studio, […]

28 Apr 2014

Actor Headshots: Picking Your Shots

Welcome back to my blog! If you’re reading this in an email, you might want to head over to HERE to get a proper look at the images!   In the last entry, we discussed how posture, expression and lighting can drastically change your actor headshots. If you didn’t catch it, check it out HERE. Today we’re going to look at how to actually choose the few headshots out of possibly hundreds taken over the course of a session that […]

14 Apr 2014

The Gadget Show Live 2014

Hey boy and girls! Aimee here and it’s time for another blog! Today I want to share the awesomeness that is the Gadget Show Live! Over the weekend I checked out this fest of all things gadge, with my other half and the first thing I noticed was the lovely fact that I could actually move around the place (if you’re a short arse in an over-crowded expo, you’re going to have a bad time). Unlike the Photography Show 2014 […]

04 Apr 2014

Casting Calls: April 2014

***DO NOT CONTACT ME OR COMMENT ON THIS BLOG REQUESTING FURTHER INFORMATION OR TO APPLY FOR CASTING CALLS OR CREW CALLS – I AM POSTING THIS INFORMATION ON BEHALF OF THE COMPANIES BELOW AND HAVE NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. ALL ENQUIRIES AND APPLICATIONS TO BE SENT TO THE CONTACT INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE POSTING. CONTENT ORIGINALLY POSTED ON SHOOTINGPEOPLE.COM***   Casting Calls: Actor for Commercial This project is for St.Bernards Insurance. A small online company setting up in Switzerland. Working with […]

30 Jan 2014
Casting calls, crew calls and creative jobs: August 2013

Casting Calls 2014

***DO NOT CONTACT ME OR COMMENT ON THIS BLOG REQUESTING FURTHER INFORMATION OR TO APPLY FOR CASTING CALLS OR CREW CALLS – I AM POSTING THIS INFORMATION ON BEHALF OF THE COMPANIES BELOW AND HAVE NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. ALL ENQUIRIES AND APPLICATIONS TO BE SENT TO THE CONTACT INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE POSTING. CONTENT ORIGINALLY POSTED ON SHOOTINGPEOPLE.COM*** Cast Required for boyband music video FEMALE ROLES: We are filming a new music video this Saturday 1st February and we are looking […]

22 Nov 2013
Crew calls, casting calls and creative jobs

Casting Calls: November 22nd 2013

***DO NOT CONTACT ME OR COMMENT ON THIS BLOG REQUESTING FURTHER INFORMATION OR TO APPLY FOR CASTING CALLS OR CREW CALLS – I AM POSTING THIS INFORMATION ON BEHALF OF THE COMPANIES BELOW AND HAVE NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. ALL ENQUIRIES AND APPLICATIONS TO BE SENT TO THE CONTACT INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE POSTING*** Casting Calls: Billy Elliot – The Musical Billy Elliot the musical are looking to audition young boys for the roles of Billy and Michael, as well as […]